Commercial Business Specialist – Trading Supply and Logistics (TSL)

Worker Type : EmployeeGroup : TSL Commercial Services DepartmentJob Post End Date : 10 / 22 / 2024

About this opportunity :

As a Commercial Specialist within our Commercial Operations organization, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our innovative solutions.

Your expertise in business analysis, commodity trading, logistics, and risk management will be critical in aligning business needs with technological solutions.

In this role, you will act as the key liaison between business collaborators and solution development teams, translating complex requirements into clear, actionable system specifications.

Your in-depth knowledge of commodities trading, and logistics will ensure our solutions meet evolving business demands.

Additionally, you will provide essential operational support by handling trading and logistics data, ensuring accurate and timely risk management reporting.

You will take the lead in streamlining business processes, identifying optimization opportunities, and standardizing practices for greater efficiency.

Your role will also involve developing commercial strategies, defining team goals, and establishing KPIs to drive profitability.

As a central resource, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining comprehensive user documentation, generating operational reports, and supporting team training initiatives.

By sharing standard processes and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, you will help strengthen the team's capabilities and contribute to long-term development initiatives.

This role offers significant growth potential, with opportunities to broaden your expertise across various commodities and shape the strategic direction of the team.

What you’ll do :

Actively participate in workshops to help define functional requirements and translate them into specifications for optimal logistics solutions

Gather solution requirements to develop test cases and user stories, ensuring traceability throughout the process

Collaborate with multi-functional teams using HPQC and MS Teams to document testing activities, track defects, and drive efficient resolution

Assist in automating processes to promote standardization, efficiency, and scalability.

Evaluate business and system processes, as well as data flows, to find opportunities for improvement and optimization

Accurately document and maintain business and system processes, ensuring workflows are clear and up-to-date

Support the creation of sustainable operational reporting, with a focus on ensuring data accuracy and governance

Develop and maintain comprehensive user guides and training materials for UAT and post release phases

Assist in the timely and accurate entry and actualization of inventory movements within the Right Angle ETRM system, as needed

Support system enhancements based on user feedback, development requirements, and application upgrades

Develop strategies for multi-functional collaboration and asset utilization to drive business process improvements and solutions

Apply an in-depth understanding of ETRM for all commodities, aligning business requirements with daily operations and reporting needs

Who you are :

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements :

Legally authorized to work in Canada

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related field

Prior experience working on large scale ETRM / SAP system implementation projects with cross-functional business and development partners is desirable

12+ years working as a business or scheduling analyst or equivalent with experience working in and supporting commercial commodities including process documentation

Understanding of Canadian and US refined products and NGL transaction lifecycle with an emphasis on trades, nominations and scheduling, inventory, and risk management

Knowledge of energy trading and risk management processes across front, middle, and back-office groups at a trading organization operating under an exposure and P&L environment

Knowledge of Canadian and US refined products pipeline, rail, and truck modes of transport

Expertise with ETRM systems (most recent Right Angle version is highly preferred)

Knowledge of SAP functionality

Experience in the agile software delivery model involving continuous collaboration

Configuration experience in ETRM / CTRM is highly desirable along with HPQC or JIRA in managing defects

Good ability to analyze complex information and details, and present findings in a clear concise format. Consistent record of tracking and resolving system defects to support a timely release.

Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Visio

Visual Basic (VBA), SQL, R / Python and Power BI (preferred skills).

Works well in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with solid attention to detail

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note : The application deadline for this position is 11 : 59 PM MT October 21, 2024.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Who we are :

We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining, and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.

We’re committed to enhancing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible, and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

We've been named a Top Alberta Employer for 2024, a designation recognizing organizations leading their industries in offering exceptional places to work.

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The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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