What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scheduler - Crude position at Marathon Petroleum Corporation?
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Position Summary
This Crude Oil Scheduler position is located at Marathon Petroleum Company’s corporate headquarters in Findlay, OH. The selected candidate will be responsible for coordinating the safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of crude oil across pipelines, terminals, rail, marine, and truck transportation networks to support refinery/commercial operations. This role manages nominations, inventory positions, receipts, deliveries, and transportation schedules while ensuring reliable refinery feedstock supply and minimizing operational risk. The successful candidate will work closely with trading, optimization, refinery operations, accounting, risk management, and external business partners to execute crude supply strategies, resolve logistical challenges, and identify transportation and inventory optimization opportunities. Strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to make timely decisions in a fast-paced environment are essential. This position requires expertise in logistics and supply chain management, inventory control, scheduling systems, and data analysis, along with a commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
Relocation: No
Estimated Travel: Less than 10%
As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.
Location:
Findlay, Ohio
Additional locations:
Job Requisition ID:
00024606
Location Address:
539 S Main St
Education:
Employee Group:
Full time
Employee Subgroup:
Regular
Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability
We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.
At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.
Position Summary
This Crude Oil Scheduler position is located at Marathon Petroleum Company’s corporate headquarters in Findlay, OH. The selected candidate will be responsible for coordinating the safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of crude oil across pipelines, terminals, rail, marine, and truck transportation networks to support refinery/commercial operations. This role manages nominations, inventory positions, receipts, deliveries, and transportation schedules while ensuring reliable refinery feedstock supply and minimizing operational risk. The successful candidate will work closely with trading, optimization, refinery operations, accounting, risk management, and external business partners to execute crude supply strategies, resolve logistical challenges, and identify transportation and inventory optimization opportunities. Strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to make timely decisions in a fast-paced environment are essential. This position requires expertise in logistics and supply chain management, inventory control, scheduling systems, and data analysis, along with a commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Nominates and schedules pipeline, waterborne, truck, rail and/or delivery movements through use of propriety and third-party scheduling systems. Monitors inventories and shipping schedules daily to ensure that supply meets demand.
- Communicates and verifies planned movements with all stakeholders, including but not limited to traders, optimizers, internal and external counterparties, customers, suppliers, producers, marketers, terminals, vessels, and pipelines.
- Provides timely and accurate inventory position information to Trading, Pricing, Marketing, Trucking and Supervision.
- Responds to unexpected events making contingency arrangements to minimize disruption of supply.
- Initiates and coordinates movements independently through Marathon’s distribution channels based on a given plan. Identifies and communicates constraints and begins to identify optimization opportunities on their desk.
- Gains knowledge of the costs of transportation associated with the movements on their desk. Learns the regional supply picture.
- Manages more than one desk fluently. Trains others to take cover desk.
- Bachelor’s degree required or five (5) years of related experience in lieu.
- Two (2) or more years of industry-related experience required.
Relocation: No
Estimated Travel: Less than 10%
As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.
Location:
Findlay, Ohio
Additional locations:
Job Requisition ID:
00024606
Location Address:
539 S Main St
Education:
Employee Group:
Full time
Employee Subgroup:
Regular
Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability
We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.