Commercial Terminals Specialist

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Plains is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation storage processing and marketing solutions for crude oil. We own an extensive network of pipeline transportation terminalling storage and gathering assets in key oil producing basins and transportation corridors and at major market hubs in the United States and Canada. The company is headquartered in Houston Texas.

Were on the lookout for passionate selfstarters who thrive in fastmoving collaborative and innovative environments.

Position Summary

Leads the commercial management and business development activities for a portfolio of crude oil terminals. Responsible for maximizing asset utilization EBITDA generation and customer retention through commercial strategy contract negotiations market analysis and coordination with operations scheduling and engineering teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commercial strategies to maximize utilization revenue generation and profitability across crude oil terminals and storage assets.
• Manage key customer relationships with refiners producers marketers traders and pipeline companies.
• Negotiate terminaling storage throughput blending and ancillary service agreements.
• Identify and pursue new business development opportunities that generate incremental EBITDA.
• Monitor crude oil market fundamentals refinery utilization storage economics and competitive dynamics.
• Develop economic analyses and financial models supporting commercial opportunities and capital projects.
• Partner with Operations Scheduling Engineering and Project Management teams to deliver customer solutions.
• Evaluate terminal utilization and inventory trends to optimize asset performance and returns.
• Lead budgeting forecasting and long-range planning activities for terminal commercial operations.
• Collaborate with Trading and Marketing organizations to identify storage blending and logistics opportunities.
• Support capital project development by quantifying commercial benefits and customer demand.
• Prepare and present commercial performance updates and market outlooks to senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Finance Economics Engineering Marketing or related field.
• 5-7 years of relevant crude oil logistics terminaling marketing trading or commercial experience.
• Strong understanding of crude oil markets storage economics pipeline transportation and refinery operations.
• Experience negotiating commercial agreements and managing customer relationships.
• Advanced analytical financial modeling communication and leadership skills.
• Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks.
• Compliance with the Companys drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment D&A testing.
• This position is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of their employment.

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