THE WORK:
• You’ll manage high-value or operationally sensitive scheduling portfolios involving multiple products, locations, contracts, and transportation constraints.
• You’ll review supply plans, inventory positions, transportation capacity, refinery requirements, and commercial commitments to identify execution risks.
• You’ll advise traders and supply optimizers on transportation feasibility, inventory limitations, timing considerations, and operational alternatives.
• You’ll lead the resolution of pipeline outages, terminal restrictions, inventory imbalances, quality concerns, carrier delays, and other supply disruptions.
• You’ll coordinate recovery plans with commercial teams, refineries, terminals, carriers, pipeline operators, and other relevant parties.
• You’ll evaluate scheduling decisions against contractual terms, regulatory requirements, operating procedures, and internal control expectations.
• You’ll serve as an escalation point for junior and associate schedulers on complex operational or commercial issues.
• You’ll provide technical coaching, job guidance, and practical training to less-experienced scheduling personnel.
• You’ll review scheduling work for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with established procedures.
• You’ll help develop or refine scheduling playbooks, desk procedures, escalation protocols, handoff requirements, and coverage models.
• You’ll identify opportunities to improve transportation utilization, inventory efficiency, scheduling accuracy, and supply reliability.
• You’ll analyze recurring operational issues and recommend sustainable corrective actions.
• You’ll support business continuity planning, cross-training, and knowledge transfer across scheduling desks.
• You’ll partner with process, technology, and operational teams on future workflow improvements, automation, digital tools, and process simplification.
With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center.
With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
• Demonstrated experience managing pipeline nominations, transportation schedules, inventory balances, and supply execution activities and strong working knowledge of pipeline, terminal, refinery, storage, rail, or related energy logistics operations
• Experience working directly with traders, commercial teams, supply optimizers, refineries, terminals, pipeline operators, and carriers
• Proven ability to resolve complex operational issues under tight scheduling deadlines
• Ability to assess operational and commercial tradeoffs and communicate recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders and working knowledge of transportation agreements, scheduling requirements, operating procedures, regulatory considerations, and internal controls
• Demonstrated ability to coach or mentor schedulers and promote consistent execution across a team with advanced organizational, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills and strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and other Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work on-site in Houston and support U.S. Central Time business hours
BONUS POINTS TO HAVE:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, logistics, business, economics, or a related discipline. Equivalent industry experience may be considered
• Proven experience managing multiple commodities, scheduling locations, or transportation modes as well as advanced knowledge of regulated pipeline nomination cycles and scheduling windows
• Experience with SAP, pipeline scheduling platforms, terminal systems, and client designated operating systems
• Previous experience with the end client or another large integrated energy company, experience supporting the startup, transition, or stabilization of a scheduling organization
• Experience developing procedures, training materials, operational controls, or scheduler qualification programs
• Exposure to process automation, workflow tools, bots, artificial intelligence applications, or supply chain optimization initiatives
Accenture I&CP offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; basic life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; a 401(k) with employer match; health savings and flexible spending accounts; paid time off and holidays; paid maternity and parental caregiver leave; adoption and surrogacy assistance; supplemental insurance plans; an employee assistance program; legal resources; and identity theft protection.
Benefits eligibility may vary by state, country, and role. Please connect with your recruiter for more information.