The successful candidate will act as a trusted technical and strategic advisor to senior commercial leadership, providing independent expertise and challenge across refinery economics, planning, scheduling, optimization and commercial performance.
This opportunity is particularly suited to a highly experienced refining and commercial professional seeking a high-impact advisory position where decades of industry expertise can directly influence strategic and commercial decisions.
Strategic & Executive Advisory
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior commercial leadership on refinery economics, planning, scheduling and optimization.
- Provide an independent technical perspective on major commercial and operational decisions.
- Review and challenge key assumptions, analyses and recommendations produced by the existing EPS organization.
- Translate refinery operating constraints and opportunities into actionable commercial recommendations.
- Support executive decision-making through robust economic and commercial analysis.
- Provide independent challenge while preserving the accountability and responsibilities of the existing EPS management structure.
Refinery Economics & Optimization
- Review refinery economics and validate the assumptions underpinning commercial decisions.
- Review Linear Programming (LP) optimization outputs and challenge recommendations where appropriate.
- Assess refinery margins, profitability and margin-enhancement opportunities.
- Review crude selection economics and crude assay evaluations.
- Identify opportunities to optimize product yields and refinery operating modes.
- Evaluate trade-offs between crude supply, refinery configuration, production yields, inventory and market opportunities.
- Recommend initiatives aimed at maximizing refinery and commercial performance.
Planning & Scheduling Oversight
- Provide senior-level review of short-, medium- and longer-term refinery production plans.
- Assess the operational and economic feasibility of planning assumptions.
- Ensure alignment between refinery planning and broader commercial strategy.
- Review scheduling constraints and identify potential bottlenecks affecting commercial performance.
- Assess the commercial impact of shutdowns, turnarounds and changes in refinery operating conditions.
- Strengthen planning governance and decision-support frameworks.
Commercial Performance & Decision Support
- Provide technical and commercial advice on crude supply and refinery operating risks.
- Support inventory optimization and working-capital efficiency.
- Identify opportunities for margin protection and enhancement.
- Assess potential impacts of market disruptions on refinery economics and operating decisions.
- Support supply and commercial optimization initiatives.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of commercial performance across the organization.
Capability Development
- Act as a senior technical mentor to the existing EPS leadership and specialist teams.
- Strengthen internal capabilities in refinery economics, planning, scheduling and optimization.
- Introduce relevant international best practices and world-class planning methodologies.
- Improve analytical capabilities and economic decision-making frameworks.
- Support the development of a strong internal pipeline of EPS expertise.
- Encourage knowledge transfer across the broader commercial organization.
