Company
World leading oil company Work location
Moscow
Position
Refining Business Advisor
Function
• Monitor the performance of company’s Refining and Supply operations incl. Ukraine and regularly inform company shareholder on business results vs. plans. For example, achieve this through engagement with company over:
Downstream strategy proposals
Refinery 10 year master plans
3-5 Year Business plans
Annual business plans, GFO and QPR reviews
Refining Capital investment proposals
Downstream Inorganic proposals
• Act as Team focal point on Downstream economics and support Team leader and senior management in strategic and on-going decision making. For example, achieve this through:
Regular review of macro economic and global oil supply/demand data
Relationship with Economics team
Relationship with consultants
• Assist company in development of new businesses, manage interface with company’s business contacts, lead the development of business models and project plans.
• Responsible for operation of Framework Agreement to enable technology support to company.
• Analyse the refining and supply resolutions and financial memoranda submitted to company’s Board, produce recommendations for the company’s Board members. For example:
Major capital investments in refining or supply assets
Refining inorganic changes
Review of performance contract targets or metrics for compensation committee
Review of risks for audit committee
• Fulfil legal obligations as company shareholder representative on Saratov Refinery board.
• Review of and voting on board resolutions
• Advise Russia management on Russian refining issues and developments. For example, achieve this by:
Maintaining up to date knowledge on Competitor performance,
Competitor investment and inorganic developments
Review of industry statistics and analysis
• Provide input to Russia SPU business plans and GFO on refining /supply issues.
• Impact of planning assumption difference versus company such as price, duty, inflation
• Commentary on operational performance
• Analysis of performance deviations from plan/forecast.
Requirements
• Minimum 10 years refining and supply experience
• Oil Refining operations / technical experience.
• Financial / investment analysis experience.
• Supply / logistic operational or commercial experience an advantage.
• English – minimum Upper-Intermediate level
• Graduate qualification in Science/ Engineering; ideally Chemistry/Chemical Engineering or similar technology
• МВА (US or Western Europe) or equivalent experience / training
• Performance Bias – Able to overcome obstacles and adapts approach to achieve outstanding results. Able to work independently in unstructured environment, anticipate requirements and consistently deliver.
• Partnership and Teamworking – Able to build networks to enhance effectiveness and share knowledge. Able to influence others to their point of view and to act without reliance on line authority
• Business Awareness - Deep understanding of the business context of the company and the business unit. Maintains a perspective on Global and regional business drivers and develops strategies and actions in line with it.
• Wise Decisions - Assimilates complex and ambiguous data to identify key issues and aid decision making.
• Leading people - Willingly takes the lead when challenges occur. Leads through knowledge and influence with need for line authority.
• Innovation - Thinks outside the normal parameters, takes unusual perspectives on situations and sees connections in disparate data. Challenges traditional thinking.
Please send your CV to Liubov.Sergeeva@sgs.com
