Oil & Gas SME (Midstream & Downstream)
USEReady · Dallas, TX
Job Description
Job Title : Oil & Gas SME (Midstream & Downstream)
Location : Dallas TX
Experience
10+ years total industry experience (Oil & Gas midstream/downstream), with hands-on exposure to SAP and Data/Analytics environments.
Role Summary
We are seeking a seasoned Oil & Gas Subject Matter Expert (SME) to partner with business and technical teams across midstream and downstream operations. The ideal candidate brings deep process knowledge (e.g., trading & supply, terminal/transportation, pipeline operations, refinery planning & scheduling, secondary distribution, fuels retail), and can translate business needs into well-formed requirements and roadmaps. You’ll act as the onsite bridge between business stakeholders, SAP teams, and data/analytics/platform teams to deliver value-focused solutions, streamline operations, and support transformation programs.
Required Qualifications
• 10+ years in Oil & Gas with strong exposure to midstream and/or downstream operations: trading & supply, terminal ops, pipeline scheduling, refinery planning & scheduling, secondary distribution, retail fuels, B2B/B2C sales.
• Proven track record shaping and delivering process and technology initiatives (SAP and/or data platforms).
• Strong business analysis skills: process mapping (BPMN), requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability, UAT planning.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; able to interface with executives and operations teams.
• Experience working onsite within complex client environments and multi-vendor delivery models.
Key Responsibilities
• Business Consulting & Process Leadership
• Lead discovery workshops, process mapping (As-Is/To-Be), and requirements elicitation across midstream/downstream value chains.
• Define business cases, KPIs, and value realization plans; prioritize use-cases based on impact and feasibility.
• Drive process harmonization and control framework alignment across terminals, pipelines, refineries, trading, and retail operations.
• SAP (Preferred)
• Partner with SAP teams on design decisions, fit-gap, and solutioning—preferably across S/4HANA and SAP IS-Oil/TSW/TD Shipment/SD/MM/FI/CO/JVA modules.
• Validate integration touchpoints (e.g., hydrocarbon management, nominations & scheduling, ticketing, inventory, pricing, tax, repayments/settlements).
• Data & Analytics
• Collaborate with data engineers/architects to define data models, master/reference data strategy, lineage, and quality controls.
• Shape reporting/analytics use cases (operational dashboards, margin analysis, throughput KPIs, inventory reconciliation, loss/gain, demurrage, ETAs, OTIF).
• Contribute to metadata, governance, and data quality (DQ) rules for operational and financial data.
• Delivery & Stakeholder Management
• Serve as onsite owner for requirements traceability, UAT, cutover readiness, and hypercare.
• Influence stakeholders (business, IT, partners) and ensure alignment on scope, timelines, and outcomes.
• Produce crisp executive updates, risk/issue logs, and mitigation plans.
• Compliance & Safety
• Ensure solutions consider HSE, regulatory, and audit requirements relevant to operations (e.g., product quality, custody transfer, measurement, tax & excise, documentation).
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
• SAP: S/4HANA, IS-Oil (Hydrocarbon Product Management), TSW (Trader’s & Scheduler’s Workbench), TD Shipment, SD/MM, FI/CO, JVA; knowledge of measurement & ticketing, batch management, pricing & taxation, inventory accounting.
• Data/Cloud: Azure (Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse), Snowflake, Power BI/Tableau, DBT, Kafka/Event Hubs, Delta Lake.
• Integrations with terminal automation systems (TAS), pipeline SCADA, weighbridge, flow computers, mass balance tools, lab/quality, and ETRM/CTRM.
• Understanding of custody transfer, API/ASTM measurement standards, product quality & losses, demurrage, blending, and additivation.
• Experience in agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), DevOps, and CI/CD for analytics/BI.
• Certifications: SAP, TOGAF/Biz Arch, CBIP, CBAP, PMP/PMI-ACP, PSPO/CSM.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline. Master’s degree (MBA/Operations/Analytics) is a plus.
Thanks and regards,
Asha Krishna
Associate Director - Talent Partner - US & Canada
https://www.useready.com/
Email: ashak@useready.com
Oil & Gas SME (Midstream & Downstream)
USEReady · Dallas, TX
Job Description
Job Title : Oil & Gas SME (Midstream & Downstream)
Location : Dallas TX
Experience
10+ years total industry experience (Oil & Gas midstream/downstream), with hands-on exposure to SAP and Data/Analytics environments.
Role Summary
We are seeking a seasoned Oil & Gas Subject Matter Expert (SME) to partner with business and technical teams across midstream and downstream operations. The ideal candidate brings deep process knowledge (e.g., trading & supply, terminal/transportation, pipeline operations, refinery planning & scheduling, secondary distribution, fuels retail), and can translate business needs into well-formed requirements and roadmaps. You’ll act as the onsite bridge between business stakeholders, SAP teams, and data/analytics/platform teams to deliver value-focused solutions, streamline operations, and support transformation programs.
Required Qualifications
• 10+ years in Oil & Gas with strong exposure to midstream and/or downstream operations: trading & supply, terminal ops, pipeline scheduling, refinery planning & scheduling, secondary distribution, retail fuels, B2B/B2C sales.
• Proven track record shaping and delivering process and technology initiatives (SAP and/or data platforms).
• Strong business analysis skills: process mapping (BPMN), requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability, UAT planning.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; able to interface with executives and operations teams.
• Experience working onsite within complex client environments and multi-vendor delivery models.
Key Responsibilities
• Business Consulting & Process Leadership
• Lead discovery workshops, process mapping (As-Is/To-Be), and requirements elicitation across midstream/downstream value chains.
• Define business cases, KPIs, and value realization plans; prioritize use-cases based on impact and feasibility.
• Drive process harmonization and control framework alignment across terminals, pipelines, refineries, trading, and retail operations.
• SAP (Preferred)
• Partner with SAP teams on design decisions, fit-gap, and solutioning—preferably across S/4HANA and SAP IS-Oil/TSW/TD Shipment/SD/MM/FI/CO/JVA modules.
• Validate integration touchpoints (e.g., hydrocarbon management, nominations & scheduling, ticketing, inventory, pricing, tax, repayments/settlements).
• Data & Analytics
• Collaborate with data engineers/architects to define data models, master/reference data strategy, lineage, and quality controls.
• Shape reporting/analytics use cases (operational dashboards, margin analysis, throughput KPIs, inventory reconciliation, loss/gain, demurrage, ETAs, OTIF).
• Contribute to metadata, governance, and data quality (DQ) rules for operational and financial data.
• Delivery & Stakeholder Management
• Serve as onsite owner for requirements traceability, UAT, cutover readiness, and hypercare.
• Influence stakeholders (business, IT, partners) and ensure alignment on scope, timelines, and outcomes.
• Produce crisp executive updates, risk/issue logs, and mitigation plans.
• Compliance & Safety
• Ensure solutions consider HSE, regulatory, and audit requirements relevant to operations (e.g., product quality, custody transfer, measurement, tax & excise, documentation).
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
• SAP: S/4HANA, IS-Oil (Hydrocarbon Product Management), TSW (Trader’s & Scheduler’s Workbench), TD Shipment, SD/MM, FI/CO, JVA; knowledge of measurement & ticketing, batch management, pricing & taxation, inventory accounting.
• Data/Cloud: Azure (Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse), Snowflake, Power BI/Tableau, DBT, Kafka/Event Hubs, Delta Lake.
• Integrations with terminal automation systems (TAS), pipeline SCADA, weighbridge, flow computers, mass balance tools, lab/quality, and ETRM/CTRM.
• Understanding of custody transfer, API/ASTM measurement standards, product quality & losses, demurrage, blending, and additivation.
• Experience in agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), DevOps, and CI/CD for analytics/BI.
• Certifications: SAP, TOGAF/Biz Arch, CBIP, CBAP, PMP/PMI-ACP, PSPO/CSM.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline. Master’s degree (MBA/Operations/Analytics) is a plus.
Thanks and regards,
Asha Krishna
Associate Director - Talent Partner - US & Canada
https://www.useready.com/
Email: ashak@useready.com