Inventory / Export Coordinator

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Inventory / Export Coordinator – Acetyls Americas

Excited to grow your career?

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Our people make all the difference in our success.

Compensation Grade

ACE-USD-32

A. Purpose of the Job

Support INEOS Acetyls Americas’ commercial and sales goals for growth, supply chain optimization, and customer satisfaction by:

• Managing export shipments, including full customer interface from order to cash.
• Coordinating the baseload customer account supplied via pipeline.
• Serving as customer advocate with credit, logistics, supply partners, product management, and sales.
• Managing acetic acid rail fleet utilization and terminal/transload inventory.
• Supporting local and trans-regional exchange transactions.
• Leading month-end close processes from Texas City.

B. Environment/Context

INEOS Acetyls Americas manages and supplies over 530,000 tonnes of product per annum from one U.S. manufacturing location, utilizing 7 terminals and transloads across the Americas, and marine exports to Mexico, South America, Europe, and Asia. The company holds the leading acetic acid market position in the U.S.

Internal factors:

• The Americas business includes an acetic acid manufacturing plant in Texas City, TX with a capacity of 600 kt, in addition to importation and sales of acetic anhydride and ethyl acetate.
• Supply partners are essential for on-time delivery. Efficient freight payment processes ensure continuity of service with no interruptions.
• Customers are critical to business success. Accurate and timely invoicing is vital to maintaining and growing customer relationships.
• External factors:
• Compliance with regulatory and customs requirements for imports and exports.
• Maintaining strong relationships with strategic suppliers across the Americas.
• Ensuring reliable supply chain solutions within constrained rail, truck, and marine environments.

C. Accountabilities of the Job

1. Safety

• Adhere to INEOS Behavioral Safety Principles.
• Support compliance with INEOS Life Saving Rules in all carrier, terminal, and transload interactions.

2. Export Account Coordination

• Act as customer interface for all marine exports, including shipments to Mexico, South America, and intercompany transfers to Europe and Asia.
• Manage all export transactions, coordinating with customers, customs, and freight forwarders.
• Responsible for the full order-to-cash export process.
• Support marine imports of acetic acid from other regions.
• Work with shipping brokers on vessel nominations, vetting/clearance acceptance, and prior cargo reviews.
• Monitor freight invoices for accuracy, supporting review of demurrage claims and reimbursements.

3. Inventory Coordination

• Manage daily relationship with acetic acid supply sources to optimize supply against demand.
• Oversee terminal and transload inventory to ensure product availability for customer requirements using sales forecasts.
• Support pipeline transfer planning to ensure adequate baseload customer supply and tank inventory.
• Support logistics network performance to ensure on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Assist Product Manager with local and trans-regional exchange transactions to manage inventory imbalances.
• Communicate with Sales and Commercial teams on inventory status and supply risks.

4. Rail Fleet Utilization

• Manage utilization of the leased fleet of 372 railcars supplying customers, terminals, and transloads.
• Establish railcar loading plans at Texas City in collaboration with Customer Service Representatives, balancing requirements, inventory, and fleet availability.

5. End-of-Month Closing

• Lead month-end closing activities with Texas City, including reconciliation of pipeline and tank inventory for baseload customer invoicing.
• Provide SAP and order-processing support to Customer Service Representatives.
• Serve as back-up to Customer Service Representatives when needed.

Required Profile

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in logistics, supply chain, or customer service (petrochemical industry preferred).
• Experience in export/import activities and documentation.
• Technical Skills
• SAP knowledge and experience.
• Customer/supplier relationship management.
• Strong understanding of logistics operations.
• Knowledge of rail, road, and marine transportation modes.
• Proficiency with standard business software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Behavioral Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Effective communicator.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking abilities.
• Team player.
• Strong personal impact.
• Ability to quickly identify and assess effective solutions.

Performance Indicators

• Ensure safe, efficient, and reliable supply across logistics networks.
• Optimize inventory and rail fleet management to support customer satisfaction and ongoing business growth.