Commercial Strategy Advisor

Marathon Petroleum Corporation • Findlay, OH

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About The Position

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. POSITION SUMMARY: The Commercial Strategy Advisor supports the North Fuels Value Chain (FVC) by leading and advancing integrated, long‑term commercial strategies across feedstocks, refining, light products, logistics, and marketing. The role focuses on asset‑level optimization, project development, and capital‑related decisions that enhance sustained value, optionality, and enterprise alignment across the North footprint. The advisor operates as a strategic integrator and influencer, working across Commercial, Refining, Marketing, Trading, Logistics, and Business Development. This role is expected to translate strategic intent into rigorous analysis, actionable recommendations, and clearly framed tradeoffs for senior leadership. The position reports to the Fuels Value Chain – North, Commercial Strategy & Analysis Director and is based in Findlay, Ohio. This position is part of a job family with multiple grade levels. The successful candidate will be placed at a level commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor's degree is required.
• Seven (7) or more years of Commercial, Strategy, Refining, or other related experience required
• Up to 25% travel is required

Responsibilities

• Develops and advances integrated Fuels Value Chain strategies that align feedstock supply, refining, logistics, and marketing decisions to improve long‑term optionality and enterprise value across the North footprint.
• Identifies and leads logistics cost reduction efforts and strategic placement efforts for MPC production.
• Manages intermediated to advanced level commercial relationships with third party logistic service providers, including negotiation of renewals or new contracts.
• Conducts, leads, and guides teams and initiatives around detailed industry and company specific strategic organic growth opportunities as well as potential acquisitions, mergers, or divestments.
• Can facilitate the development of strategy around a group of assets.
• Guides and performs economic evaluation and intermediate financial modeling & analysis to identify value creation opportunities that align with the company’s strategic objectives.
• Leads collaboration and serves as liaison between multiple internal stakeholders including but not limited to Business Development, VCO, Trading, Scheduling, and Marketing to understand business needs, identify constraints and opportunities, discuss local and regional economic drivers, and propose solutions.
• Identifies, participates and co-leads, when necessary, cross-functional projects encompassing development of business case, development of options around the scope of the project and, at the appropriate time, handoff for execution.
• Able to co-lead significant project execution.
• Consistently and effectively communicates opportunities, plans, and strategies to internal stakeholders using multiple platforms or mediums.
• Has the ability to adjust the level of detail as appropriate to the respective audience.
• Has the poise and ability to present to the executive leadership team with support.
• Demonstrates an intermediate to advanced understanding of refining, marketing, and logistics operations as well as economic value contribution.
• The above responsibilities notwithstanding, the final scope of the role will be determined by the experience level of the candidate selected.

Benefits

• Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement.
• Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.
• The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees