Fundamental Trading Analyst (Freight)

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Houston, TX

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 This Fundamental Trading Analyst supports MPC’s Global Supply, Trading, and Origination organization by delivering high-impact freight market analytics that directly inform commercial decision making. The role is responsible for end-to-end fundamental analysis, including global supply-demand balances, vessel and fleet dynamics, flow patterns, and freight economics, and converts complex market signals into timely, actionable insights embedded within trading workflows. This position is designed as a key analytics role with direct proximity to trading activity, requiring strong commercial judgment, analytical ownership, and close collaboration with traders, schedulers, and origination teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, Marine or related discipline required.
Three (3) or more years of related experience.
Action Planning
Business Acumen
Commercial Awareness
Communication
Competitor Analysis
Data Analysis
Process Efficiency Improvements
Relationship Management
Results Driven
Supply Demand Analysis
Teamwork

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of commodity and freight supply-demand fundamentals, including production, refining, inventories, and global trade patterns.
Experience analyzing commodity or freight market differentials, quality impacts, and regional pricing benchmarks
Exposure to freight markets (tankers, dry bulk, or LNG/LPG) or similar physical logistics/supply chain analytics.
Strong proficiency in analytical modeling, scenario analysis, and visualization tools
Familiarity with data visualization or analytical tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms
Experience working with large datasets (AIS, market data feeds, pricing services) and translating them into commercial insights.
Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to commercial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Manage global freight supply-demand models, including flows, demand, inventories, fleet supply, and freight pricing relationships.
Monitor vessel movements, trade route shifts, fleet utilization, and structural market changes impacting freight markets.
Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity across assigned market databases, models, and reporting outputs.
Analyze freight economics, arbitrage structures, voyage comparisons, and coverage strategies; deliver ad-hoc analytics based on current market conditions.
Provide timely intelligence and forward-looking insights to trading, scheduling, and origination teams.
Highlight market risks, dislocations, and emerging opportunities in both physical and paper freight markets.
Support Supply Trading and Origination in identifying new commercial opportunities and evolving market dislocations.
Translate complex market dynamics into clear, actionable strategies using modeling, visualization, and analytical tools.

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.

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