Senior Commercial Strategy Advisor

Marathon Petroleum • Houston, TX

389d • $117,000 - $201,800

About The Position

The Senior Commercial Strategy Advisor at Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) plays a crucial role in the Crude Oil Strategy & Analysis team, focusing on developing logistics strategies and managing relationships with third-party logistics providers. This position is responsible for negotiating commercial terms, optimizing logistics agreements, and collaborating with various internal stakeholders to support the company's refining assets across a wide geographic area. The role offers opportunities for future progression into crude trading, business development, or management positions.

Requirements

• Bachelors required. Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, or Economics preferred.
• Seven (7) or more years of Commercial, Strategy, or other related experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the oil and gas industry and crude transportation (pipelines, shipping, rail, and truck logistics).
• Familiarity with oil pricing mechanisms, market trends, and factors that influence oil prices.
• Previous work in oil trading, logistics management, or supply chain operations within the energy sector.
• Experience with procurement, contract management, or sales where negotiation was involved.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Identifies and leads logistics cost reduction efforts and strategic placement efforts for MPC production.
• Manages intermediate 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.
• 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, RVCO, 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.
• Consistently and effectively communicates opportunities, plans, and strategies to internal stakeholders using multiple platforms or mediums.

Benefits

• Access to health, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid time off
• 401k matching program
• Paid parental leave
• Educational reimbursement
• Discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree