Senior Contracts Advisor

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Findlay, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Marathon Petroleum Company LP has an opportunity for a Senior Contracts Advisor supporting the IT and Corporate Organizations at Findlay, OH and San Antonio, TX location(s). The Senior Contracts Advisor centrally coordinates the execution of contracts for the procurement of goods and services. A major aspect of this role is to interface with assigned business partners as liaisons between Supply Chain, Law, Tax, Insurance, Cybersecurity, Contract Compliance, Tax and other SMEs. The Senior Contracts Advisor captures applicable business interests, issues, and positions and they relate to model contract selection, required risk allocation and negotiations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Four (4) or more years of Supply Chain or business relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Accountable for advancing MPC’s interests with suppliers and contractors through negotiation of high-quality agreements that ensure economic protection and rationality, relational success, image and reputation, stability and maximize transaction efficiency.
Provides commercial and contractual support on matters regarding contract commitments for operations, including contract strategy, risk management, preparation, and negotiation of contracts, claims avoidance, contract compliance and administration.
Interprets, drafts, and negotiates contract building blocks (“redlines”) as they relate to underlying service and supply demand.
Responsible for ensuring contracts are completed prior to need by date of new contracts or expiration dates of existing contracts.
Drives continuous improvement in contracting space to minimize the overall cycle time from request to contract execution. Including but not limited to, process re-engineering, developing alternative language (playbook) for use, assisting with model forms development, and developing checklists.
Captures applicable business interests, issues, and positions as they relate to model contract selection, required risk allocation and negotiations.