Supply Trading Manager - Aromatics

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 Supply Trading Manager – Aromatics is a senior commercial leadership role within the Natural Gas / NGL / Petrochemicals Value Chain, reporting to the Petrochemicals Supply & Trading Director. This position provides strategic and commercial leadership across the Aromatics value chain, overseeing integrated supply, trading, and customer-facing activities to optimize value, manage risk, and ensure disciplined execution in increasingly complex and dynamic markets. The role strengthens strategic focus, market insight, and alignment across the value chain . The manager leads a team of 4-5 professionals and has direct commercial responsibility for MPC’s entire aromatics portfolio . Through deep market expertise , proactive customer engagement, and strong commercial execution , the role drives margin optimization, revenue growth, and risk mitigation while developing future commercial leaders. This position plays a critical role in advancing EBITDA opportunities, expanding market optionality, and reinforcing the company’s position as a leading petrochemical supplier and marketer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree .
• Ten (10) or more years of experience in trading and/or commercial support or related within the energy industry .
• Authentic Communicator
• Business Acumen
• Business Analysis
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Energizing the Organization
• Entrepreneurship
• Negotiation
• Ongoing Learning & Self-Development
• Results Driven
• Selecting and Developing People
• Strategic Outlook

Responsibilities

• Lead supply and trading teams to ensure efficient commodity movement, strong execution, and value chain optimization.
• Collaborate on hedging strategies with Trading to manage inventory and price exposure.
• Drive customer-focused strategies ensuring responsive service and compliance with all contractual obligations.
• Manage strategic customer relationships, identifying leverage and optionality for future negotiations.
• Maintain deep market expertise on product characteristics, global supply-demand balances, and trade flows.
• Monitor competitors and market activity to identify emerging risks and opportunities.
• Oversee accurate accounting and transaction closeouts, ensuring timely system updates and compliance.
• Execute agreements aligned with credit and risk policies, and review contracts with Legal for governance.
• Develop and refine marketing strategies, pursuing initiatives for diversification and margin expansion.
• Support long-term strategic planning through SWOT analyses, scenario planning, and collaboration on growth opportunities.

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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees