Trader - Products

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Houston, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Clean Products Trading is part of Marathon Petroleum’s Commercial organization, which works to maximize the value of refining output while meeting customer demands. The team trades in US domestic and international markets, executing purchases, sales, buy-sells, and exchanges for finished gasoline and distillate, as well as gasoline and diesel components. Trading decisions are informed by refinery economics, marketing demands, market conditions, and logistics, with the goal of maximizing economic margin while maintaining safe supply chain operations and upholding company values. This role is a growth opportunity for a motivated individual with strong commercial aptitude and interest in a commercial career. The successful candidate will develop an understanding of clean products supply and trading while performing a complex, critical function. The position calls for a strong commercial mindset and willingness to take calculated risks, develop market views, manage risk appropriately, and pursue opportunities to generate trading returns. The role is based in Houston, Texas, with relocation available and estimated travel of up to 25%. The position grade may vary with the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Trader level: at least 3 years of experience in trading or marketing, including profit-and-loss responsibility for product trading, contract negotiation, and scheduling by rail, truck, vessel, and pipe.
Senior Trader level: at least 5 years of experience in trading or marketing, including profit-and-loss responsibility for product trading, contract negotiation, and scheduling by rail, truck, vessel, and pipe.
Strong commercial mindset and willingness to take calculated risks.
Ability to develop market views, deploy risk appropriately, and pursue opportunities to generate trading returns.

Nice To Haves

Experience in vessel operations, blending, and terminal operations is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Work as part of the broader USGC Light Ends trading desk and support the wider MPC light ends team.
Actively manage MPC’s Jones Act fleet and demands in the Florida market.
Review market conditions and short-term supply and sales plans; recommend and implement changes to optimize value, including product yield shifts, sales channel shifts, and import or export changes.
Evaluate and execute discretionary trades and business development opportunities beyond the core business, such as storage, blending, and freight deals.
Initiate and complete negotiations and execute or recommend purchases, exchanges, and sales under contracts to maximize economic benefits.
Build and maintain relationships with counterparties and business partners.
Prepare periodic reports on market activity and supply, demand, or competitive developments.
Collaborate with the value chain and extended business teams, including Credit, Legal, and Accounting, on trading, logistics, financial activity, regulatory requirements, contracts, information requests, and acquisition or sales strategies.
Participate in negotiating or developing commercial resolutions affecting the trading desk, including disputes and claims.
Analyze and anticipate market conditions to optimize short-term economic value from purchases, sales, and exchanges.
Manage basis commodity exposure and/or physical inventory positions to maximize market-structure value within operational constraints, in collaboration with Refining, Scheduling, and Finance.
Optimize transportation and storage asset utilization, manage costs, and maximize economic benefit in collaboration with key stakeholders, with a short-term focus.