Value Chain Optimization Director - South at Marathon Petroleum

Houston, Texas, United States

Marathon Petroleum Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Oil & Gas, RefiningIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences related discipline required
  • Ten (10) years of Refining Operations and Commercial experience required

Responsibilities

  • Leads groups of refineries within assigned region to develop and optimize tactical operating plans to maximize value to MPC and to enhance commercial contributions to the value chain
  • Serves as a subject matter expert and consultant to ensure product placement strategy, including contract commitments, market expansion, etc. is aligned with refining strategy
  • Identifies value chain constraints and opportunities, determines the economic impact, and develops solutions to mitigate and capture
  • Understands long-term market view to align and validate production and marketing business plans
  • Ensures alignment of operating plans and optimization decisions across organizational boundaries impacting the regional value chain to optimize overall value to the company
  • Ensures alignment of refinery production plans and product placement plans including risk management for all feedstocks and products
  • Drives alignment across value chain on prompt market view to align and validate production and marketing decisions
  • Develops processes to transparently communicate prompt events impacting value chain optimization across organizations
  • Ensure optimized plans are translated into targets for operations
  • Supports XPIMS model runs, ensuring high-fidelity decision support for short- and mid-term commercial planning, trading strategy, and asset optimization
  • Ensure alignment between Commercial and Operations leadership on Regional operating plans and strategy
  • Helps prepares monthly regional operating plan for presentation to the executive leadership team

Skills

Value Chain Optimization
Refinery Economics
Planning
Logistics
Market Expansion
Risk Management
Strategic Planning
Communication
Problem-Solving

Marathon Petroleum

Refines and markets petroleum products

About Marathon Petroleum

Marathon Petroleum Corporation operates in the energy sector, focusing on refining and marketing petroleum products. They process crude oil into usable products like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel at the largest refining system in the United States, located in Findlay, Ohio. Their extensive network includes branded retail locations across the country, primarily under the Marathon brand, serving individual consumers and businesses that need bulk fuel supplies. Additionally, they have a midstream subsidiary, MPLX LP, which gathers, processes, and transports crude oil and natural gas, facilitating the supply chain from raw materials to refineries. Marathon Petroleum's integrated business model allows them to control multiple stages of the supply chain, optimizing operations and reducing costs, which enhances profitability. The company's goal is to maintain strategic growth and operational excellence while serving a diverse range of clients efficiently.

Findlay, OhioHeadquarters
1887Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
EnergyIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation
401(k) Company Match
Parental Leave
Professional Development Budget
Performance Bonus

Risks

Volatility in crude oil prices can impact MPC's profitability.
Stricter environmental regulations may increase operational costs for MPC.
The rise of electric vehicles could reduce demand for MPC's gasoline products.

Differentiation

MPC operates the largest refining system in the United States.
The company has a strong integrated business model from refining to retail.
MPC's midstream operations through MPLX LP enhance its supply chain control.

Upsides

MPC's focus on operational excellence ensures competitive advantage and profitability.
Recognition for energy efficiency by the EPA highlights MPC's commitment to sustainability.
MPC's extensive retail network strengthens its market presence and customer reach.

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