Senior Commercial Strategy Advisor

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Position Summary

The Feedstocks Logistics Optimization team positions MPC to deliver advantaged feedstocks to company refining assets. The team develops long-term perspectives on crude market supply and logistics, collaborates on strategies to capture advantaged supply, and manages a portfolio of logistics agreements to optimize that position.

Strategy Advisors are responsible for optimizing their assigned commodity / region portfolio of logistics agreements. They do this by developing mid-to-long-term regional market intelligence and forecasts, advising organization leaders on logistics strategies, creating competitive intelligence assessments, modeling financial sensitivities for potential projects / agreements, negotiating commercial terms for agreements, and securing executive support for recommendations.

The posted position will cover logistics agreements and relationships in the Permian Basin and Four Corners Region, including production and gathering, storage and logistics, takeaway pipelines, Gulf coast exports, and competitive intelligence reporting. The selected individual will collaborate with leaders, traders, schedulers, business development advisors, contract analysts, attorneys, and other team members to define strategies and execute agreements supporting these regions.

Future job progression opportunities include crude trading, planning and optimization, business development, and / or management opportunities.

Core 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. Can facilitate the development of strategy around a group of assets.
• 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. Able to co-lead significant project execution.
• Consistently and effectively communicates opportunities, plans, and strategies to internal stakeholders using multiple platforms or mediums. Has the ability to adjust the level of detail as appropriate to the respective audience. Has the poise and ability to present to the executive leadership team with support.
• Demonstrates an intermediate to advanced understanding of refining, marketing, and logistics operations as well as economic value contribution.
• Assists critical operational analysis and leadership research. Maintains a robust roster of internal and external data sources, which is merged with commercial knowledge to answer questions from operational resources and organization leaders. Able to effectively form hypotheses, draw inferences, and represent uncertainty. Stores and socializes analysis, reports, and presentations in a way that provides value across the organization.
• Experience working with sources of industry and market data (e.g., EIA, WoodMac, Kpler, IIR, PIRA, Platts, Refinativ Eikon, etc.).

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelors required. Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, or Economics preferred.

Knowledge of the oil and gas industry and crude transportation (pipelines, shipping, rail, and truck logistics).

Previous work in oil trading, logistics management, or supply chain operations within the energy sector.

Skills

Change Facilitation

Collaborative Team Building

Commercial Awareness

Communication

Contract Management

Cost Optimization

Critical Thinking

Financial Acumen

Leadership & Mentoring

Negotiation

Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Location : Houston, TX

Estimated Travel : ~25%

This position grade may vary depending on candidate experience. The successful candidate will be placed at a level commensurate with experience and qualifications.

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