Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Lead

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Salt Lake City (UT)

On-site

USD 141,000 - 212,000

Full time

44 hours ago

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Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation in Findlay, Ohio is seeking a Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Advisor/Engineer to drive enterprise-wide value through optimized planning across refineries and regions.

You will collaborate with Operations, Commercial, Logistics and Planning teams, perform scenario analyses, mentor junior staff, and translate optimization outputs into actionable insights for senior leadership.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
Four (4) years of refinery planning, optimization, value chain analysis, operations, commercial, logistics, or related experience required.
Aspen PIMS linear programming user background preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate impacts of changing market conditions, operational constraints, disruptions, and strategic initiatives.
Partners with Operations, Commercial, Logistics, and Planning teams to align plans across planning horizons, refineries and regions and supports execution of operating strategies.
Leads planning studies and optimization projects independently while providing technical guidance to less experienced advisors.
Manages the commercial aspects of cross-regional operations, including cross-regional feedstock selection, product and intermediate placement, supply chain optimization, and market analysis.
Demonstrates an advanced understanding of refinery operations, economics, and market dynamics cross-regionally; mentor junior engineers.
Leads collaboration meetings within the value chain to discuss cross-regional economic drivers.
Understands how regional plans for multiple refineries are developed, optimized, and executed for using linear programming simulation models; adjusts modeling constraints as needed.
Leads end-to-end evaluation of cross-regional buy-or-make cases, developing economic models and analyses; collaborates with trading to align strategies.