Cross-Regional Value Chain Optimization Engineer

Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is seeking a Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Advisor/Engineer to enable enterprise-wide value optimization by aligning commercial strategy, operations, and market dynamics across regions.

The role interfaces with logistics and commercial teams to drive economically optimized decisions using linear programming models, including PIMS, and to embed these insights into planning and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; five years of refinery planning or related technical experience may be considered.
• Four years of refinery planning, optimization, value chain analysis, operations, commercial, logistics, or related experience required.
• Aspen PIMS linear programming experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate impacts of market conditions, constraints, disruptions, and initiatives.
• Partners with Operations, Commercial, Logistics, and Planning teams to align plans across horizons, refineries and regions.
• Leads planning studies and optimization projects independently while guiding less experienced advisors.
• Manages the commercial aspects of cross-regional operations, including cross-regional feedstock selection and market analysis.
• Mentors junior engineers in planning and optimization strategies.
• Leads cross-regional collaboration meetings to discuss economic drivers and alignment.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Building Partnerships

Business Acumen

Business Domain Knowledge

Commodity Market Analysis

Continuous Improvement Mindset

Data Analysis

Decision Support Analytics

Influencing Others

Integrated Planning & Optimization

Metrics Management

Optimization Modeling

Scenario Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Systems Thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Aspen PIMS experience preferred

Tools

Aspen PIMS

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is seeking a Cross-Regional Planning & Optimization Advisor/Engineer to enable enterprise-wide value optimization by aligning commercial strategy, operations, and market dynamics across regions.

The role interfaces with logistics and commercial teams to drive economically optimized decisions using linear programming models, including PIMS, and to embed these insights into planning and execution.