Senior Commercial Strategy Advisor

Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 123,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k matching program

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation in Denver, CO is seeking a seasoned commercial professional to develop and execute priorities for Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs). You will analyze market insights, build optimization strategies, and partner with trading, marketing, operations, logistics, and strategy teams to translate objectives into actionable initiatives.

The role emphasizes financial modeling, portfolio optimization, and cross-functional collaboration to improve value creation across MPC's asset

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Seven (7) or more years of Commercial, Strategy, or related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and leads logistics cost reduction and strategic placement for MPC production.
• Manages intermediated to advanced level commercial relationships with third party logistic service providers, including renewals or new contracts.
• Guides and performs economic evaluation and financial modeling to identify value creation opportunities while aligning with the company’s objectives.
• Leads collaboration and serves as liaison between multiple internal stakeholders to understand business needs, identify constraints and opportunities, and propose solutions.
• Identifies, participates and co-leads cross-functional projects and handoff for execution when appropriate.
• Communicates opportunities, plans, and strategies to internal stakeholders and can present to executive leadership with support.
• Demonstrates understanding of refining, midstream, marketing, and logistics operations and economic value contribution.

Skills

Change Facilitation

Collaborative Team Building

Commercial Awareness

Communication

Contract Management

Cost Optimization

Critical Thinking

Financial Acumen

Leadership & Mentoring

Negotiation

Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Seven (7) or more years of Commercial, Strategy, or related experience

Job description

Denver, Colorado

Houston, Texas

Findlay, Ohio

San Antonio, Texas

Full time

00024333

An exciting career awaits you

At MPC, we're committed to being a great place to work - one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

Position Summary

This position will support the development and execution of commercial priorities, optimization strategies, and asset plans for Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs). Using analytical tools, market insights, and cross-functional collaboration, this position will help identify optimization opportunities, assess capital trade-offs, and contribute to portfolio value enhancement. This role involves close partnership with trading, marketing, operations, logistics, and corporate strategy teams to ensure that value chain flows and infrastructure plans are aligned with enterprise goals. This position will play a key role in translating strategic objectives into actionable commercial initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifies and leads logistics cost reduction efforts and strategic placement efforts for MPC production.
• Manages intermediated 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, Services Development, MPLX, 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 cases, 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, midstream, marketing, and logistics operations as well as economic value contribution.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Seven (7) or more years of Commercial, Strategy, or other related experience required.

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: Denver, San Antonio, Houston, Findlay

Estimated Travel: 10-15%

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

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

External Field.

As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.

Location:

Denver, Colorado

Job Requisition ID:

00024333

Pay Min/Max:

$122,900.00 - $212,000.00 Salary

Grade:

12 - 13

Location Address:

1515 Arapahoe St Twr1 Ste 1600

Additional locations:

Findlay, Ohio, Houston, Texas, San Antonio, Texas

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at mympcbenefits.com. The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability

We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.

About Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. The company operates the nation's largest refining system. MPC’s marketing system includes branded locations across the United States, including Marathon brand retail outlets. MPC also owns the general partner and majority limited partner interest in MPLX LP, a midstream company that owns and operates gathering, processing, and fractionation assets, as well as crude oil and light product transportation and logistics infrastructure.