Strategic Midstream Sourcing & Contracts Advisor

4526 Marathon Refining Logistics Services LLC; La Palma (CA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Company LP in California is seeking a Commercial Sourcing Advisor to support development and management of commercial initiatives for the Midstream unit. You will help formalize contracts with service and material providers and advance sourcing strategies.

The role requires market analysis, bid package development, and total cost of ownership assessments, with a focus on reducing risk and driving cost savings across supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Midstream oil and gas experience, project management, and construction experience preferred.
• Travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

• Develops contracting strategies to establish and maintain relationships with key suppliers and ensure service, commercial terms, and strategy optimization.
• Leads bid package process from development through purchase order execution and aligns stakeholder and Supply Chain requirements, scope of work, assumptions and clarifications.
• Leads the preparation and negotiation of terms and conditions related to service and/or supply agreements.
• Runs benchmark studies, gathers and analyzes data, and makes recommendations. Performs root cause analysis related to supply challenges or disruptions.
• Serves in an advisory role to maintain contract compliance and minimize risk in support of key stakeholders and business units.
• Actively seeks and identifies opportunities for value creation (cost savings, cost avoidance, revenue enhancement) and risk reduction.

Skills

Market analysis

Contract negotiation

Vendor relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Tableau

M365

TRACK

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Company LP in California is seeking a Commercial Sourcing Advisor to support development and management of commercial initiatives for the Midstream unit. You will help formalize contracts with service and material providers and advance sourcing strategies.

The role requires market analysis, bid package development, and total cost of ownership assessments, with a focus on reducing risk and driving cost savings across supplier relationships.