Supply Chain Category Analyst

drive for MPC; Findlay, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is hiring a Supply Chain Category Analyst in Findlay, Ohio (with opportunities also in San Antonio, Texas). This role provides analytical, process, and execution support across Category Management activities, partnering with Category Managers and business stakeholders.

You will build category expertise, support sourcing events, supplier performance reviews, and contract administration, while driving continuous improvement and governance across processes.

Qualifications

• Analytics & reporting: develop, maintain, and improve category dashboards and metrics.
• Spend, supplier performance, market trends analysis to guide strategies.
• Support contract lifecycle, sourcing events, and supplier negotiations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align plans with objectives.

Responsibilities

• Analytics & Performance Reporting: Develop, maintain, and improve category reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Category Planning & Decision Support: Analyze data to support strategy and prioritise opportunities.
• Process Governance & Standardization: Maintain templates and reporting standards.
• Supplier Performance & Risk Analysis: Monitor metrics and identify risks and improvements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Commercial acumen

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Excel

Power BI

Power Apps

PowerAdvocate

Job description

## Supply Chain Category AnalystApply: Findlay, Ohio: San Antonio, Texas: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: September 16, 2026 (5 days left to apply): 00023569# **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:**The Category Business provides analytical, process, and execution support across Category Management activities through data analysis, performance reporting, process governance, and continuous improvement initiatives. The role partners closely with Category Managers and business stakeholders to support sourcing, contracting, supplier performance management, and commercial execution. Business Analysts are expected to build category expertise and progressively assume ownership of defined projects, sourcing events, and supplier interactions as part of a developmental pathway toward future Category Manager roles.This role may support multiple Category Analyst openings across the Supply Chain Category Management teams.Relocation will be considered for these positions.**Responsibilities*** Analytics & Performance Reporting: Leads the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Category Management reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics. Transforms data into actionable insights that support decision-making, measure category performance, track value delivery, identify risks, and improve visibility into supplier and business outcomes.* Category Planning & Decision Support: Supports the development and execution of category strategies by gathering, organizing, and analyzing internal and external data. Evaluates spend, supplier performance, market trends, business requirements, and initiative outcomes to help Category Managers prioritize opportunities, validate assumptions, and align category plans with business objectives.* Process Governance & Standardization: Supports execution of Category Management processes by maintaining process documentation, governance requirements, templates, and reporting standards.* Supplier Performance & Risk Analysis: Monitors supplier performance metrics and analyzes operational, commercial, and compliance data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. Supports supplier performance management through insight generation, performance reviews, and corrective action tracking.* Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborates with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, support category initiatives, communicate progress, and ensure alignment between Category Management activities and operational objectives.* Contract Development & Administration: Supports contract lifecycle activities, including contract request coordination, documentation management, milestone tracking, stakeholder reviews, and contract renewals. Partners with Category Managers and Contracts Advisors to enable efficient contract execution and administration.* Sourcing & Commercial Project Support: Partners with Category Managers during sourcing events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and commercial initiatives by compiling data, performing analyses, coordinating project activities, and tracking results.**Additional Skills and Capabilities*** Foundational Commercial Acumen: Demonstrates a basic understanding of contracting principles, commercial terms, sourcing processes, and supplier negotiations.* Analytical Capability: Ability to analyze spend data, supplier performance metrics, pricing, cost models and market intelligence to support data-driven decision-making.* Project Management: Manages multiple priorities and supports execution of category initiatives, sourcing events, and contract activities.* Technical & Systems Proficiency: Proficient in SAP, Ariba, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint; experience with Power BI, Power Apps, and PowerAdvocate preferred.* Growth Mindset: Demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning, professional development, and increasing responsibility within Category Management.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Marketing, Engineering, Business, Science, or related discipline preferred. • Two (2) or more years of Supply Chain or business relevant experience, such as Engineering, Category Management, Commercial, Contract Management, or related experience.• Experience in Materials, Equipment, and/or Services supporting Refining and/or Midstream operations is preferred.As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.Location:Findlay, OhioAdditional locations:San Antonio, TexasJob Requisition ID:00023569Location Address:539 S Main StEducation:High School (Required)Employee Group:Full timeEmployee Subgroup:RegularMarathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at [e-mail]. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. 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 https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.