Trading Operations Analyst

4520 Marathon Petroleum Logistics Services LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Annual bonus

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Corporation in Houston is seeking a Trading Operations Analyst to ensure trades move accurately through the lifecycle. You will capture trades, reconcile positions, and provide market and operational insights while supporting settlements and data quality across trading systems.

The role offers exposure to physical and financial trading, with a focus on developing market fundamentals and commercial processes. Travel up to 10% and relocation may be considered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; fields include Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, Marine.
• 3+ years of experience in Commercial, Risk, Trading Analytics, Marine, Scheduling, or Marketing.

Responsibilities

• Supports trading P&L or supply/demand models by tracking daily positions and reconciling differences.
• Develops models, dashboards and reports to support commercial decisions.
• Provides analytical support for new business opportunities and strategy development.

Skills

Trade capture

Position reconciliation

Data quality

Market intelligence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, Marine

Job description

Position Summary

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. A Trading Operations Analyst is typically responsible for ensuring that trades move accurately and efficiently through the transaction lifecycle. Day to day responsibilities include trade capture and validation, position reconciliation, inventory and exposure reporting, coordinating with schedulers and counterparties, resolving operational issues, supporting settlements, and maintaining data quality across trading systems. The role works closely with traders by providing timely market and operational information, identifying discrepancies, monitoring risk related data, and helping ensure that transactions are executed and recorded correctly. The position offers significant exposure to physical and financial trading activities while developing a strong understanding of market fundamentals and commercial processes. Additional responsibilities include ad hoc analysis to support trading decision making.

Key Responsibilities

Supports the Trading profit & loss or supply & demand models through tracking of daily positions and reconciling differences between Traders and/or Commercial Risk, Operations, Producers, Customers. Develops models and commercial focused tools, dashboards and reports. Assists in providing analytical support in the modeling and evaluation of new business opportunities and strategy development. Executes a variety of ad-hoc analytical work and presentations as required by Commercial and leadership. Acquires and maintains external and internal information and resources to develop market intelligence, in support of Commercial and various MPC business units. Develops relationships with key external contacts in support of the business. Interfaces with back and mid-office in new customer set-up, reconciliation of commercial activities and resolution of issues.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, Marine or related discipline required. Three (3) or more years of experience in Commercial, Risk, Trading Analytics, Marine, Scheduling, or Marketing required.

Location

Travel: Up to 10% Relocation: Yes Location: Houston, Texas Additional locations:

Job Details

Job Requisition ID: 00024793 Location Address: 500 Dallas St Ste 2900 Education: Bachelors (Required) Employee Group: Full time Employee Subgroup: Regular

Equal Opportunity Statement

Marathon 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. 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.

Benefits

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. 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 the Company

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.