Marathon Petroleum Corporation · 14 hours ago
Senior Crude Trader
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expMarathon Petroleum Corporation is committed to being a great place to work and is seeking a Senior Crude Trader. This role involves negotiating pricing and terms for crude oil purchases and sales while maximizing economic margins and ensuring safe supply chain operations.
EnergyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Develops and implements negotiating tactics and arranging the purchase and sale of crude oil as dictated by refinery economics, market conditions and logistical requirements
Interacting with Traders, Schedulers, Refinery Feedstock Coordinators, Accountants, Engineers, Analysts, Legal and other personnel in Commercial, Refining, Marketing, Product Quality, Transport & Logistics, Business Development, IT and Finance & Commercial Services and elsewhere. These interactions will be required to stay abreast of trading, logistical and financial activity, prepare contracts, address information queries, initiate, recommend, develop, and implement existing and new acquisition or sales strategies for achieving optimum value added from crude oil purchases, sales, and logistics
Evaluates and executes discretionary trade and business development opportunities beyond the core business (storage, blending, freight deals)
Manages basis commodity exposure and/or physical inventory position to maximize market structure value within operational constraints in collaboration with Refining, Scheduling, and Finance groups within assigned area
Representing the Company at industry functions and keeping abreast of evolving industry conditions by training, reading, building, and maintaining internal and external contacts related to crude oil trading
This dynamic trading role will support MPC’s Domestic Crude book, specifically regarding trading of physical and financial instruments native to the Houston area, and encompassing supply of feedstocks to the Galveston Bay Refinery. This role will have significant daily interactions with the Permian, Canadian, Cushing, and Louisiana traders, and play a crucial role in strategy development and execution for each of these regions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, marketing, economics, accounting, or related field of study
5 or more years of experience in a commercial role, trading or marketing including profit/loss responsibility for crude trading, contract negotiation, and scheduling (rail, truck, and pipe)
Accountability
Commercial Awareness
Communication
Contract Management
Customer-Focused
Data Analysis
Decision Making
Entrepreneurship
Leadership & Mentoring
Marketing Strategies
Negotiation
Risk Management
Strategic Planning
Benefits
Health, vision, and dental insurance
Paid time off
401k matching program
Paid parental leave
Educational reimbursement
Discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program
Company
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream and midstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2B2025-02-06Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2011-07-01IPO
Leadership Team
Maryann Mannen
Chairman
Recent News
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