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Position Summary

This fundamental Trading Analyst supports MPC’s Global Supply, Trading, and Origination organization by delivering high-impact clean products and renewables market analytics that directly inform commercial decision making. The role is responsible for end-to-end fundamental analysis, including global supply-demand balances, vessel and fleet dynamics, flow patterns, and clean products and renewables economics, and converts complex marketing signals into timely, actionable insights embedded within trading workflows.

 

This position is designed as a key analytics role with direct proximity to trading activity, requiring strong commercial judgment, analytical ownership, and close collaboration with traders, schedulers, and origination teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain global commodity balance models and monitor flows, demand, inventory trends, and arbitrage opportunities. Provide proactive and ad-hoc analytics to traders based on current market dynamics.
• Deliver timely insights and market intelligence to trading, scheduling, and origination teams to support commercial decision making.
• Ensure accuracy across databases and deliver regular market updates.
• Support ST&O organization in spotting new opportunities, risks, and structural market shifts.
• Translate market trends into strategies using modeling and visualization tools.
• Distill complex analysis into actional insights and partner effectively across teams.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, Marine or related discipline required
• Five (5) or more years of experience in Commercial, Risk, Trading Analytics, Marine, Scheduling, or Marketing required.

Skills

• Authentic Communicator
• Business Acumen
• Commercial Awareness
• Critical Thinking
• Data Analysis
• Developing Partnerships
• Influencing Others
• Market Fundamentals
• Mentoring People
• Results Driven
• Supply Demand Analysis

Location: Houston

Relocation: Yes

Estimated Travel: 0-25% 

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

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Location:

Houston, Texas

Additional locations:

Job Requisition ID:

00024798

Location Address:

500 Dallas St Ste 2900

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

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, 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 talentacquisition@marathonpetroleum.com. 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.

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.