Fundamental Trading Analyst (NGLs and Specialty Products)

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.

This Fundamental Trading Analyst supports MPC’s NGLs commercial organization by delivering high-impact NGLs and specialty products (i.e. petrochemicals) market analytics that directly inform commercial decision making. The role is responsible for end-to-end fundamental analysis, including global supply-demand balances, flow dynamics and freight economics, and converts complex market 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.

• Build and manage NGLs and specialty products supply-demand models, including flows, demand, inventories, fleet supply, and pricing relationships.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity across assigned market databases, models, and reporting outputs through validation checks and reconciliation processes.
• Monitor vessel movements, trade route shifts, and structural market changes impacting freight markets.
• Identify and highlight market risks, dislocations, and emerging opportunities in both physical and paper NGLs markets for senior team review.
• Assist in providing timely intelligence and forward-looking insights to trading, scheduling, and origination teams.
• Respond to routine data and analysis requests under guidance.
• Translate complex market dynamics into clear, actionable strategies using modeling, visualization, and analytical tools.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, Marine or related discipline required.
• Zero (0) to three (3) years of experience in Commercial, Risk, Trading Analytics, Marine, Scheduling, or Marketing required.

Preferred Experience:

• Strong proficiency in analytical modeling, scenario analysis, and visualization tools
• Familiarity with data visualization or analytical tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms
• Experience working with large datasets (AIS, market data feeds, pricing services) and translating them into commercial insights with supervision.
• Working knowledge of NGLs supply-demand fundamentals, including production, refining, inventories, and global trade patterns.
• Experience analyzing NGLs markets, and regional pricing benchmarks
• Ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to commercial stakeholders with senior guidance.

• Action Planning
• Business Acumen
• Commercial Awareness
• Communication
• Competitor Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Process Efficiency Improvements
• Relationship Management
• Results Driven
• Supply Demand Analysis
• Teamwork

Location: Houston, TX

Relocation: Available

Estimated Travel: <10%

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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