Senior Trading Operations Analyst - Middle Office

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Houston, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Energy
The Role
Supports clean-products trading operations through cargo-level tracking, valuation, benchmarking, KPI calibration, and P&L reporting. Collaborates with trading, risk, and product supply teams to validate data flows, improve processes, analyze trading performance, and communicate metrics to traders and management. The role also produces recurring exposure, risk, and operational reports and completes ad hoc analytical projects.
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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 Overview:

The Trading Operations Analyst within Middle Office at MPC supports cargo-level tracking and performance benchmarking for Clean Products.  The Trading Operations Analyst collaborates with the Clean Products Trading, Commercial Risk, and Fuels Value Chain (FVC) Product Supply teams to ensure every cargo is captured, priced, and valued consistently in its trade life cycle from procurement to final sale. 

Reporting to the Performance Measurement Value Chain Director, this role is central to quantifying the value Commercial Trading provides, as well calibrating the Operating P&L KPIs that make Commercial Trading value visible. This position is open to Houston, TX.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Cross-functional collaboration with Commercial Trading, Risk, and FVC Product Supply teams to validate cargo-level data flows and ensure consistent valuation methodology is applied across trading desks.
  • Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to automate and standardize cargo tracking and benchmarking processes to reduce manual reconciliation effort and improve reporting turnaround time.
  • Develop and maintain benchmarking frameworks comparing realized trading outcomes (freight capture, grade/quality differentials, market structure, geographic arbitrage and derivatives) vs. industry markers.
  • Partner with Commercial Trading to calibrate KPIs for Clean Products Trading (e.g. net position, market structure, optionality capture, grade differential capture) and incorporate into Operating P&L Reporting.
  • Lead feedback discussions with Traders on performance metrics, physical and priced positions.
  • Create and distribute recurring reports for Commercial Trading and Management including P&L, exposure summaries, risk metrics, and operational performance metrics.
  • Complete ad-hoc analytical projects and presentations as requested by business stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline required.
  • Five (5) or more years of experience in Middle Office, Commercial, Commercial Risk, Trading Analytics, Scheduling, or Marketing required.
  • High proficiency in Excel is required. Competent in Power BI, Right Angle preferred.
  • Knowledge of trade lifecycle, market structure, pricing and deal valuation preferred.

    As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.

    Location:

    Houston, Texas

    Additional locations:

    Job Requisition ID:

    00023671

    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 [email protected]. 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.

    Skills Required

    • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline
    • Five or more years of experience in Middle Office, Commercial, Commercial Risk, Trading Analytics, Scheduling, or Marketing
    • High proficiency in Excel
    • Competency in Power BI
    • Competency in Right Angle
    • Knowledge of the trade lifecycle, market structure, pricing, and deal valuation
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    The Company
    HQ: Findlay, Ohio
    15,149 Employees
    Year Founded: 1887

    What We Do

    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. More information is available at www.marathonpetroleum.com.

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