Senior Commercial Strategy Advisor

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Position Summary

The Senior Commercial Strategy Advisor will support the development and execution of commercial priorities, optimization strategies, and asset plans across Natural Gas, NGLs, Petchems, and / or Power and data. Using analytical tools, market insights, and cross-functional collaboration, this position will help identify optimization opportunities, assess capital trade-offs, and contribute to portfolio value enhancement. This role involves close partnership with trading, marketing, operations, logistics, and corporate strategy teams to ensure that value chain flows and infrastructure plans are aligned with enterprise goals. This position will play a key role in translating strategic objectives into actionable commercial initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifies and leads logistics cost reduction efforts and strategic placement efforts for MPC production.
• Manages intermediated to advanced level commercial relationships with third party logistic service providers, including negotiation of renewals or new contracts.
• Conducts, leads, and guides teams and initiatives around detailed industry and company specific strategic organic growth opportunities as well as potential acquisitions, mergers, or divestments. Can facilitate the development of strategy around a group of assets.
• Guides and performs economic evaluation and intermediate financial modeling & analysis to identify value creation opportunities that align with the company's strategic objectives.
• Leads collaboration and serves as liaison between multiple internal stakeholders including but not limited to Business Development, Services Development, MPLX, RVCO, Trading, Scheduling, and Marketing to understand business needs, identify constraints and opportunities, discuss local and regional economic drivers, and propose solutions.
• Identifies, participates and co-leads, when necessary, cross functional projects encompassing development of business cases, development of options around the scope of the project and, at the appropriate time, handoff for execution. Able to co-lead significant project execution.
• Consistently and effectively communicates opportunities, plans, and strategies to internal stakeholders using multiple platforms or mediums. Has the ability to adjust the level of detail as appropriate to the respective audience. Has the poise and ability to present to the executive leadership team with support.
• Demonstrates an intermediate to advanced understanding of refining, midstream, marketing, and logistics operations as well as economic value contribution.

Education and Experience

Skills

Change Facilitation

Collaborative Team Building

Commercial Awareness

Communication

Contract Management

Cost Optimization

Critical Thinking

Financial Acumen

Leadership & Mentoring

Negotiation

Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Location : Denver CO, San Antonio TX, Houston TX, Findlay OH

Relocation : Available

Estimated Travel : 10-15%

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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