Vice President, Manufacturing Supply & Asset Management

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Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company's Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex in Port Arthur, TX, is comprised of North America's largest refinery with a total throughput of 720,000 barrels per day, the world's second largest base oil plant, and an integrated chemical plant. Under exclusive long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76 brand), Motiva's commercial operations supply more than 12 billion gallons of fuel to customers annually. Motiva is wholly owned by Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies.

Position Overview:

The Vice President, Manufacturing Supply & Asset Management (MS&AM) plays a pivotal leadership role within Motiva's Manufacturing Optimization team, part of the broader Commercial Department. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Manufacturing Optimization, this role is responsible for setting and executing Motiva's end-to-end commercial supply strategy, with a focus on leadership, execution, and value creation.

As a member of the Manufacturing Optimization leadership team, the VP of MS&AM will lead a high- performing organization, ensuring seamless integration and alignment of manufacturing supply activities with the company's refining, chemicals, base oils, and fuel sales strategies. This includes a key focus on collaboration for ATA Supply activities, ATA value-sharing initiatives, and asset management KPIs aimed at optimizing these joint ATA/Motiva activities.

The role will also oversee the new Asset Management area, ensuring robust stewardship of KPIs related to Motiva planning and supply and ATA's supply activities, as well as transfer price coordination and confidential price assurance when required. This oversight ensures transparency, integrity, and alignment with Motiva's financial and strategic objectives.

Additionally, the VP of MS&AM is accountable for compliance and assurance related to daily deal activities with ATA, implementing governance frameworks to ensure contractual obligations, deal integrity, and risk mitigation are upheld. The role will also drive key parts of the Monthly Operating Plan (MOP) activities, ensuring visibility and stewardship of TPSPA nomination requirements in coordination with the MD of ATA and the VP of MO.

This role emphasizes execution through others-empowering commercial experts, optimization professionals, and commercial and/or technical specialists to deliver outstanding performance. By fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation, the VP of MS&AM ensures Motiva's Manufacturing Supply & new Asset Management organization is agile, responsive to daily market dynamics, and delivers sustained profitability and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Provide transformational leadership to the MS&AM organization, managing approximately 4 direct reports and their respective teams, cultivating talent and organizational capability.
• Lead the execution of Motiva's manufacturing supply strategy (including make vs. buy), maximizing profitability, ensuring reliable supply, and minimizing risk across the value chain.
• Manage Motiva Asset Management that is responsible for KPIs on ATA/Motiva supply, operational, and planning activities, transfer price coordination and confidential price assurance activities as needed.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to develop and implement strategies that optimize manufacturing operations, enhance supply chain resilience, and align with evolving market dynamics.
• Serve as the primary commercial supply liaison with Aramco Trading Americas (ATA) and Aramco Global Optimization teams, ensuring alignment with global commercial strategies.
• Oversee the development and delivery of integrated supply and optimization plans that align with company objectives and asset capabilities.
• Drive regional and system-wide supply chain economics assessments to identify opportunities for value capture and margin improvement.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track supply performance, financial outcomes, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Lead commercial performance analysis and process improvement initiatives, delivering actionable insights that drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including ATA, Refining, Base Oils, Marketing & Sales, Chemicals, pipeline operators, and terminal partners.
• Ensure delivery of annual supply and optimization targets in accordance with Motiva's Annual Business Plan.
• Champion cross-functional synergies and integration efforts across Motiva's supply, refining, base oils, chemicals, and marketing functions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to enforce proper visibility and stewardship of TPSPA nomination requirements.
• Drive innovation in commercial processes, systems, and approaches to ensure Motiva maintains a competitive advantage in dynamic markets.
• Ensure strict compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements governing supply operations and daily deals with ATA.

Experience and Qualifications:

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum 15 years of progressive leadership experience in commercial and/or supply chain management or related functions within the energy or refining industries.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, diverse teams and manage multi-functional organizations in complex, high-stakes environments.
• Proven experience developing and executing commercial strategies that deliver measurable financial results.
• Knowledge of commercial operations, supply and demand balancing, and market economics with the ability to leverage internal experts for commercial or technical depth.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment across executive leadership, commercial and technical teams and external partners.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Advanced degree (MBA, Engineering, Finance, or related) preferred.
• Knowledge of modeling and optimization tools used in refinery planning and supply optimization.
• Knowledge of hydrocarbon trading, logistics (pipeline, marine, rail), and terminal operations.
• Strong understanding of risk management principles as they apply to supply chain and commercial activities, including hedging strategies and price risk mitigation.
• Familiarity with digital tools, data analytics platforms, and systems that enable advanced supply chain optimization and decision-making.

We reserve the right to amend or withdraw Motiva jobs at any time, including prior to the closing date. Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or grade.

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