Senior Business Systems Analyst

An exciting career awaits you

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.

The Planning & Optimization team within Commercial IT is seeking a dedicated and detail‑oriented Business Systems Analyst (BSA). This role is critical to maintaining high standards of efficiency and productivity across a portfolio of solutions that support production planning, distribution scheduling, backcasting, and multi‑modal logistics (pipeline, rail, truck, marine).

The BSA will work closely with cross‑functional stakeholders to elicit and analyze business requirements, translate them into well‑defined system and functional designs, and support the implementation of scalable, integrated solutions. The successful candidate will operate as part of a product‑aligned Agile team, delivering value through iterative development, continuous improvement, and the timely delivery of high‑quality, business‑focused outcomes.

• Leads improvement recommendations and presents effectively to senior and executive management and global teams.
• Presents and leads client meetings with the business and development teams. Communicates with senior leaders for understanding and execution of cross-functional complex processes and applications to solve for client requirements.
• Provides recommendations for appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems.
• Partners with business teams to develop ways to investigate business performance and other measures to gain insight and drive business planning.
• Leads and serves as a senior resource on cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions.
• Serves as a resource to colleagues, mentors, and helps improve the team’s abilities around all IT Service Management (ITSM) disciplines deployed.
• Leads the development, execution, and creation of the cross-functional testing strategy, communicating with all stakeholders for technology delivery.
• Leads the planning, conducting, and documenting of user stories, and user feedback. Effectively communicates feedback with senior leaders for technology improvement.

• Bachelors Degree in Information Systems, related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of relevant experience required
• Demonstrated experience supporting and managing SOX‑in‑scope applications, including the implementation and ongoing execution of required IT General Controls (ITGCs) such as user access provisioning and de‑provisioning, quarterly access reviews, change‑management controls, audit‑ready documentation, and adherence to segregation‑of‑duties (SoD) requirements to ensure regulatory compliance and operational integrity.
• Background in marine logistics or systems like Veson IMOS, Mainstay dock scheduling, or Navarik Inspection is preferred.

• Agile Methodology - Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle, taking incremental steps towards the completion of a project. 
• Analytical Thinking - Strong problem-solving skills to identify architectural challenges, analyze requirements, evaluate options, and propose effective solutions.
• Authentic Communicator - Expresses ideas and information, both verbally and in writing, clearly and credibly. Listens to understand and fosters constructive dialogue.
• Business Analysis - Analyzing current business state within the context of future business state expectations and determining whether new business strategies are needed to address existing issues or meet new needs. Estimating the level of effort to enhance or expand current business strategies.
• Business Partner Relations - The process of acting as a trusted advisor and building strong relationships with colleagues and the business to drive business performance.
• Business Process Modeling & Redesign - Execution of key business process with the objective of achieving a quantum jump in performance measures such as return on investment (ROI), cost reduction, and quality of service.
• Change Management - The process of controlled identification, planning and implementation of required initiatives to prepare, support and help individuals, teams and organizations to navigate through change.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset - Identifies and leads opportunities for continuous improvement and value creation, both incremental and large-scale.
• Incident Management - Ensuring that any incidents affecting processes and performances of relevant technology services or systems are managed appropriately to mitigate risk and minimize disruption.
• Quality Assurance - The process to ensure organizational activities are designed to ensure that an organization is providing the best possible product or service to customers.
• Requirements Management - The process of documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing and agreeing on requirements and then controlling change while also communicating to relevant stakeholders.
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - A process used by the software industry to design, develop and test high-quality software.
• Specification Development - Understanding the context, stakeholders and requirements or features of a product or application and detailing the specifications around them.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, related field or equivalent experience.
5+ years of relevant experience 

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Location:

Findlay, Ohio

Additional locations:

San Antonio, Texas

Job Requisition ID:

00020965

Location Address:

539 S Main St

Education:

Bachelors: Information Technology

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, citizenshipor 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.

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