What are the responsibilities and job description for the Analyst - Supply position at Energy Transfer Family of Partnerships?
Sunoco LP is a leading energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership operating across 32 countries and territories in North America, the Greater Caribbean, and Europe. The Partnership’s midstream operations include an extensive network of approximately 14,000 miles of pipeline and over 160 terminals. This critical infrastructure complements the Partnership’s fuel distribution operations, which distribute over 15 billion gallons annually to approximately 11,000 Sunoco and partner-branded retail locations, as well as independent dealers and commercial customers.
At Sunoco, we take great pride in what we do and wholeheartedly believe our employees drive success for our company and our customers. We are always looking for the best and brightest talent and we are committed to making your job a challenging and rewarding experience..
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyze supply agreement performance and identify opportunities to improve margin, supply optionality, sourcing strategies, and overall purchasing position.
- Develop negotiation support materials, including volume analyses, market assessments, pricing comparisons, supplier performance evaluations, profitability models, and strategic supply recommendations.
- Monitor supply market trends and provide recommendations to optimize sourcing outcomes and commercial performance.
- Enter, maintain, and validate supply agreements, pricing structures, rebates, and commercial terms within RightAngle and other applicable systems.
- Support M&A integrations, site transfers, supply network transitions, and other strategic initiatives affecting supply operations.
- Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies, automatch exceptions, pricing variances, supplier settlements, and other issues impacting financial performance.
- Perform root cause analysis on recurring operational and financial issues and implement corrective actions to improve processes and controls.
- Communicate supply-related risks, disruptions, and changes to stakeholders and coordinate timely resolution to minimize business impact.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance reporting, dashboards, analytical tools, and data quality processes that support supply decision-making and operational efficiency.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities that increase reporting effectiveness, process efficiency, and overall business performance.
- Conduct ad hoc analyses, provide operational support, and contribute to special projects and strategic initiatives within the Supply organization.
Required Skills
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, Logistics, Accounting, or related field
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.
- Experience performing analytical work that supports commercial or operational decision-making.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen.
- Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, complex formulas, and data analysis.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to independently prioritize work and manage competing deadlines.
- Ability to develop data-driven recommendations and effectively communicate findings to business stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within the petroleum, energy, fuels, logistics, or supply chain industries.
- Working knowledge of RightAngle, DTN TABS, Salesforce, Power BI, or similar commercial systems.
- Understanding of fuel pricing mechanisms, supply agreements, transportation economics, and commercial operations.
- Experience supporting supply negotiations, contract analysis, or strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Knowledge of accounting reconciliation processes and transactional issue resolution.
Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level
- The Associate Analyst requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 0-2 years of relevant job experience.
- The Analyst level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 2-5 years of relevant job related experience
- The Senior Analyst level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job related experience
Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job
- Usually, normal office working conditions.
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
Complete all travel and expense related reports.
Must be flexible to work evenings and weekends
- Ability to support urgent operational issues outside normal business hours when necessary.