Performance Analyst, Business

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CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand. CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.;
Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 43 active terminals, nine pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 829,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource. Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

The Performance Analyst is responsible for gathering, analyzing, visualizing, and communicating refinery operational, commercial, and financial performance information to support refinery optimization and margin improvement. This position develops and maintains performance dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), plan-versus-actual variance analysis, and value chain monitoring tools used by refinery leadership and executive management. The Performance Analyst identifies opportunities to improve margin capture, validates performance against business plans, and provides analytical support for operational, commercial, and strategic decision-making.

This position also serves as the administrator for refinery performance reporting, industry surveys, and refinery reliability metrics.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Data Analytics, Business, or a related field, plus 3 years of refinery or relevant analytical experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Power Query, data visualization, and dashboard-development skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to convert complex data into actionable business recommendations.
• Working knowledge of refinery operations, economics, planning, margin analysis, optimization principles, and value chain performance.
• Experience developing KPI frameworks, automated reporting tools, performance scorecards, and plan-versus-actual variance analysis.
• Advanced communication, presentation, and organizational skills, including the ability to communicate analytical findings to refinery leadership and executive management.
• Ability to collaborate across Operations, Process Engineering, Planning, Supply, Commercial, Logistics, Optimization, Finance, and corporate teams.