VP, Supply Chain

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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 largest base oil plant in the western hemisphere, 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 VP, Supply Chain is responsible for leading Motiva’s non-hydrocarbon supply chain, overseeing end-to-end procurement, category management, logistics, and supply chain operations. This role provides strategic leadership across internal and external supply chain functions, including planning, contracting, and operational execution, while continuously advancing best practices and performance outcomes. The VP will also oversee facilities management for Motiva’s headquarters at One Allen Center in Houston.

Reporting to the CFO, this leader will serve as a key member of the Finance leadership team and lead an organization of 55+ employees. The ideal candidate will operate effectively in a dynamic environment, balancing near-term execution with long-term strategic vision.

Responsibilities:

Lead the end-to-end supply chain function focused on non-hydrocarbon procurement

Serve as a member of the CFO’s leadership team, contributing to enterprise strategy

Drive alignment across business units to optimize cost, service levels, and risk management

Ensure compliance with Motiva’s contracting, procurement, and governance standards

Manage price, demand, specifications, and supply risk across the non-hydrocarbon supply chain

Ensures compliance with Motiva’s policies and procedures related to contracting and procurement

Develop and implement systems, processes, and controls to enhance supply chain performance

Develop and maintain strategic supplier relationships to enhance competitiveness and value

Partner with Aramco and affiliates (ASC, Arlanxeo, SABIC, Valvoline etc.) to identify and capture supply chain synergies

Provides strategic, operational, and tactical procurement services to the company. This includes category management, process improvement, contracting, warehousing, and purchasing services for Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex (PAMC), Marketing & Sales, Terminals and Pipelines (T&P), HR, IT, etc. The team includes the following sub-teams:

Direct category management including but not limited to support of mechanical services. Catalysts, materials, scaffolding services, rentals, Terminals & Pipelines support, etc.

Indirect category management including but not limited to support of IT software, IT services, consulting services, subscriptions, travel management, land management, etc. Motiva’s land program consists of various real estate holdings and continuous management of ROWs, easements, etc. in all its geographies.

Accounts Payable and Process improvement team focused on all policies, procedures, processes, and systems utilized by supply chain. This team also includes the purchasing team that creates requisitions and purchase orders daily.

PAMC site team focused on implementation of category strategies and contracting & procurement support of various departments (e.g. turnarounds, projects, maintenance, etc.). This team also includes warehousing and materials management.

Facilities team focused on managing Motiva’s footprint at Allen Center. This includes providing all facilities maintenance, construction and general support (e.g. mail room services), managing Motiva’s lease agreements, etc.

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