Inventory Controller

Job Summary

The Inventory Controller serves as the site-level inventory planning and material coordination lead for the Kenai Refinery. This role is responsible for managing maintenance, turnaround, project, and operational demand into inventory and supply actions that support safe, reliable, and competitive refinery operations. As the primary interface between Maintenance, Operations, and Supply Chain teams, the Inventory Controller ensures material availability, inventory, and replenishment decisions are aligned with equipment criticality, lead time risk, supplier capability, and site execution priorities.

The successful candidate will be located in Kenai, AK and report to the Supply Chain Director.

• Review and replenish inventory, and convert Turnaround and Project demand requirements into purchase requisitions for sourcing and procurement.
• Schedule transfers from the same plant or other plants to fulfill requirements, and convert repairable items for in‑house or third‑party repair.
• Conduct robust inventory reviews including stockouts, items at risk of stockouts, inventory optimization, ABC classifications, demand forecasting based on planned activities or seasonality, supplier stocking programs such as VMI and Consignment, unfulfilled or canceled work order reservations, surplus and obsolete stock.
• Identify and lead inventory management continuous improvement projects aimed at optimizing inventory.
• Provide support for company audits and supply‑chain compliance control reviews as needed.
• Establish and maintain close professional relationships with key stakeholders: cultivate deep understanding of stakeholder needs, serve as single point of contact to help CSAs interpret those needs, maintain awareness of CSA activities, and liaise between warehouse, CSA teams, and stakeholders.
• Use knowledge of stakeholder needs and CSA capabilities to manage and prioritize exception handling tasks for the CSA team.
• Perform CSA duties for assigned categories, including sourcing strategy development and implementation, RFP/RFQ planning and execution, supplier negotiations, supplier relationship management, quantitative analysis, and PO creation and management.
• Support the Warehouse Manager in supervising warehouse supervisors and technicians, overseeing daily warehouse operations (GRs, GIs, picks, putaways, cycle counts, QA/QC, heavy equipment use, etc.), material management strategy development, compliance with legal or company requirements, budget development and compliance, and back filling during absences.

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Two (2) or more years of Supply Chain or business‑relevant experience.

Kenai, Alaska

Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program that includes health, vision, and dental insurance; paid time off; 401(k) matching; paid parental leave; and educational reimbursement. Eligible candidates also have access to a discretionary company‑sponsored annual bonus program.

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 or veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The company considers applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. All qualified applicants for the position will be considered without discrimination.