Process Optimization Manager Jobs in Conroe, TX (NOW HIRING)

At CITGO, Supply & Marketing (S&M) is where strategy, performance, and innovation come together to power our business forward. We deliver a competitive advantage through the strategic sourcing of high-quality hydrocarbons and the reliable, efficient, and responsible delivery of refined petroleum products to our customers. Through advanced optimization, coordination, and partnerships, we help drive enterprise performance while upholding the highest standards of quality, integrity, and compliance.

As Manager, S&M Process Optimization, you will take on a highly visible leadership role within the S&M Business Performance and Compliance team, helping shape how work gets done across Supply & Marketing. This is an opportunity to lead a team focused on delivering measurable business value by leveraging existing CITGO technology and tools to improve efficiency, reduceg cost and risk exposure, and support revenue growth.

This role is ideal for a leader who combines a passion for delivering results with an innate curiosity for emerging technology—someone who actively seeks out innovative solutions and transforms them into practical, scalable business improvements.

 Success requires the ability to combine continuous improvement principles with strong technical acumen and hands-on problem-solving to design, build, and deploy practical, scalable solutions. Working across Supply & Marketing and IT, you will help build strong data foundations, rapidly develop analytics and automation solutions, and accelerate value realization through process optimization.

If you are energized by the opportunity to solve complex business challenges, lead meaningful change, and influence the adoption of next-generation tools and technologies, this role offers the chance to make a lasting impact on CITGO’s performance in an increasingly dynamic energy landscape.

Lead and inspire a high-performing team of process optimization professionals—coaching, mentoring, and developing expertise in leveraging Power Apps, Power Platform, and existing CITGO technologies to foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability.

Act as a visible change leader, championing transformation by clearly articulating vision, building buy-in, working through roadblocks and driving adoption of optimization initiatives across the organization.

Partner closely with Supply & Marketing stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and execute initiatives that deliver measurable business value— maximizing the use of existing CITGO systems, data, and digital capabilities to enhance performance across operations and the marketplace.

Drive complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept to execution, ensuring successful delivery of targeted outcomes related to efficiency, cost reduction, risk mitigation, and revenue growth.

Rapidly assess and deconstruct complex business processes, applying quantitative analysis, stakeholdeer insights and available CITGO tools and technologies to identify inefficiencies and implement scalable, sustainable improvements.Ensure integrity and compliance across all initiatives, designing solutions that align with regulatory requirements, company policies, governance standards, and approved enterprise technology frameworks.

Collaborate with IT to unlock the power of data, defining requirements, enabling advanced analytics, and leveraging automation tools and other CITGO approved technologies to to develop scalable process optimization solutions.Shape the future of process optimization at CITGO by influencing long-term technology and tool adoption strategies in partnership with IT, aligning with enterprise priorities

Stay ahead of the curve, proactively exploring new technologies, tools, and industry developments to expand expertise and drive continuous improvement. Embrace opportunities to learn, adapt, and apply emerging capabilities that enhance operational effectiveness and support CITGO's digital transformation efforts.