Commercial Analyst – Refined Product Fundamentals

Company Info

Headquartered in Taylor, Mich., Atlas Oil is the inaugural Simon Group Holdings company. Since our founding in 1985, Atlas has grown through technological and operational innovation, all while maintaining our unwavering commitment to customer success. Atlas offers single-source solutions for fuel, transportation and logistics and is one of the largest fuel distributors in the country, delivering over 1 billion gallons of fuel annually to customers in 47 states. We also have an active Supply and Trade and real estate divisions.

Atlas Oil Company knows that culture is key to the success of a business, so our strong cultural values lead the way we build our team. Atlas focuses on collaboration and puts decisive, disruptive innovation at the top of the pyramid. We are passionate about what we do, and we’re always looking for talented individuals who are as motivated as we are.

If you are a passionate, solution-driven, out-of-the-box thinker that thrives on results, we’d love to hear from you. Atlas offers a welcoming, motivating environment where you’ll be surrounded by entrepreneurial-minded people who always give 110%.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Refined Products Fundamental Analyst with deep expertise in refining economics, econometric analysis, and price structure to support strategic trading and risk decisions across gasoline, diesel, and related products. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining robust supply-and-demand balances, refinery run and yield models, and forward-looking market frameworks that translate physical fundamentals into actionable views on cracks, time spreads, and flat price. The ideal candidate will apply rigorous econometric techniques to analyze historical relationships, forecast market behavior, and stress-test scenarios, while integrating real-time operational intelligence, inventory dynamics, and global trade flows. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of refinery operations and constraints, an ability to synthesize complex data into clear market signals, and close collaboration with traders, risk, and commercial teams to inform positioning and capital allocation.

Key Responsibilities

- Track market fundamentals: supply/demand, flows, infrastructure, arbitrage.

- Monitor policy, regulatory, and new energy developments.

- Prepare presentations and materials for traders

- Participate in internal market meetings and present results

- Integrate AI learning tools to rapidly digest data

- Investigate differences in API/DOE data against internal forecasts

- Develop new and better ways to mine data and produce accurate results

- Track cargos around the globe to forecast imports and exports out of and into the US

Preferred Qualifications

- Background in the refined fuels commodity space

- Experience in market analytics, DOE and API data flows

- Familiarity with the evolving energy landscape

- Proficiency in Excel and preferably python coding skills

- Strong commercial and communication skills

- Able to take direction and work towards a goal

- Intellectual curiosity that pushes you to find new and better ways to produce accurate data

Education / Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field required.