Robert Ford

Robert Ford is an experienced procurement and supply chain professional currently serving as the Global Procurement Manager at Marathon Petroleum Corporation since January 2018. In this role, Robert manages the operational procurement team supporting various functions within the Salt Lake City Refinery, focusing on risk mitigation, value creation, and supply chain oversight. Prior to this position, Robert held several roles at Tesoro Corporation, including Supply Chain Manager and Site Procurement Manager, as well as a Senior Team Lead in supply chain management at Tesoro. Robert’s extensive background also includes a lengthy tenure at BP West Coast Products as a Contracts Specialist and experience as a Site Procurement Manager at ARCO Polypropylene, LLC, where responsibilities included managing inventory and logistics for a large polypropylene manufacturing plant.