Packaging Advisor - Supply Chain
About the job
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, or Operations Research, or a related field such as Applied Mathematics or Statistics.
- Experience managing or supporting large-scale lubricant production activities.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience after secondary school graduation.
- At least 3 years of experience supporting supply-chain activities with demand or supply planning for inbound materials or finished products in large-scale Oil and Gas, consumer packaged goods, or fast-moving consumer goods operations.
- Understanding of supply-chain fundamentals and supply-and-demand principles.
- Experience extracting information from enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP or Oracle and using Microsoft Excel to generate data insights.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Experience managing supplier relationships supporting a large-scale supply-chain network.
- Experience managing packaging or packaging materials in a large-scale supply chain.
- Experience with petrochemical production or manufacturing processes.
- Experience conducting analyses and providing data-driven recommendations for Sales and Operations Planning processes.
- Experience with network, product-flow optimization, and deployment or replenishment planning for large-scale supply chains.
- Experience in project management and complex coordination.
- Experience conducting analyses and providing recommendations for supply-planning problems using SAP Integrated Business Planning or Advanced Planning and Optimization, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, Tableau, Power BI, Power Query, and Excel.
- Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
- A customer-oriented mindset and focus.
- A strong background in statistics or analytics.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including conceptual capabilities.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong judgment and the ability to make quality decisions.
- Strong persuasion, communication, and influence skills, including influencing without direct authority.
- Perseverance and resilience in pursuing objectives and willingness to take on new challenges.
- An improvement mindset, with the ability to anticipate future opportunities and evaluate new opportunities objectively.
- Ability to work effectively with others, deliver results, and keep key stakeholders informed.
- Coordinate, manage, and optimize assigned contracted packaging materials and suppliers, working with Sales and Marketing to execute packaging changes and enhancement or optimization initiatives while ensuring regulatory, market, and operational requirements within the supply network.
- Optimize packaging-supply processes, reduce costs, and enhance sustainability across the supply chain.
- Champion packaging materials, design, and supply-chain operations to identify improvement opportunities, ensure quality and compliance, and drive innovative packaging solutions.
- Collaborate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations to ensure packaging meets functional, aesthetic, and regulatory requirements.
- Support tender and contract negotiations with packaging suppliers, monitor supplier performance, and manage supplier relationships to ensure reliable supply and competitive pricing.
- Coordinate testing and analysis of packaging materials to ensure compliance with quality, operability, and safety standards.
- Lead internal and external investigations into packaging-related quality and supply-reliability challenges.
- Evaluate packaging processes, materials, supply, and specifications to identify cost-reduction, compliance, operability, and sustainability improvements.
- Develop and implement packaging strategies aligned with supply-chain and business objectives.
- Provide guidance on selecting packaging materials based on cost, durability, operability, environmental impact, and product compatibility.
- Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes related to packaging and sustainability.
- Oversee implementation of new packaging designs and technologies and integrate them with existing supply-chain processes.
- Drive initiatives to reduce packaging waste, improve recyclability, and minimize environmental impact.
- Develop packaging specifications and documentation for products, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
- Support packaging-related training and knowledge sharing across the organization.
- Ensure Corporate Packaging Standards are established and followed at all locations filling ExxonMobil-branded products, including third parties and resellers.
- Provide packaging technical support and communicate the impacts of proposed initiatives to Procurement, Marketing, Operations, and Sales across the region.
- Specify the design, performance, and materials for regional packaging components and maintain the relevant data in corporate information-technology specification systems such as Product Lifecycle Management.
- Collaborate with Marketing to ensure packaging supports ExxonMobil brands and private-label initiatives.
- Support Procurement tender processes with market intelligence and select offers aligned with business expectations.
- Develop and maintain effective business-continuity plans with suppliers.
- Work with Supply and Procurement to optimize packaging-component costs.
- Oversee the implementation of packaging and related systems.
- Coordinate or support investigations of packaging-related complaints and quality incidents.
- Assist operating locations in resolving non-routine packaging-quality or supply-chain issues.
- Develop packaging benchmarks against competitors and across suppliers.
- Work with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure compatibility with their requirements.
About the company
ExxonMobil produces oil and natural gas and manufactures fuels, lubricants, and chemicals for transport operators, industrial customers, and consumers around the world. Its businesses span resource exploration and production, refineries that turn crude oil into fuels, and plants that make plastics and other chemical materials. The company sells products through wholesale supply agreements and the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands, including motor oils for vehicles and machinery. It also sells services that capture, transport, and store industrial carbon dioxide underground. The merged company formed in 1999 from Exxon and Mobil, with roots in earlier oil businesses, and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Irving, Texas
Founded
1999
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Investment has cash backing: ExxonMobil generated $23.6 billion of operating cash flow in the June 2026 quarter.
- ExxonMobil is commercializing carbon storage: its second Louisiana operation started in February 2026.
- Eligible U.S. employees build retirement savings: ExxonMobil contributes 7% of salary when workers contribute 6%.
What critics are saying
- Oil prices drive ExxonMobil's results: higher crude prices added $4.2 billion to upstream earnings in the June 2026 quarter.
- U.S. starting vacation is limited: ExxonMobil lists a two-week base allowance that increases with service.
- ExxonMobil's workforce contracted: February 2026 reporting showed regular employees fell from 61,000 to 58,000 during 2025.
What makes ExxonMobil unique
- ExxonMobil controls a vast shale footprint: its combined Permian holdings span more than 1.4 million net acres.
- ExxonMobil directs Guyana's major offshore field: its affiliate operates Stabroek with a 45% stake.
- ExxonMobil owns carbon-storage infrastructure: its U.S. carbon dioxide pipeline network stretches more than 1,300 miles.
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Company News
ExxonMobil's output from Guyana and the Permian Basin is growing strongly. Its upstream volumes outside the Middle East have reached their highest level in more than two decades. Analysts say the company's valuation has held up and that it can sustain cash generation despite weaker crude price forecasts, climate litigation, and efficiency concerns versus peers. The US Supreme Court will hear Suncor v. Boulder, a climate case involving ExxonMobil, which could shape how far such lawsuits can go. One narrative projects revenue of $373.7 billion and earnings of $45.7 billion by 2029, up from $32.8 billion in earnings now. It puts fair value at $170.91, in line with the current price. The most optimistic analysts see revenue of $509 billion and earnings of $55.2 billion.
Exxon Mobil's 43-year run of annual dividend increases looks safe even if oil prices fall, though growth in the payout could be at risk. The company pays $4.12 a share a year, about $16.9 billion in total. In 2025, Exxon generated $51.97 billion of operating cash flow and $26.13 billion of free cash flow. Adding its $20 billion buyback pushed total payouts above free cash flow. If crude stays low, the buyback and capital spending would be cut first. Exxon's net debt-to-EBITDA ratio is 0.548, and it has cut structural costs by $16.3 billion since 2019. Rivals look weaker. Shell cut its dividend in 2020, and Chevron posted negative free cash flow of $1.549 billion in the first quarter of 2026. Exxon shares closed at $169.01, up 43.18% this year, with a yield of 2.48%.
ExxonMobil has blocked a proposal by partners in Kazakhstan's Kashagan oil field to settle a $5 billion environmental fine with the government, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. The company also convinced TotalEnergies to oppose the settlement, preventing the consensus needed among partners to proceed. ExxonMobil has made resolving the dispute a condition for potential new investment at Kashagan. The company told Kazakh officials that an $80 billion expansion to develop an untapped portion of the field would depend on settling the penalty. The fine, dating to 2022, amounts to 2.356 trillion tenge and stems from sulfur handling at the site. An Atyrau court upheld the penalty in June, and Kazakhstan's Justice Ministry began collection proceedings in July. The Kashagan partners continue contesting the fine through two international arbitrations.
ExxonMobil has fully recovered its $55 billion investment in offshore Guyana, about two years ahead of schedule. The field now produces roughly 100,000 barrels per day above initial projections, with a fifth vessel due to start operations before the end of 2026. Under the cost recovery structure, ExxonMobil recouped expenses from up to 75% of production, splitting remaining revenue evenly with Guyana's government. With the cost bank now cleared, more revenue will flow directly to free cash flow rather than reimbursement. The company generated over $17 billion in free cash flow during the second quarter of 2026, returning more than $9 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Management cautions that entitled volumes in Guyana will decline slightly post-recovery, whilst cash flow remains dependent on oil prices.
Exxon Mobil shares initially rallied 2.1% to $167.67 on Thursday as Brent crude surged 4% to $105.26 per barrel, but surrendered nearly all gains to trade at $164.01. The reversal reflects investor caution about treating the oil spike as both an earnings boost and an economic warning. The company generated $14.5 billion in second-quarter earnings and $17.2 billion in free cash flow, with upstream operations contributing 54.6% of total earnings. However, Exxon's current share price sits 28.79% above its GF Value of $127.35. Whilst one quarter's free cash flow equals 2.3% of Exxon's $738 billion market capitalisation, conflict-driven oil profits remain unreliable. Higher crude prices boost upstream earnings but potentially damage consumption and economic growth.