About this role
About us
At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together .
What role you will play in our team
We are continuing to expand our Global Trading organization and analytical capabilities. We are seeking an experienced Crude & Products China Analyst to join our Asia Trading team.
This role will work closely with crude traders, products traders, originators, quantitative analysts, and commercial stakeholders to support trading, optimization, and portfolio management activities across China's crude oil and refined products markets.
The successful candidate will develop market views, perform fundamental and quantitative analysis, identify commercial opportunities, and support trading decisions across China's rapidly evolving energy landscape. The role sits at the intersection of market fundamentals, analytics, and commercial strategy.
What you will do
You will provide market expertise, fundamental analysis, and opportunity identification to support crude oil and refined products trading activities. Key responsibilities include:
- Researching, analyzing, and interpreting Chinese crude oil and refined products market fundamentals
- Developing short-, medium-, and long-term market views and price outlooks for crude oil, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, fuel oil, LPG, and petrochemical feedstocks
- Monitoring crude imports, refinery operations, product inventories, domestic demand, and trade flows across China
- Analyzing refinery economics, product yields, margin dynamics, and feedstock optimization opportunities
- Tracking independent and state-owned refinery activity, utilization rates, maintenance programs, and capacity additions
- Monitoring government policies, regulatory developments, strategic petroleum reserve activity, and their implications for market fundamentals and pricing
- Evaluating regional supply and demand balances and identifying trading opportunities arising from market dislocations and infrastructure constraints
- Supporting physical and financial trading activities through market intelligence, scenario analysis, and forecasting
- Developing and maintaining analytical models used to assess crude and product market fundamentals
- Building and enhancing Python-based analytics, reporting tools, and market intelligence capabilities
- Producing clear and concise market commentary, presentations, and reports for traders and commercial stakeholders
- Collaborating with traders, quantitative analysts, risk teams, and commercial organizations across the global trading business
- Supporting the evaluation of new trading opportunities, market developments, and strategic commercial initiatives within China and broader Asian markets
What you will bring
- Degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Energy Economics, or a related discipline
- Experience analyzing crude oil and refined products markets within a trading, consulting, producer, refiner, merchant, utility, or financial organization
- Strong understanding of China's crude oil and refined products market fundamentals
- Experience developing market forecasts, analytical models, or commercial insights used to support business decisions
- Knowledge of refinery operations, crude sourcing, refining economics, product balances, and trade flows
- Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with large datasets and market information sources
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, Excel, or other analytical tools
- Ability to translate market analysis into actionable trading and commercial insights
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced trading environment
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last and we provide job rotations throughout your career with us. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. Currently our employees' benefits include long term savings allowance, dental reimbursement, annual health checkups and home ownership assistance plan amongst others and these are updated from time to time.
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