Crude Market Research Sr. Advisor II

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future

The Crude Market Research Sr. Advisor II is a high impact front office role that is integral to the success of the crude trading team at Phillips 66. This role provides market fundamentals, short/medium term supply/demand analysis, and trader support for the Crude supply and trading function primarily in North America, but linked to the wider global region. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the lead market strategists, regional analysts and trading teams to develop and maintain models and balances that will create short term tradable insights and longer term strategic insights.

What You’ll Do

• Understand key trading opportunities of North America’s Crude trading group at all times and work to suggest/evaluate additional analysis to ensure all aspects of an opportunity are understood. 
• Develop and maintain supply and demand models. This will involve working closely with trading to understand the market and trends, incorporate downtime, seasonal cycles, macroeconomic variables and utilize import/export data to ensure the models are accurate and accepted by trading. Identify market anomalies and communicate to trading on what physical market and forward market changes might occur. 
• Provide market analytical support for Commercial by using supply and demand modeling, arbitrage modeling and macro-economic data to develop a medium term (6-12 months) view of the market.
• Draw on fundamental and technical data as appropriate to develop forward view predictive models.
• Work with Commercial Data Science to create econometric analysis and models.
• Stay abreast of external market analyst views and incorporate these views and analysis into internal fundamental analysis to create a competitive edge vs. external views.
• Understand and communicate geopolitical and regulatory events/factors which impact price movements.
• Maintain and improve existing arbitrage models.
• Aid information gathering process and development of presentation packages as needed.
• Share knowledge freely and improve peer group understanding of own niche markets. Drive improvement of existing forecast models.
• Lead ad-hoc projects and analysis around market fundamentals (including infrastructure changes) to support trade ideas.
• Support development and organization of the analyst presentation materials for the periodic global trader meetings held throughout the year.

What You’ll Bring - Required

• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 5 or more years of commercial/trading or related experience in the energy industry
• Exposure to advanced quantitative platforms (e.g. Python, Claude code, Dataiku, etc.)
• Intermediate or greater proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

What Makes You Stand Out - Preferred

• Experience with supply and demand modeling for Crude
• Knowledge of Commercial trading businesses
• Understanding of broader commodity markets (Crude, Gasoline, Distillates, NGLs)
• Proficient in DataBricks, SQL, and Power BI
• Experience in Machine Learning
• Ability to code in Visual Basic, Python, and/or R
• Ability to incorporate AI and AI prompting into daily analysis
• Ability to synthesize data into useful information, and articulate it in an easy-to-understand format
• Proactive in problem identification and resolution, can provide creative solutions to complex issues
• Refining/petrochemical knowledge
• Proficiency with statistical modeling software, Access or other database software, and economic model development

Compensation Range

This position has a base salary range of $175,500 – $214,500. This role is eligible to participate in the company’s commercial bonus program, offering the opportunity to earn additional compensation based on business and individual performance, in accordance with program guidelines.

At Phillips 66, we are committed to pay transparency and competitive, equitable compensation. Each role is assigned a salary grade with a defined pay range, benchmarked against industry peers. Where a candidate offer falls within the posted range depends on the candidate's experience, skills, and alignment with the role’s requirements. Offers are made to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness. Our compensation programs are designed to reward performance and support career growth.

The Commercial organization  works to effectively leverage assets and market knowledge to create additional value within the risk parameters of the Company. We do this by maximizing general interest profitability, enhancing return on capital employed by successfully partnering with the Refining, Transportation and Marketing functions to ensure Value Chain Integration.   Our truck and rail fleets support our feedstock and distribution operations.  Rail movements are provided via a fleet of more than 10,000 owned and leased rail cars. Truck movements are provided through numerous third-party trucking companies, as well as through our 100 percent-owned subsidiary, Sentinel Transportation LLC.

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards.

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, cultivate an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and pursue excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com. 

To be considered:

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of September 14, 2026.

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1).  Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.