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. 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, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence. Phillips 66 was recognized by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Employers” in 2021.
Our Graduate Development Programme
Phillips 66 is dedicated to helping new hires like you make a smooth transition into the professional world. We understand that your success as an employee and our success as an organisation are one and the same - that’s why we’ve developed our Graduate Development Programme which is designed to give you the opportunities to contribute to important and challenging projects whilst providing you with the tools needed to succeed.
The Graduate Development Programme is a two-year structured scheme allowing you to experience two rotations, across our three different business areas – Commercial, Marketing and Corporate Staffs. Whether you are interested in pursuing a future career in an area such as Trading, Emerging Energy, Retail or Marine; our graduate roles offer you an opportunity to gain real insight and experience without being committed to a single path.
Our previous graduates have experienced roles such as:
- Sales Support Coordinator – Provide day-to-day customer support and gain exposure to all aspects of UK Marketing, including customer relationship management, supply and logistics, supply contracts and pricing mechanisms.
- Contracts Analyst – Help to co-ordinate and maintain the trading and Marketing agreements which support the buying and selling of physical crude oil, feedstocks, refined products, and renewables commodities.
- Risk Analyst – Work closely with the trading teams to develop an understanding of the portfolios managed by the traders, and to ensure that exposure and daily mark-to-market reporting are accurate, timely and informative.
- Finance Analyst – Responsible for the financial accounting of all Europe Commercial and Marketing activities, with each Finance Analyst taking primary responsibility for a specific trading activity.
- Supply Operator – Coordinate operations associated with white oils movements for the UK Marketing logistics system for over twenty petroleum terminals.
- Market Analyst – Analyse the fundamental and technical aspects of the oil markets to determine short-, medium- and long-term market outlooks.
- Operations Support Analyst – Support Commercial Operations Team by controlling the approval and payment process associated with Commercial inspection company invoices for operations attended as nominated from the London office.
- Demurrage Analyst – Responsible for the accurate and timely review, negotiation and settlement of demurrage claim activities associated with marine voyages, avoiding all time bars in filing or rebilling demurrage claims.
*These are subject to change annually depending on business need.
Commercial
Our Commercial organisation manages the company's worldwide commodity portfolio. Composed of several working groups based in London, Houston, Calgary and Singapore, it provides the support that allows us to optimise our assets and improve supply chain performance by gathering market intelligence, managing risk, and creating logistic solutions across the globe to enhance returns. This involves:
- Buying and selling commodities, including crude oil, refined products, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas liquids, power and environmental instruments.
- Driving global coordination and supply management of feedstocks.
- Managing our global trading activities.
- Gathering market intelligence to improve market performance.
- Managing risk to achieve optimal return.
Marketing
Phillips 66 Limited markets retail and wholesale products across the UK and Europe, with more than 1,270 petrol stations. We supply a variety of customers, ranging from stations and supermarkets to third party resellers under the JET and Phillips 66 brands. On the UK retail side, we have a growing network of over 300 independent and company-owned sites which complements a substantial market share in the UK wholesale market. The fuels are either collected by customers or delivered through a contracted road tanker fleet operating out of several UK distribution points. We are also exploring additional opportunities with renewables, electric vehicle charging and hydrogen to support UK and European low-carbon goals and the growing demand for sustainable fuels. This involves:
- Developing new and deepening current customer focused relationships to grow product sales.
- Continuing to build the Jet and Phillips 66 brands in the marketplace.
- Ensuring that products can be transported safely and cost efficiently from our Humber refinery and other terminals to our delivery points.
- Managing all customer queries in a proactive manner throughout the supply chain.
- Doing everything that we do with health, safety and the environment as a key focus.
Critical skills/leadership criteria
- Hold the legal right to live and work in the UK on a permanent basis without restrictions or meet the relevant criteria for employer sponsorship
- You are on target for or have already achieved a 2:1 degree classification or higher
- You have relevant work experience or have undertaken a placement within a business or financial setting
- You are a talented analytical individual with strong numerical capabilities and economic evaluation skills
- You have strong interpersonal and communication skills
- You have a flair for problem-solving and can work effectively within a team and independently
- Proficient knowledge and experience of Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- You can demonstrate effective organisational and prioritisation skills
- Most importantly, you have a passion and excitement for the energy industry