Da Shard Jones
About Da Shard Jones
Da Shard Jones is a Strategic Buyer at ExxonMobil with a background in supply chain management and extensive experience in procurement and logistics.
Title and Role at ExxonMobil
Da Shard Jones currently holds the title of Strategic Buyer, E&M at ExxonMobil, a position he has been in since 2022. This role involves implementing action plans to improve supplier delivery times and market mitigation strategies, which have resulted in more competitive cost structures and extended payment terms to increase cash flow. His responsibilities also include managing purchase transactions leveraging SAP and GEP for high-value orders, supporting various Midstream business lines with a spend of approximately $28 million.
Previous Positions at ExxonMobil
Before his current role, Da Shard Jones worked at ExxonMobil as a Contracts Lead for Upstream Well Services from 2020 to 2022 in Houston, Texas. His earlier experience with the company includes a Procurement Intern position in 2019, also based in Houston, Texas. During his tenure as Contracts Lead, he coordinated alignment meetings with internal business partners to optimize commercial strategy and improve customer satisfaction ratings.
Career at Kimberly-Clark
In 2018, Da Shard Jones worked as a Transportation Analyst Co Op at Kimberly-Clark in Knoxville, Tennessee. This six-month role involved supporting the transportation logistics of the company, contributing to its operational efficiency.
Early Career and Internships
Da Shard Jones gained diverse experience in his early career through various roles. He worked at Cellular Sales as a Contact Center Inside Sales Representative from 2017 to 2019 and was a Logistics Intern at Performance Food Group in Lebanon, Tennessee, in 2017. Additionally, his internships include a position at the Metropolitan Nashville Public Defender's Office in 2014.
Education and Early Roles
Da Shard Jones studied Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from 2015 to 2019. During his time at university, he also worked as a Student Athlete Recruiter at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions from 2017 to 2019. His initial work experience includes a Sales Associate role at Nike in Greater Nashville from 2015 to 2016.