Rachel Steffen
About Rachel Steffen
Rachel Steffen is the Financial Planning Manager for Basic Chemicals (Global) at ExxonMobil, with extensive experience in various roles within the company since 2008.
Title
Rachel Steffen currently serves as the Financial Planning Manager for Basic Chemicals (Global) at ExxonMobil. She has held this role since 2021.
Career at ExxonMobil
Rachel Steffen has built an extensive career at ExxonMobil, spanning various roles. Prior to her current position, she took parental leave from 2020 to 2021. Previously, she worked as a Product Manager & Optimizer for Americas C4C5 Olefins from 2018 to 2020 and had a brief parental leave in 2018. She was also a Facilities Planning Supervisor and later a Business Team Leader in Aromatics & Utilities Operations between 2016 and 2018. Other positions include Process Engineering Supervisor, Supply Chain Coordinator & RunPlan Economist, Feedstock Economist, and Process Engineer, covering assignments primarily in the Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas area.
Background
Originally from North Carolina, Rachel Steffen has strong ties to her home state and is a fan of the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Her educational background includes dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering and Textile Sciences and Engineering from North Carolina State University, completed in 2008.
Education and Expertise
Rachel Steffen holds two Bachelor of Science degrees from North Carolina State University in Chemical Engineering and Textile Sciences and Engineering, both earned in 2008. Her expertise spans process engineering, supply chain coordination, run planning, and business team leadership within the chemical engineering sector.
Team Management and Leadership
During her tenure as the Aromatics & Utilities Business Team Leader at ExxonMobil, Rachel Steffen managed a team of over 50 operations employees and had indirect oversight of more than 30 engineers and maintenance personnel. She was responsible for multi-million dollar operating budgets and focused on the safety, quality, production, costs, and people development for Paraxylene, Benzene, and Cyclohexane production units.