Specialist, Polyethylene Business

Who is our client and your future employer? Ranked among the world’s largest petrochemicals manufacturers, it is a public company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With operations in around 50 countries, the Company has a global workforce of over 31,000 talented individuals. The company operates through three strategic Business Units – Petrochemicals, Agri‑Nutrients, and Specialties. They support customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end markets such as construction, medical devices, packaging, Agri‑nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation, and clean energy. The company’s manufacturing, sales, technology, and innovation facilities are located throughout the globe and are managed by four regional offices: the Middle East and Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The Company invests heavily in Technology and Innovation (T&I). The T&I facilities are spread across the globe with hundreds of dedicated scientists contributing to the ongoing development of new patents and certifications. LHR Americas The job opportunity you have long waited for. LHR Americas recruit people from around the world to work in Saudi Arabia. Who are we looking for? We are looking for a Specialist, PE Business to work on high volume and revenue P&L assets and drive specific product strategy to achieve sustainable profitability growth and regional ambition through price excellence, product innovation, portfolio optimization, cost reduction, etc. In addition, they will hold multiple Business Unit initiatives or assignments to lead or drive, and ensure reporting in time to the Business Unit Executive Leaders, the progress as well as meeting submission deadlines. They will facilitate new business models implementation throughout the organization, contribute to the implementation of business strategy set by MEG Business, participate in the regional value team and operational business (marketing, sales, asset optimization, S&OP etc.) and contribute to long‑term product positioning and netback optimization. Qualifications Bachelor Degree, preferably in engineering or business management. 5 years of working experience in Marketing/Sales/Sales Management role/Manufacturing, preferably in a petrochemical environment. Duties and responsibilities Develop the business strategy and translate it into a cohesive business plan detailing sales and profitability targets, product portfolio (current and future), T&I requirements, distribution channels and routes to market, and sales targets. Drive value deployment / market share growth, contracts management, customer segmentation, channel management through working closely with market facing and other stakeholders to realize business targets. Actively and effectively manage multiple P&L businesses and product lines, including pricing, new product development launches, product phase‑out, enhancement and optimization, to increase sales and margins, improve quality and reduce inventory. Own the prioritization and delivery of margin improvement opportunities across the P&L product lines (including pricing, cost reduction, and quality improvement). Analyze market data, statistics and competition with external and internal resources, such as sales and business intelligence, to develop different approaches/strategies based on different markets and customers. Own bottom‑line with assigned MEG assets in the region, prioritizing, understanding, and delivering margin improvement opportunities across the assets product line. Set asset strategy; operate asset by steering the Value Team with responsibility for overall business results of assets, achieving revenue and margin expansion targets for asset. Drive and integrate business & asset needs to develop, improve and optimize the business performance. Lead cross‑functional leadership teams (sales managers, technology, supply chain) to enable increased profits through resource allocation across the portfolio. Steer manufacturing and technology to ensure effective operation and production. Own P&L product strategy which includes asset utilization strategy, total cost and supply certainty. Develop clear and structured analysis based on understanding of market trends, customer insights, competitive dynamics and regulations, supporting longer‑term strategic plans and innovation roadmap; ensure analysis is translatable to impactful actions. Exhibit drive as a leader in championing the business unit to external customers/partners and internal customers, including the sales force, global BU team, T&I team, to realize key opportunities by innovation in the sales funnels and NPI/NPD for the P&L product portfolio. Market research: use credible resources and deep insight from complex regulatory, political and social changes to produce reports with implications. Language Requirements German French Dutch Turkish Spanish Polish Portuguese Bulgarian Finnish Swedish #J-18808-Ljbffr