Business Development Specialist

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with chemical producers, distributors, logistics partners, and other industry stakeholders to identify new commercial opportunities.
• Aid in the development of business cases, commercial proposals, and strategic plans to support evaluation and advancement of potential projects.
• Collaborate with internal resources to assess feasibility, alignment with strategic objectives, and value creation potential.
• Represent the company in customer meetings, industry forums, and relevant market engagements to enhance visibility and credibility.
• Support the design, engineering, procurement, and construction phases of development projects, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, and regulatory standards common to the industry.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, risk assessments, and communications.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for terminal and specialty chemical customers once operations commence.
• Maintain strong, long-term customer relationships through proactive communication, issue resolution, and alignment on operational and commercial needs.
• Support contract management, renewals, and commercial discussions to ensure mutual value and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field such as Business or Engineering
• Experience: Typically acquired after 5 or more years of relevant experience
• Preferred: MBA
• Skills: Ability to apply knowledge of business goals and market trends to make sound management decisions; ability to routinely accomplish agreed upon goals and objectives; knowledge of Ethyl’s assets and capabilities; ability to build and maintain effective interface and communications with other functional areas; practical understanding of the budget process; ability to cope with stress and multiple work interruptions; ability to organize work effectively and handle multiple projects simultaneously; ability to work independently in a growth-oriented environment; ability to travel as required