Senior Research Analyst II

Responsibilities

• Identify sales leads via direct and indirect client contact.
• Cover chemical markets and provide market updates for weekly and monthly reports.
• Maintain, update, and balance long forms up through entire product chains, short forms and quarterlies as needed.
• Perform presentations for clients both in our offices and onsite.
• Maintain a detailed working knowledge of the basic databases and tools for responsible products, (Supply/Demand, Global Pricing System, Capacity Database and Trade Grids).
• Econometrics - Maintenance and modifications for product specific models.
• Assets - Maintain product capacities based on market intelligence.
• Actively pursue and develop unique analytical approaches that provide value to clients and/or potential clients.
• Maintain and develop knowledge of state-of-the-art industry processes for specific product chains.
• Involvement with long-term projects related to responsible products such as cost studies, etc.
• You Will Write and proof text for weekly and monthly reports.
• Ensure charts and price files are up to date for routine reports.
• Update Price/Supply/Demand/Forecast sections for reports.
• Update / create meaningful charts for reports.
• Answer client questions about data and services.
• Discover prices through industry contacts; maintain price forecasts both short and long term.
• Update Supply Demand Quarterly balances and Trade reports.
• Contribute to Long Forms, Supply Demand, Trade and Quarterly balances to ensure they are completed, accurate and up to date.
• Keep consultants informed of latest news or press releases related to their products.
• Help with client requests as needed.
• Avoidance of tasks not specified.
• Other Tasks
• Annual World Analysis
• Update trade grids
• Match quarterly balances into the long forms before balancing begins
• Help during the balancing process
• Write sections for World Analysis as required
• Create forecast trade grids for the book
• Maintain capacity and supply and demand data sources
• Provide necessary support to consultants for Aromatics World Analyses as required
• Answer or direct client questions relating to Aromatics World Analyses as required
• Maintain trade charts
• Maintain files and trade data for Aromatics products trade charts
• Maintain logistics arbitrage analysis for specific Aromatics
• Maintain logistic costs database
• Consultant Support
• Direct client website questions to relevant consultant
• Proactively prepare and maintain economic and other models for use by consultants
• Aid consultants in resolving model errors as required
• Support consultants in development of client slides if required

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience - Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Technical
• Preferred Minimum of 5 years of experience
• Previous work experience in a Petrochemicals company is a significant advantage
• Previous experience using analytical skills, ideally as a Business Analyst
• Experience in customer facing roles an advantage
• Chemical industry knowledge combined with a good level of product expertise
• Expertise with Microsoft Office products
• A conceptual understanding of how economics and politics influence regional and global markets
• Proficient public speaker
• Ability to think through questions and/or problems and independently provide solutions
• Proactive and self-motivated, focused on delivery of quality results
• Good team worker

Qualifications

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retail Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commute Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Understanding of global energy markets
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Customer service orientation

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retail Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commute Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

Pay

$90,000 - $110,000

Schedule

Not specified