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Senior Research Analyst II

Dow Jones · Houston, TX · 5 days ago
RemoteRemoteResearch$90k–$110k/yrFull-time

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

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