Sr. Strategy & Planning Analyst

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LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB): As a leader in the global chemical industry, LyondellBasell strives every day to be the safest, best operated and most valued company in our industry. The companys products, materials and technologies are advancing sustainable solutions for food safety, access to clean water, healthcare and fuel efficiency in more than 100 international markets. LyondellBasell places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. The company takes great pride in its world-class technology and customer focus. LyondellBasell has stepped up its circularity and climate ambitions and actions to address the global challenges of plastic waste and decarbonization. In 2022, LyondellBasell was named as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” for the fifth consecutive year. For more information, please visit www.lyondellbasell.com or follow @LyondellBasell on LinkedIn.

As Senior Strategy & Planning Analyst, you will help shape the strategy for Olefins and/or Polyolefins in the Americas (OPAM) region. Reporting to the Sr. Manager Strategy & Planning OPAM, you will be responsible for providing business units, functional units and senior management with the relevant analysis necessary to understand and improve performance. The incumbent serves as the focal point for preparing the long range plan, defining and evaluating strategic opportunities and risks, and tracking performance improvement progress. You will conduct evaluations and make recommendations that support Business unit strategy, marketing, commercial, and capital decisions.

A Day In The Life:

Coordinates and supports the various stages of planning and decision making processes including the development of Strategic Business Analyses and Natural Business Unit Strategy; Execution Plans; market and other business inputs into the Long Range Plan and Budget and Business Performance Management. As Strategy & Planning Analyst, you will provide Olefins & Polymers Americas senior business management with strategic, market, industry, economic and technology analyses necessary to understand and improve business performance. Other activities include evaluating and preparing recommendations and presentations related to commercial opportunities, market/product/customer/plant profitability, strategic marketing and sourcing decisions, capital projects, revenue growth/cost reduction, and industry data compilation/interpretation/analysis. The position requires interaction with various functional groups throughout the organization including Business Finance, Strategic Planning & Transactions, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, NetZero, and with external consultants.

• Meet Long-Range Planning (LRP) milestones – review and update process and strategies for LRP, support Business in preparing 10-year financial plan, contribute to preparation of corporate LRP premises.
• Maintain intelligence on market, supply/demand, trade flows, competitor profiles, segment mapping, cost curves benchmarks.
• Evaluate profit generating capital project opportunities as they arise – support Business Leaders in pursuing project opportunities related to new investments;
• Support large capital projects in coordination with our Strategic Planning & Transactions and Global Projects groups for project development, evaluation, and execution.
• Support Business Directors and Senior Management in preparing monthly and quarterly business review reports, Quarterly Earnings documents, and presentations for Executive Committee and Board meetings.
• Contribute to the digitalization of the Strategy & Planning platform.

Value You Bring:

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering or Business/Finance with an MBA preferred.
• Minimum seven years of relevant chemical industry experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, evaluation, and judgment skills demonstrated ability to handle complex, and often ambiguous analytical and evaluation assignments, including development of models used across the organization.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Thorough understanding of corporate finance, financial modeling and analytical tools (Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Net Present Value (NPV), payback, Economic Value Added (EVA), etc.).
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills consistent with a client group that includes Senior Managers & Executives.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement including in tools, reports, and processes.
• Advanced PC skills, including spreadsheets, database, graphics, statistical forecasting and modeling. Good information technology skills needed to access company data.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively as a team member, and achieve results through the contributions of other people both within and outside of the immediate organization.
• Preferred: experience with data visualization and dashboard development.

What We Offer:

We offer employees a competitive total compensation package, which includes base pay and variable incentive pay programs. This supports a pay-for-performance culture, recognizing both individual and company performance, as well as benefit programs that are highly attractive and competitive within the markets for which we compete for talent.

• The Company’s Global Remote Work Policy allows eligible employees the option to work up to three days a week from home.
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Retirement (Pension) Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Educational Assistance
• Choice of Preferred Provider or Consumer Driven Medical Plan including Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental, Vision and Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, AD&D and LTD Insurance

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