Leader, Chemicals 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 Leader, Chemicals Business. Who will be accountable for the profit and loss results of the Chemicals Business in defined countries. Develops and executes the business strategies for multiple Chemicals main products. Leads a multidisciplinary stakeholder team and steers the business in order to realize or exceed our client Chemicals global and regional vision.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum of bachelor’s Degree and preferably master from an accredited University in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or Engineering
- 12 years experience in the petrochemicals business including plant/marketing and sales
- Management experience with operating margin responsibility
- Business focus and result orientation (sharpening the focus)
- Strong analytical and conceptual powers
- Proven leadership and communication skills
- Multicultural flexibility and international mindset of building on diversity
- Proven track record of execution and delivery of results
- Good understanding of key business and financial processes
- Sharpening focus and development of vision, proven sound judgment
- Strong analytical and conceptual powers
- Highly developed skills for organizing and aligning for success
- Independent creative lateral thinker
- Leading through vision and values
- Thorough understanding of chemical industry, customers, markets and competitors adapted to the very diverse portfolio of BU’s
- Recognized thought leadership as well as strong influencing, networking and communication skills to coordinate all business management activities within SBU and Corporate functions
- Sound understanding of key business and strategic planning processes and portfolio management process

**Duties and responsibilities**
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- Responsible for preparing Chemicals Business global vision and strategy throughout products value chain into a cohesive global business and strategic plan detailing sales & profitability targets, product portfolio - current and future, T&I requirements, distribution channels and routes to market, marketing activity plan and sales targets, growth and expansions opportunities and plan
- Proactively monitors appropriate quantitative and qualitative business intelligence & market developments report through internal analysis and external consultants to be adopted in 1+4 business and budget plan
- Monitor and at upon relevant business information on feedstock and end products with a focus on key trends, including supply & demand, market developments, competitive landscape, customer dynamics, demographics and outlook scenarios
- Responsible to maximize the overall P&L contribution to the business on medium and long term by steering the multidisciplinary business process of Marketing/Sales, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Technology and Innovation and P&PI, continuously triggering and proposing performance improvement
- Responsible for approving global business plan for each Product and individual objectives for global and Regional Sales / Key Account Managers to meet set KPI’s for each product
- Explore business opportunities with customer and other partners to develop the Chemicals businesses globally and drive asset growth in line with our client 2025/2030 targets
- Active role in promoting Chemicals and advocacy activities and our client representative in industry platforms.
- Review the KPI’s of the business team against set strategy, milestones, targets and define tactics to improve performance
- Identify and implement projects which are relevant for global product market/asset cluster
- Run the high-level operational business of the product business, i.e.:

- Maximize our client return of Product
- Drive global business team to market product portfolio and development as required
- Approve Sa