Director, Aromatics EMEA

News Corporation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Education Benefits

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

Family Care Benefits

Commuter Transit Programme

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Programme

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a Director - Aromatics EMEA to lead comprehensive market analysis and provide global direction for aromatics product lines. The role combines supervision of Market Advisory and World Analysis services with mentoring responsibilities across the EMEA region.

The position requires deep aromatics sector expertise, exceptional English communication, and the ability to travel frequently. London or Düsseldorf are preferred locations, with hybrid work options available.

Qualifications

• Extensive technical and commercial experience in petrochemical markets, especially aromatics.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams in a global context.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical and communication skills; public speaking experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and coverage of aromatics markets for EMEA.
• Oversee market advisory services and world analysis reports.
• Maintain short/long term supply/demand models and price forecasts.
• Support client engagements and expand CMA exposure within client organizations.
• Mentor junior analysts in the EMEA region.

Skills

Aromatics market knowledge

Market analysis

Leadership

Public speaking

English fluency

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description:

Chemical Market Analytics is hiring a Director - Aromatics EMEA, who will be responsible for leading analysis and coverage of aromatics markets across EMEA, while providing global direction for specific product areas and support of all Chemical Market Analytics Advisory Services dedicated to these important markets.

You Will:

• Service lead for specific product line reports (Market Advisory Service and World Analysis)


• Potential line manager duties within the EMEA region


• Maintenance of short term and long term supply/demand models:

updates to the capacity database

update of quarterly supply/demand balances

in cooperation with the global aromatics team, regular review of long term supply/demand balances used in published world analyses and to meet the requirements of the Chemical Market Analytics’ Bespoke Research Group.

• Maintenance of econometric models which determine production cash costs and margins


• Construction of robust and defendable short term and long term price and margin forecasts, which includes setting global trends


• Support existing clients with a focus on increasing Chemical Market Analytics exposure inside client organizations


• Continuous proactive marketing of Market Advisory and World Analysis Services to meet annual growth goals:

sales calls to be worked in with client visit program where possible

develop strong connection to relevant industry associations

give market presentations at client meetings as well as Chemical Market Analytics and industry conferences.

• Provide written market analysis and reasoned forecasts to required World Analysis and Market Advisory Services.


• Provide support to the Bespoke Research Group/Consulting Group for single client project work as required.

-Mentor, coach and support junior Research Analysts in EMEA region

You Have:

• Extensive technical and commercial experience in the petrochemical markets (particularly aromatics), which will include:

A thorough understanding of the Aromatics market, and the key commercial drivers within the marketplace

A robust network of established marketplace contacts

This experience may have been gained in production, conversion and/or distribution industries.

• Demonstrable experience within a similar role


• Must have excellent written/spoken English.


• Must be computer literate, conversant with the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.


• Must have strong interpersonal, analytical and communication skills (written and oral). Experience of public speaking to small and large groups.


• Must be highly motivated, able to work with minimum supervision and work effectively and efficiently within a flexible global team environment.


• The location is ideally London or Dusseldorf


• The candidate must be willing to travel frequently within EMEA and as necessary to other regions.

Our Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans


• Paid Time Off


• Retirement Plans


• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans


• Education Benefits


• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave


• Family Care Benefits


• Commuter Transit Programme


• Subscription Discounts


• Employee Referral Programme

The salary range displayed is applicable to candidates based in Düsseldorf only. Compensation for candidates based in London will be aligned to the relevant UK salary range and discussed during the recruitment process

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Business Area: Dow Jones - OPIS - CMA

Job Category: Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence

Union Status:

Non-Union / A clear and likely internal candidate

Base Pay Range:-

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

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It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).