Senior Principal Analyst (m/f/d) - Plastics Recycling, EMEA

Risk Solution Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in market intelligence seeks a Senior Principal Analyst for Plastics Recycling, covering both London and Frankfurt. This role involves data analysis, market forecasting, and industry engagement, requiring 5+ years of experience in data analytics and strong SQL skills in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Healthy work/life balance initiatives

Flexible working hours

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data analytics or business intelligence.
• Expert-level SQL and strong Python or R skills.
• Solid understanding of statistics and predictive modeling.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret data trends in the plastics recycling sector.
• Generate long-term forecasts for supply, demand, and pricing.
• Engage with industry and clients at events and conferences.

Skills

Data analysis

Business intelligence

SQL

Python

R

Statistics

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a quantitative field

PhD in a relevant discipline

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Job description

Position: Senior Principal Analyst (m/f/d) - Plastics Recycling, EMEA

Location: Frankfurt, Germany or London, UK (hybrid)

About the Business
At ICIS, our mission is to optimize the world’s resources. We help companies make strategic, sustainable decisions by bringing transparency to markets across the world. We create a comprehensive view of commodities markets, providing companies with the data and intelligence to successfully navigate across global value chains every day. Our customers benefit from instant access to price assessments, reports and forecasts, a dedicated news channel and supply and demand data. You can learn more about ICIS at the link below. https://www.icis.com/explore

Key Responsibilities:

• Collates, models, interprets and analyses data; explains variances and trends in the plastics recycling sector.

• Develop deep understanding of recycling market drivers and contribute to the production of written analysis explaining and predicting market developments.

• Apply market understanding to developing long-term forecasts for supply, demand and pricing.

• Fundamental data research relevant to the plastics recycling value chain.

• Effective maintenance and regular updating of key data sets.

• Idea generation for expansion in this sector.

• Identify enhancements to data generation, analysis and modelling.

• Engage with the industry and clients through event/conference attendance, client engagement and other marketing activities.

• External presentation of the team’s analysis and representation of ICIS at related events.

• Broaden and add further detail to our coverage of our plastic recycling data sets.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in data analytics or business intelligence, with a proven track record of delivering business impact.

• Expert-level SQL and strong skills in Python, R, or similar.

• Proficient in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker).

• Experience working with large, complex datasets (structured and unstructured).

• Solid understanding of statistics, experimentation, and predictive modeling.

• Strong business acumen and communication skills — able to translate data into strategy.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a quantitative field Sustainability related discipline, chemical engineering, business studies, Environmental Economics & Policy, PhD is a plus.

Work in a way that works for you:

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

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