Asset Manager, Polymers NA

LyondellBasell; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

LyondellBasell is seeking a Polyolefins Asset Manager to maximize profitability and asset utilization across HDPE, LLDPE, LDPE, PP, and related products in NA. You will optimize reactor assets, lead cross-functional decisions, and drive long-range asset planning with a focus on cost reduction and value creation.

The role requires deep technical and commercial insight, leadership of cross-functional teams, and the ability to translate market strategies into operating plans for sustained asset

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical field is required.
• 15+ years of professional experience in polymer manufacturing or commercial roles preferred.
• Strong computer literacy with MS Office, SAP, Power BI and Business Warehouse.
• Demonstrated leadership and cross functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Product profitability and optimization across multiple polymers and assets.
• Determine economic asset balancing to maximize profitability and utilization.
• Lead rationalization decisions on product deletions and specifications.
• Review product mix, quality, and run rates with S&OP to optimize wheels.
• Shape commercial strategy with leadership on product strategies.
• Maintain and use optimization tools including Monte Carlo simulations.
• Own long term asset value optimization and inventory/product wheel tools.
• Coordinate asset loading plans balancing business needs and capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Decision making

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technical field

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Business Warehouse

Job description

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB 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. We\'re addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

The Polyolefins Asset Manager is responsible for maximizing the profitability and growth of HDPE, LLDPE, LDPE, PP, Wire & Cable and Catalloy businesses by optimizing polymer reactor asset utilization and product profitability across over 25 reactors in four states. This position is focused internally on manufacturing cost reduction, efficiency improvements, short term production planning management, and long range asset planning.

A Day in the Life

Product profitability & optimization

• Determines economic asset balancing within divisions to maximize profitability and manufacturing line utilization.
• Leads rationalization decisions and establishes recommendations on product deletions, specification changes, etc. by focusing on reactor capabilities versus product profitability.
• Works with Manufacturing and S&OP to review product mix, product quality, and run rates to optimize reactor product wheels for maximum profitability.
• Insures products produced are consistent with manufacturing capabilities.
• Shapes commercial strategy with business leadership on product strategies to grow, harvest, maintain or delete.
• Maintains and utilizes spreadsheet optimization tools using Monte Carlo simulation software.
• Owns the long term value optimization of the polymers assets, including responsibility for the optimization models, including the optimization tools used for inventory and product wheel management.
• Evaluation potential optimization tools integrated with the operations planning tool
• Reviews and approves requests for customer product specifications by analyzing the profitability/​manufacturing impact associated with each specification
• Responsible for stewarding and approving internal product specifications and their associated commercial and industry specifications.

Asset Utilization

• Allocates capacity among products/applications to balance profitability with customer service requirements.
• Determines optimum reactor utilization strategies by working closely with Sales, Commercial Management, and Manufacturing.
• Proposes and maintains medium-term and long-term asset loading plans for the relevant NA assets by balancing the business product needs, manufacturing capabilities, R&D developments and changes in supply patterns to reach an optimal economic solution for LyondellBasell.
• Coordinates the efforts needed to timely and successfully implement product slate simplification in the plants.
• Sets product level inventory targets based on production wheel and average customer demand.
• Monitors and recommends short term manufacturing issue resolution as it relates to business profitability and provides support to operations planners and product line planners to optimally plan production and supply customers economically

Strategy and Growth

• Leads development of manufacturing long range operating plans through oversight of the Asset Teams.
• Translates Marketing Excellence and Industry Marketing strategies into operating plans for best long term asset utilization.
• Defines and influences business segment strategy through asset-backed insights.
• Evaluates strategic implications of new markets, products, and technologies on capacity, cost structure, quality, and long-term asset competitiveness. Coordinates asset strategy implementation at product level in support of business needs and asset capabilities.
• Prioritizes NA Polymers Profit Generating capital to meet company targets.

Process Development & Technology

• Coordinates product and raw material trials between Business, R&D, Procurement and Manufacturing.
• Serves as business focal point for manufacturing VEP initiatives aligned to business strategy

You Bring This Value

• Bachelor\'s degree required, Engineering or Technical preferred
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience required, polymer manufacturingand/or commercial experience is preferred
• Computer literacy (incl. MS Office, SAP, Power BI and Business Warehouse)
• Good knowledge ofPolyolefins Industry and business preferred
• Sound technical experience (such as manufacturing, R&D, TS)
• Demonstrated proficiency with prioritization and decision making
• Demonstrated influencing, collaboration and facilitation. Good communicator.
• Knowledge of logistics
• Demonstrated strategic and analytical skills to support high-value decisions
• Demonstrated leadership of cross functional teams
• Demonstrated capability to lead a project team from problem analysis through execution
• Ability to understand and identify critical manufacturing issues impacting business profitability with extensive interactions with Commercial, Sales, R&D, and Manufacturing management.

Competencies

Drive Innovation

Technical Skills

Grow Capabilities

Promote Inclusion

Motivational Fit

Build Partnerships

Deliver Results

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