Strategic Intelligence & Analytics Leader

Kraton Corporation; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Health Advocate

Life Insurance

401k

Employee Assistance Program

Accident, Disability & Critical Illnes

Job summary

Kraton Corporation, a global specialty chemicals company, seeks a Manager, Corporate Strategy at its The Woodlands HQ. You will elevate market intelligence, shape data governance, and drive analytics-led decision making across Polymer and Pine Chemicals businesses.

Lead cross-functional initiatives with IT, Finance, and commercial teams, translating insights into strategic actions and executive-ready materials.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English and Korean (written and spoken) is required.
• Minimum 7+ years in corporate strategy, management consulting, or CI/analytics.
• Strong ability to assess, build, and elevate capabilities and skills across the org.
• Solid grounding in market research, competitive intelligence, and data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Assess and raise enterprise market intelligence; differentiate strong practices from gaps.
• Build and steward the enterprise data and analytics backbone with IT, Finance, and business units.
• Translate insights into decision-ready recommendations for management on pricing, portfolio, and strategy.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to raise overall market-intelligence maturity across the organization.

Skills

English & Korean proficiency

7+ years experience

Data strategy & analytics

Strategic storytelling

Cross-functional influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or Data/Analytics

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

Kraton Corporation, a global specialty chemicals company, seeks a Manager, Corporate Strategy at its The Woodlands HQ. You will elevate market intelligence, shape data governance, and drive analytics-led decision making across Polymer and Pine Chemicals businesses.

Lead cross-functional initiatives with IT, Finance, and commercial teams, translating insights into strategic actions and executive-ready materials.