Roles and Responsibilities
- Conduct market research on priority chemical products and maintain pricing databases.
- Track prices across surfactants, solvents, glycols, oleochemicals, and industrial chemicals in India, China, Southeast Asia, and North America.
- Analyse feedstock, energy, freight, and other factors influencing chemical prices.
- Monitor supply-demand trends, plant shutdowns, capacity additions, trade flows, anti-dumping duties, and tariff changes.
- Prepare short-term and medium-term price outlooks.
- Publish weekly product briefs and monthly market reports for sales and sourcing teams.
- Support sales and sourcing decisions with pricing recommendations and market insights.
- Work with product and technology teams to develop dashboards and use AI tools for market research.
- Ensure data accuracy, source reliability, and quality checks.
- Develop customer-facing market commentary and insights.
Skills and Qualifications
- 3–6 years of experience in chemical or petrochemical market intelligence.
- Experience in chemical market research, price assessments, supply-demand analysis, and pricing databases.
- Strong understanding of chemical value chains, feedstocks, intermediates, and derivatives.
- Knowledge of trade data, freight markets, and Incoterms.
- Advanced Excel skills; Power BI or Tableau experience is an advantage.
- Industry contacts across producers, traders, and distributors.
- Strong analytical, research, and communication skills.
- Ability to convert market data into actionable business recommendations.
- Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Economics, or a related field.
- An MBA or postgraduate management degree is an advantage.
- Ownership mindset and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
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