BD Mgr Advance Recycling & Bio-Based Feed, NA
LyondellBasell
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Maintain relationships with external parties (feedstock suppliers) and commitments in order to influence further progress and developments as needed.
- Identify and evaluate potential 3rd party chemical recycling partnerships, liasing for support on technology assessment with Advanced Recycling 3rd party BD & Technology team.
- Design scope and business model of 3rd party chemical recycling partnerships, negotiate and execute partnership agreements, with support from Advanced Recycling 3rd party BD & Technology team and C&LC Finance & Strategy and Legal.
- Negotiate supply agreements on pyrolysis oil and bio-feedstocks.
- Provide industry analysis and competitive intelligence in supporting and developing LyondellBasell positions in industry associations, as it relates to policy developments on sustainable feedstocks.
- Develop the value proposition and assess attractiveness for various feedstock supplies with support from olefins optimization for the various NA Circular Economy Roadmap initiatives.
- Manage the feedstock contracting strategy and execution (including specification approvals) with the olefins and feedstock team for the required pyrolysis oil and renewable feedstocks.
- Coordinate the storage and delivery logistics with NA Feedstocks and C&LC Planning & Operations.
- Collaborate with the polymers team to meet incoming customers (brand owners, converters) CirculenRevive and CirculenRenew requests.
- Align with NA Recover team to ensure access to waste feedstocks for both chemical & mechanical recycling in NA at optimal quality adjusted prices.
- Strategic mindset coupled with execution & delivery skills.
- Demonstrated capability to develop business partnerships & ventures.
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
- History of balancing near-term objectives with longer-term goals of the organization.
- Commercial and Negotiating Skills.
- Plastic waste landscape and feedstocks, Chemical recycling.
- Knowledge of olefins feedstocks market dynamics and bio- / renewable feedstocks.
- Bachelor's degree in business or technical field of study.
- Master's degree in Business preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of professional work experience in the petrochemical , waste management or related industry.
- 1+ year of contract negotiation experience with 3rd parties.
- The Company's Global Remote Work Policy allows eligible employees the option to work up to three days a week from home.
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Retirement (Pension) Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Educational Assistance
- Choice of Preferred Provider or Consumer Driven Medical Plan including Prescription Drug Coverage
- Dental, Vision and Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life, AD&D and LTD Insurance