Location:  NE TN

Ideal Candidate:  7+ to 10 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree
Energy Industry
Willingness to Travel – Occasionally

Seeking Procurement Business Analyst to:

This role is responsible for providing strategic analysis of key energy inputs to the petrochemicals industry including crude oil, natural gas, and coal.  The analyst will be responsible for developing and maintaining data related to supply/demand balances, trade flows, production economics, long-term drivers of pricing (macro-economic, political, technology, regulations, governmental policy, etc.) and other industry trends and issues related to upstream energies and technologies.

This position is a highly visible role within the company and interfaces with our global procurement and business teams. There is senior management level support to build additional bandwidth and capability in this area.

Key Job Responsibilities:
-Collaboratively develop and communicate deep fundamental knowledge of key energy inputs to key internal stakeholders
-Provide strategic analysis of energy markets as input to energy procurement plan development
-Manage relationships and interface with energy industry consultants
-Function as expert consultant on energy markets to other functions within the company such as Global Marketing, Corporate Strategy, Indirect Procurement, Developing Technology, and Investor Relations to provide insight and knowledge of key energy inputs to the petrochemical industry
-Lead development of the long-term forecast for energy commodities
-Facilitate and present  periodic executive summaries of key energy markets to senior and executive team management
-Participate on growth teams and provide energy market analysis as needed
Required Education:
Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university is required.

Desired Experience:
-Minimum of six years experience as an analyst or related position in energy/petrochemical markets
-Experience with commodity market models
-Deep knowledge of energy and related industries
-Excellent organizational skills, initiative, and accountability with an attention to detail
Desired Skills/Attributes:
-Strategic mindset:  provide thought leadership to challenge/engage Business Managers and other functional partners in the organization
-Analytical: ability to develop and analyze data sets and work with econometric models
-Adaptive:  manage risks and move forward developing plans and options
-Collaborative:  work within and across the organization effectively
-Action-oriented/Self-starter:  highly motivated, inclined to action, able to work without direct supervision
-Results-driven:  manage effective execution of plans to deliver results
-Able to effectively lead and manage individuals or teams, internally or externally, to achieve impactful tactical execution of communications tactics, on time and within budget
-Able to manage communications with multiple internal stakeholders
-Well organized, project/goal oriented and able to work under deadlines
-Excellent command of grammar and the English language
-Good presentation and communication skills

If interested, please send resume to resumes@acquis.com or call 732-280-8425.  Thank you!

Location:  NE Tennessee

Ideal Candidate

7+ to 10 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree ChE

Description

-Lead new product development projects

-Lead process improvement teams in manufacturing

-Drive project planning and execution – coordinate activities of different organizations (marketing, technology, manufacturing, etc.)

-Develop and maintain milestone plans for projects

-Flag and help address resource concerns, timeline delays, or other critical obstacles

-Maintain project documentation, and provide project reports and updates as required by management

-Work with accountants and Finance to provide relevant financial evaluations for projects

-Monitor project expenditures

-Serve as primary contact for all project related inquiries

-Assist with technical problem solving, etc. for team activities as needed, including work on production or pilot scale

Minumum Education and Experience Required: 

-Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineer from an accredited university / college

-3 or more years of experience as a chemical engineer

Other Qualifications:

-High level of initiative – self starter

-Strong organizational skills

-Data driven in decision making – utilize statistical tools as appropriate

-Strong interpersonal skills – works well with people in different types of jobs (i.e. engineers, plant operators, maintenance, business organizations, etc.)

-Strong written and verbal communication skills

Full-time 
Location:  Tennessee - Kingsport

Ideal Candidate:

2+ to 5 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

Willingness to Travel – Occasionally

-Technical Staff Engineer for the Plasticizers Department reporting through manufacturing management. 
-Primary function will be to address equipment reliability and process vulnerability issues (identification and correction).  Job will also include support for day to day operations, environmental permitting, small capital project implementation, and  other issues to maintain safe, stable and reliable operations.
-Must be able to execute projects as part of a team, a team leader or as an individual and to interface with business management to set priorities.

Minimum Required Education and Work Experience:
-Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from accredited university / college
-Minimum three (3) years experience as a chemical engineer
Other Qualifications:
-Desire to work in a chemical plant manufacturing environment
-High level of initiative
-A strong safety focus
-Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
-Good people skills – must work effectively with engineers, operators, management and other organizations
-Strong written and verbal communications skills

Location: Tennessee

5+ to 7 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

Willingness to Travel – Occasionally

The position will have responsibilities ranging from technical service for existing customers to product and application research and development. The applicant should have demonstrated real-world expertise formulating polyvinyl chloride (PVC). He or she will serve as a technical expert for PVC formulations both for customers and internal partners and will be expected to conduct/oversee laboratory work to troubleshoot problems and develop data to support new business opportunities. The successful candidate will be able to communicate with and advise others and will need to function effectively in multidisciplinary team environments. Travel will be expected, though the exact nature and amount will depend upon project mix and priorities. The candidate must be willing to travel domestically and internationally to participate in customer visits and trials as well as attend trade shows and conferences when justified.

Responsibilities:

To provide technical service for existing and prospective customers. This will include:
-Conducting lab work to acquire knowledge and understanding of product applications and problems encountered by customers
-Calling on customers and prospects and developing positive working relationships
-Developing and providing technical presentations, literature and other documentation
-Participating in or leading product or application development teams.
-Developing formulations utilizing commercial or developmental plasticizer products that meet target fitness for use and processing characteristics. Providing feedback to guide R&D efforts.
-Becoming an industry expert on PVC plasticization and leverage this expertise to identify opportunities and competitive threats so that Eastman’s plasticizers can be correctly positioned in the marketplace.

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Polymer Science or Chemical Engineering from accredited university / college

QUALIFICATIONS:
-Experience/Job Knowledge/Expertise:
oThe candidate must have 3+ years of work experience and / or post-graduate work in product formulations in the area of plastics, coatings, adhesives, and / or rubber
oThe candidate should have at least 3 years work experience developing and implementing PVC formulations
oExperience with multiple conversion processes and with a variety of plasticizers and resin types are pluses
-Judgment: Able to understand customer needs and identify opportunities for plasticizers. Able to prioritize projects based on their importance to both external and internal (business) customers. Able to identify areas where we can increase sales of our products, whether old products in new applications or new products in old or new applications.
-Initiative: Must be self-motivated, looking for new applications or improvements in current applications. This also applies to his or her desire to develop and apply new insights and knowledge.
-Leadership: Will be expected to provide technical solutions and may be called upon to lead cross-functional teams or other projects.
-Technical Skills: Must have demonstrated practical knowledge of product formulations in the area of plastics, coatings, adhesives, and or rubber. Must have the ability to develop into an industry expert on use of non-phthalate plasticizers in PVC. Should have familiarity with applicable test methods and health, safety, and environmental (HSE) regulations.
-Communication Skills: Able to make presentations to customers professionally either as a seminar or for training purposes. Write reports on customer calls. Clearly communicate customer needs, opportunities, threats, etc. to business, sales and marketing partners. Document work in technical reports and protect intellectual property.
-Teamwork: Must able to participate in cross-functional and natural unit teams. Must be able to work with people having different personalities and with people at various levels within the organization.
-Travel: Must be willing to travel both domestically and internationally.

If interested, please submit your resume to resumes@acquis.com.  Thank you!