Company:

INEOS Oxide

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Organizational context
and job purpose

INEOS Organization:

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. It comprises 15 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 65 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries throughout the world. INEOS products make a significant contribution to saving life, improving health and enhancing standards of living for people around the world. Its businesses produce the raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods: from paints to plastics, textiles to technology, and medicines to mobile phones - chemicals manufactured by INEOS enhance almost every aspect of modern life.

Business Context:

INEOS Oxide is one of the most diverse, dynamic and successful businesses within INEOS. We operate 5 manufacturing sites in Europe and North America (Antwerp BE, Köln DE, Lavéra FR, Plaquemine US, Bayport, US). We produce a broad range of 200+ products which spread across five key value chains (Ethylene Oxide, Propylene Oxide, Oxoalcohols, Acetic Acid, and ENB), and on many of our products we are the European market leader. Our total manufacturing capacity is above 3 million tonnes per annum generating an annual EBITDA of ~300 M€. INEOS Oxide is an energetic business which is growing actively on a global level, with projects to extend our production base to new sites in North America and Asia in addition to continued investment on our existing platforms. We are committed to resourcing the Procurement team accordingly to deliver on this ambitious growth agenda.

Purpose of the Job:

The Senior Product Manager for the Bayport EO & EOD business will be a key member of the INEOS Oxide US Business Team and will be required to communicate on a regular basis with the INEOS Oxide Board and with a number of internal counterparts across the global business.
 

Senior Product Manager will support the Business Manager for EO and EODs across the full extent of the remit, with a focus on maximizing the EBITDA and cash delivery. Short term optimization in addition to delivering longer term, strategic value uplift for the business.

Senior Product Manager will drive and co-ordinate a large cross functional team across Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Customer Service. Post holder will have a deep understanding of production asset capabilities and economics, market dynamics, customer requirements and associated cost-to-serve. Senior Product Manager performs a key role in monitoring and responding to changing market demand for each individual product group, and managing challenges arising from feedstock supply and production reliability issues.

This role is also key within the global INEOS Oxide business, given the synergy value with Europe and with Plaquemine. Management of co-producer relationships within the US market is another key feature.

This is a Senior Leadership role within the INEOS Oxide US team with Senior Product Manager providing leadership for the Customer Service Team and being a key part of the overall order to cash process.
 

Internal Factors: 

• INEOS Oxide Board – regular reporting of EBITDA, margins, sales volumes, medium to longer term strategy.
• Business Manager (EO & Bayport EODs) – alignment on short, medium and long term strategy for the business.
• Lead Sales Manager and Regional Sales Managers – informing and aligning on sales pricing and volume targets; medium term contracting strategies.
• Customer Service Manager – providing guidance, leadership & direction.
• Raw Material Procurement Team – to set volume nominations and guidance on affordability levels for incremental feedstock purchases.
• Manufacturing Team – to understand plant limits, constraints, maintenance plans and to influence the manufacturing team positively; setting plant operating rates to optimise overall Business value.
• Finance Team – understanding actual financial performance of the business; forecasting future business performance.
• Business Manager (EOAs) – to unlock synergy value for the Plaquemine Ethanolamines asset.
• European Business & Sales Team – this is a critical interface to ensure success within the role; global optimisation of the product port-folio, asset operating plans and global sales strategies to maximise EBITDA for the overall INEOS Oxide Business.
• Supply Chain – ensuring processes are in place to have smooth supply chains to service customers while maximising value for the business.

Extern