As Market Fundamentals Manager in Shell’s Chemicals business, you’ll play a key role in supporting a diverse product portfolio used in everyday applications—from furniture and coatings to pharmaceuticals and agro-chemicals. Operating across EMEA, the role focuses on delivering customer-centric and high-performance solutions while upgrading Shell molecules. With the chemical industry evolving rapidly—especially around sustainability—this role supports Shell’s energy transition by advancing bio-based and circular chemical solutions in collaboration with customers.
What’s the role
As the Market Fundamentals Manager, you will lead strategic market analysis to support Shell’s Chemicals business. This includes scenario development, supply-demand modeling, cost curve analysis, and cracker landscape assessments. Your role will enhance team capabilities through advanced analytics and collaboration with external consultants. You will also connect various business units to align market outlooks and shape Shell’s European chemical strategy. The insights you generate will support commercial strategies, pricing, portfolio decisions, and long-term planning, leveraging AI tools and third-party data.
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you will spearhead the integrated market fundamentals analytics that underpin our commercial strategies, price guidance, portfolio decisions, and medium to long-term business planning. As the market fundamentals expert, this role will provide critical insights to the Product Management team. The analytics will utilize advanced tools and data sources, incorporating AI and third-party market consultancy.
Key Responsibilities:
Analytical Tools & Upskilling:
Enhance the team's capability in utilizing advanced analytical tools.
Conduct training sessions to upskill team members in market analysis techniques.
Develop new ways of working to improve capabilities and efficiency.
Strategic Market Analysis:
Lead comprehensive market analysis, focusing on supply/demand, cash cost curves, and cracker landscape mainly for Base Chemicals.
Collaborate with external consultants to gather and interpret market data.
Deliver actionable insights on market fundamentals to support strategic planning and commercial decisions.
Cracker Landscape and Scenario Development:
Develop and evaluate cracker landscape scenarios for strategic project reviews, ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives.
Chemical Portfolio Strategy:
Assess the strategic implications of tariff changes and other external factors on the chemical portfolio, providing expert recommendations.
Market Insights & Strategic Projects:
Drive the development of market insights to support strategic initiatives.
Provide critical analysis for strategic projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Business Connectivity:
Serve as a liaison between different business units to ensure a unified market outlook.
Shape and communicate the European market narrative for Shell's chemical business.
Shareholder Representation:
Act as a Shareholder Representative Advisor to support the General Manager, Marketing.
Prepare for shareholder meetings with Blualp (Plastic recycling Company)
What you bring
Bachelor’s degree in economics, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred)
Proven experience in market analysis and strategic roles
Background in the Chemical or Refining industry
Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
Proficient in market analysis tools and techniques
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Solid project management and organizational abilities
Skilled in stakeholder and consultant engagement
Collaborative team player with leadership capabilities
Adaptable, proactive, and professional in dynamic environments
What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.
Note:As part of your application, please submit a motivation letter along with your resume. The motivation letter should outline your reasons for applying to this position and how your skills and experiences align with the job requirements. This will help us better understand your interest in the role and your suitability for the position.
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