Downstream Market Analyst

*At this time, we are only receiving applications from candidates who are currently situated in the Americas. Please make sure your CV is in English only, thank you.

Who is our client and your future employer?

The company where energy is opportunity!

Our client occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. They are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With significant investment in technology and infrastructure, they strive to maximize the value of the energy they produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, our client combines market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades of experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

This company is one of the most profitable in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Downstream Market Analyst who will be responsible for developing and enhancing price forecast visualization tools, computing and issuing transfer prices, and coordinating with stakeholders to validate price implementation. In that capacity, the incumbent shall be the primary source for refined products, crude, chemicals and freight forecasts needed by the Global Optimizer team and Affiliates Affairs organization.

Continuously assess transfer price implementation. Has decent prior work experience in the downstream oil & gas industry with exposure to market studies, model development and outlook projection. Proven ability to develop and maintain complex models and perform analytical & statistical exercises.

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Commerce, Marketing, Engineering, Business Administration or a closely related specialty.
• Post-graduate education or equivalent experience in MBA/ Statistics/Economics is desirable.
• Deep knowledge of model development and utilization of Excel functions.
• Decent understanding of downstream business and supply chain.
• 5 to 10 years of relevant professional experience (preferably in oil & gas downstream business), including several years in data analytics including market research, corporate planning, and business development.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and continuously improve fit-for-purpose price forecast visualization tools.
• Consult with Pricing Insights and Market Analysis team and AEs to gather information on global events affecting energy/ oil & gas market and market trends.
• Gather data from forward curves of all crude and products, market premium or discount values, costs of freight and other elements of Transfer Prices.
• Compute transfer prices daily for M till M+3, according to the planning cycle.
• Coordinate with AEs & market insights for review and validation of prices to be issued.
• Issue price forecast weekly to the AEs to ensure timely identification of opportunities, estimate uplift margins and serve as a basis for negotiations among stakeholders.
• Issue actual transfer prices on the last day of M-1 for M, to allow for timely review.
• Perform periodic lookback of TP forecasting quality and identify trends.
• Perform random checks and assist OAD to QA implemented prices on standard and non-standard cargoes.

Compensation and Benefits

• Monthly Base Salary – aligned with company employees with similar skills.
• Monthly Overbase – 25% of your monthly base salary.
• Benefits Supplement – 20% of your monthly base salary, after 3 years of service, reward increases to 25% of base, after 6 years 30% of base, and after 12 years 35% of base.
• Severance Package (2-year vest period) – year 2 to 5: 2 week's pay for each year of service, Year 6+: 4 week's pay for each year after.
• Employment Tax – if employee chooses to separate themselves from their ‘home country’ for income tax purposes, most will not be required to pay ‘home country’ income taxes; company will not report income to the ‘home country’ governments. Please check with your tax advisor for specifics relating to you.
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) (eligible after 12 months of service) – maximum purchase equal to 10% monthly base pay with a cap, 20% share discount.
• Incentive Plan – annual; based on performance, approx. 1.8x monthly base salary.
• Travel Allowance – annual; approx. $8,200 per household member 11+ years old residing in Saudi Arabia and $6,000 per household member under 11 years old.
• Medical/Dental Plan – complimentary in-Kingdom Johns Hopkins medical care/facilities for employee and eligible family members. In-Kingdom dental services subsidized.
• Educational Assistance Plan (EAP) – Out of Kingdom Assistance: 90% of expenses with a maximum per child, lesser of 5x monthly base salary or the company max ($48.5K), plus 3 round-trip economy air travel tickets; undergraduate college-age children get 2 round-trip economy air travel tickets; In Kingdom Assistance: 2x monthly base salary or the company max ($16.3K).
• Settling in Allowance – one-time payment; Family Status - 100% of monthly base salary; Single/Bachelor Status – 60% of monthly base salary.

Stages of our Hiring Process

1. Resume Evaluation:

A member of our recruitment team will evaluate that your resume matches the client's job description requirement.

Use the job description requirements to highlight your relevant experience and skills.

Be specific and describe the significance of your work, keyword alignment is important. Emphasize the impact of the work you've contributed to HR areas and tasks. Use your professional profile/resume to focus on major accomplishments and qualifications that match the job.

If your resume evaluation is suitable for this position, the recruitment team will invite you to a preliminary phone/video interview in 2-3 days.

If your resume evaluation is not suitable, you will be receiving an e-mail notification in 2-3 days.

2. Interviews Stage:

2.1 LHR Americas preliminary phone/video interview: A member of the Talent Acquisition team from LHR Americas will first schedule a call with you to discuss the details of the position, your interests, and qualifications. Furthermore, your English level will be evaluated at this stage, ONLY native or advanced speakers will approve this evaluation.

If this preliminary phone/video interview is successful, your resume will be submitted to our client.

If your preliminary phone/video interview is not successful, our Talent Acquisition consultant will inform you.

2.2 Client Face to Face interview: This interview will happen only if your resume is approved by our client, we cannot guarantee the time our client will take to approve your resume, but it should take less than a week.

If your resume is approved a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will get back to you and schedule a face-to-face meeting in a defined location. You will be told to go to the location.

The client interview contains technical questions that help assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field and may include a behavioral evaluation. Be prepared to explain how you approach problems and produce solutions.

If your face-to-face interview is successful, the hiring team will further evaluate your resume, decide, and then receive a conditional job offer.

If your face-to-face interview is not approved, LHR Americas will inform you.

2.3 There could be additional video interviews with hiring managers, which may also contain technical questions that help us assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field.

3. Conditional Offer:

A successful interview may result in a conditional offer of employment. Conditions for employment include but are not limited to medical examinations, and permission to secure a visa to work and reside in-country.

4. Relocation Process:

After your offer is accepted and all conditions for employment are met, you will be assigned a relocation advisor from LHR Americas. This advisor will be your go-to resource for your job transition, providing valuable advice on visa logistics, notice periods, medical requirements, and more.