Strategy & Planning Analyst

Lyondell Basellis a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary Mo Re Tec  recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare.

LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

As Strategy & Planning Analyst, Commercial Reporting & Data Analytics, you will support the Olefins & Polyolefins Americas (O&P) Commercial Polymer Sales organization. Reporting to the Sr. Manager Strategy & Planning OPAM, you will be responsible for providing business units, functional units, and senior management with the relevant analysis necessary to understand and improve performance. The incumbent serves as the focal point for the development, management, and continuous improvement of performance reporting, analytics, and benchmarking tools.

This role transforms complex business data into actionable insights that enhance commercial decision‑making, market positioning, pricing strategy, and sales execution.

As Strategy & Planning Analyst, you will provide O&P Americas senior business management with strategic, market, industry, economic and technology analyses necessary to understand and improve business performance. Other activities include coordinating and supporting the various stages of planning and decision‑making processes such as the development of Sales Plans; provide market and other business inputs into Business Performance Management; evaluate and analyze industry data;

and serve as the primary owner and executor of recurring reports and dashboards for the Commercial Polymer Sales team.

The position requires interaction with various functional groups throughout the organization including Business Finance, Strategic Planning & Transactions, NA Polymers Commercial and Sales, and with external consultants.

• Develop analytical models enabling the business to evaluate pricing, sales performance, market trends, and asset competitiveness.
• Meet Sales Planning milestones - review and update process and strategies for Sales Plan, support Commercial Sales team in preparing multi‑year plan, contribute to preparation of corporate LRP premises.
• Maintain intelligence on Polymers market, trade flows, competitor profiles, segment mapping, and company benchmarks.
• Support Business Directors and Senior Management in preparing monthly and quarterly business review reports, Quarterly Earnings documents, and presentations for Executive Committee and Board meetings.
• Lead creation and maintenance of benchmark reports comparing LYB performance to external indices, internal plans, competitive data, and market intelligence.
• Synthesize market data (IHS, PTAI, ACC, etc.) into insights supporting commercial strategy.
• Ensure proper data sourcing, validation, and integration across commercial, supply chain, and manufacturing systems.
• Maintain strong data governance, documentation, and repeatable reporting workflows.
• Work closely with Sales Directors, Account Managers, Pricing, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Strategy & Planning partners to align reporting with business needs.
• Support leadership with adhoc analysis and executive‑level presentations.
• Contribute to the digitalization of the Strategy & Planning platform.
• Liaise with the LYB Digital Transformation organization to advance data architecture, infrastructure, and analytics maturity.
• Design, improve, and automate reporting frameworks using Power BI, and other analytical platforms.
• Support new capabilities including profitability modeling, forecasting enhancements, and scenario analysis.
• Encourage adoption of analytics…