Sr. Supply Chain Analyst

Sr. Supply Chain Analyst

Location: Houston, TX, US, 77056

LyondellBasell is 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 MoReTec 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. Come Join an Inclusive Team

The Senior Supply Chain Analyst supports strategic, analytical, and process-improvement initiatives across Global Supply Chain. The role coordinates budgeting and cost-management activities for distribution costs and SG&A, leads benchmarking efforts, and develops data-driven insights, value cases, models, and reporting to support business decisions. The analyst also leads or advises on network design, optimization, and cross-functional initiatives, translating complex cost, service, capacity, risk, and performance information into practical recommendations that improve visibility, efficiency, resilience, and supply chain performance.

A Day in the Life

• Business Analytics, Cost & Performance Management
• Develop, maintain, and communicate analytical insights related to supply chain cost, service, capacity, inventory, demand, transportation, warehousing, and business performance.
• Build business cases and cost-benefit analyses for proposed solutions, quantify savings opportunities, and present recommendations to Supply Chain leadership.
• Support cost visibility, reporting, forecasting, actuals reviews, and other business analytics initiatives.
• Coordinate and support budgeting activities for distribution costs and SG&A, including consolidation of inputs, forecasts, actuals, and cost-related reporting across supported organizations.
• Coordinate and support supply chain benchmarking activities, including data collection, validation, analysis, and development of insights and supporting narratives.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses and prepare clear, succinct reports and presentations for leadership and business stakeholders.
• Network Design, Optimization & Scenario Planning
• Support the design and optimization of global supply chain and logistics networks, including manufacturing flows, distribution centers, transportation, warehousing, and customer delivery channels.
• Build and execute analytical, network optimization, simulation, or scenario models to evaluate cost, service, capacity, sourcing, demand, and footprint trade-offs.
• Analyze routes, modes, load planning, and cost-to-serve opportunities to improve delivery performance and reduce total supply chain cost.
• Identify supply chain risks and model alternative solutions that improve resilience and business continuity.
• Data, Digital Enablement & Process Improvement
• Collect, consolidate, cleanse, validate, analyze, and maintain supply chain datasets and master data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, visualizations, and analytical platforms that improve visibility and decision support.
• Automate and standardize processes to improve efficiency, scalability, repeatability, data quality, and customer experience.
• Support deployment and continuous improvement of analytical, optimization, and extended system tools.
• Lead or consult on cross-functional process-improvement and change-implementation initiatives.
• Stakeholder Leadership & Collaboration
• Partner with regional and global stakeholders across Supply Chain, Logistics, Commercial, Finance, Digital, and supported businesses to gather inputs, align assumptions, and implement solutions.
• Serve as a key contact for analytical, cost, network, and process-related topics within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Facilitate workshops, performance reviews, and analytics discussions with business teams and leadership.
• Influence stakeholders, anticipate objections, and promote cross-functional alignment around recommendations and alternative solutions.
• Handle sensitive business information with professionalism and a high degree of confidentiality.

You Bring This Value

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field is strongly preferred. Candidates with a High School Diploma and at least 10 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree. At least 6 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, supply chain, consulting, analytics, logistics, transportation, distribution, or a related field, including direct experience in supply chain network design. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, including the ability to consolidate, cleanse, validate, manipulate, and interpret data. Excellent written and oral communication, organization, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across multiple functions and organizations and with audiences at all levels of the organization. Ability to manage multiple priorities, deliver results, and maintain professionalism and confidentiality in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with Power BI or a comparable business intelligence tool; proficiency in Microsoft Office and related analytical tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated project management, change management, process-improvement, interpersonal, and negotiation capabilities. Ability to research complex topics and communicate financial, statistical, and operational information clearly and succinctly. Experience with SQL or Python. Experience with network design, optimization, simulation, or modeling tools such as Coupa, AIMMS, AnyLogistix, Optilogic, 4flow, or similar platforms. Experience with ERP software such as SAP.

Competencies

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