Position: Senior Principal Analyst (m/f/d) - Plastics Recycling, EMEA
Location: Frankfurt, Germany or London, UK (hybrid)
About The Business
At ICIS, our mission is to optimize the world’s resources. We help companies make strategic, sustainable decisions by bringing transparency to markets across the world. We create a comprehensive view of commodities markets, providing companies with the data and intelligence to successfully navigate across global value chains every day. Our customers benefit from instant access to price assessments, reports and forecasts, a dedicated news channel and supply and demand data. You can learn more about ICIS at the link below. https://www.icis.com/explore
Key Responsibilities
- Collates, models, interprets and analyses data; explains variances and trends in the plastics recycling sector.
- Develop deep understanding of recycling market drivers and contribute to the production of written analysis explaining and predicting market developments.
- Apply market understanding to developing long-term forecasts for supply, demand and pricing.
- Fundamental data research relevant to the plastics recycling value chain.
- Effective maintenance and regular updating of key data sets.
- Idea generation for expansion in this sector.
- Identify enhancements to data generation, analysis and modelling.
- Engage with the industry and clients through event/conference attendance, client engagement and other marketing activities.
- External presentation of the team’s analysis and representation of ICIS at related events.
- Broaden and add further detail to our coverage of our plastic recycling data sets.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in data analytics or market intelligence, with a proven track record of delivering analysis of market trends.
- Experience in recycle polymer markets (either in analytics or commercial role), with a focus on polyolefins an advantage.
- Proficient in data analytics skills and visualization tools (e.g., Python, Tableau, Power BI).
- Experience working with large, complex datasets (structured and unstructured).
- Solid understanding of statistics, modelling and forecasting.
- Strong business acumen and communication skills — able to deliver insight into strategy level engagements.
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a Sustainability related discipline, chemical engineering, business studies, Environmental Economics & Policy, PhD is a plus.
Work In a Way That Works For You
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
