Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead the administration of Solomon benchmarking studies, ensuring relevance and accuracy for Global Manufacturing facilities.
• Personally, conduct on-site data collection, verification, and quality review during Solomon benchmarking in Global Manufacturing Affiliates' facilities.
• Analyze and interpret Solomon benchmarking results to ascertain the competitive positions of Global Manufacturing facilities in the industry.
• Develop comprehensive reports documenting findings and actionable recommendations for presentation to Global Manufacturing management and affiliates.
• Lead the planning, development, and execution of solutions to bridge identified performance gaps, demonstrating measurable improvements.
• Formulate and implement expense/margin optimization plans to maximize financial performance of Global Manufacturing Affiliates' facilities.
• Work directly with affiliates' facilities to establish performance targets and measure progress using Solomon metrics.
• Assess and quantify the future impact of planned capital improvements and modifications on Solomon benchmarking metrics.
• Develop and present regular performance benchmarking reports capturing the Solomon metrics for all Global Manufacturing affiliates' facilities.
• Mentor junior team members in Solomon benchmarking methodologies and best practices.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related specialization. An advanced degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 15 years of total practical refinery process units experience, with at least 7 years of hands-on, specialized experience in Solomon benchmarking and analysis of associated metrics in refinery settings.
• Demonstrated ability to apply Solomon benchmarking methodologies to drive tangible improvements in plant performance.
• In-depth working knowledge of refinery industry process plant characteristics and operations.
• Proven ability to facilitate technical discussions and influence various stakeholders, including senior management.
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools specific to Solomon benchmarking (please specify tools in your application).
• Track record of continuous learning and staying updated with the latest Solomon benchmarking methodologies and industry trends.