Job Description:
Huntsman Corporation is now looking for a dynamic individual as a Business Performance Analyst.
The general purpose of the job is;
• To provide accurate, timely, and insight driven business performance analytics enabling rapid decisions in dynamic market conditions across ISC & Middle East.
• To strengthen financial discipline, transparency, and commercial rigor across the regions.
• To act as a key business partner to Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and Pricing teams by delivering performance insights, pricing intelligence, and planning support.
This position will be based in Mumbai, India.
As a Business Performance Analyst, you will:
1. Commercial & Financial Analytics
• Conduct insightful analysis on customer/product/segment profitability and highlight drivers impacting CM and EBITDA performance.
• Support costing, fixed cost control, and cost out initiatives in partnership with Operations and Procurement.
• Deliver CM to EBITDA actuals, variance analyses, and scenario modelling for decision making.
• Lead data driven pricing recommendations by translating RM/FX/TP cost movements into timely pricing actions.
2. Planning & Forecasting
• Drive the planning and forecasting cadence for ISC & Middle East (Budget, BOM, Fixed Cost, Rolling Forecasts).
• Ensure accuracy, insightfulness, and timeliness of financial submissions and performance outlook.
• Partner with region leaders to identify risks, opportunities, and business levers.
3. Business Performance Reporting
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly performance packs across Sales, Operations, Supply Chain and Commercial functions.
• Support leadership reviews through dashboards, trackers, KPI reports, and project follow ups.
• Identify anomalies, root causes, and corrective actions through proactive performance monitoring.
4. Cross Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with R2R, Shared Services, Supply Chain, Sales, and Operations to ensure smooth month end closure and data integrity.
• Provide required inputs and clarifications to shared services ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Support tax related topics, import data tracking, and commercial policy adherence as required.
5. Tools, Systems & Data
• Use IBM, SAP and BI tools for analytics and reporting.
• Maintain high proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and build crisp, insightful presentations.
• Maintain data accuracy, timeliness, and completeness across all performance systems and reports.
• Develop improved templates, automated dashboards, and streamlined business performance processes.
• Act as an extended arm of the Performance team in driving business cadence and maintaining tight control over reporting timelines.
• Apply strong analytical thinking to large volumes of data and convert insights into impactful business recommendations.
• Be a gatekeeper of finance policy & accounting standards
What skills and experiences are we looking for?
• Graduate in Commerce/Finance with an advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Analytics preferred.
• Strong business and commercial acumen with good understanding of manufacturing/chemical industry dynamics.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in Business Performance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, or related analytical roles.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; ability to identify risks and opportunities proactively.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and cross functional collaboration skills.
• High proficiency in spreadsheets, presentations, and dashboarding tools.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage deadlines, and maintain quality of insights.
• Strong leadership qualities, proactive mindset, and ability to influence stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret financial and commercial drivers to support strategic decisions.
What can we offer?
Huntsman offers unsurpassed opportunities to build a successful future. We are a global specialty chemical company with locations in 25 countries around the world, employing over 6,000 associates. Our diverse portfolio creates a range of career fields including manufacturing, research and development, technical services, sales and marketing, customer service – and the list goes on.
Here, you can make an impact and make a difference. Come join us.
Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law in every location in which we have facilities national or local.
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Skills Required
- Graduate degree in Commerce or Finance
- Advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Analytics
- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in Business Performance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, or related analytical roles
- Strong business and commercial acumen, including understanding of manufacturing or chemical industry dynamics
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- High proficiency in spreadsheets, presentations, and dashboarding tools
- Ability to work under pressure, manage deadlines, and maintain quality of insights
- Strong leadership qualities and proactive mindset
- Ability to influence stakeholders
- Ability to interpret financial and commercial drivers to support strategic decisions
Huntsman Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huntsman Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Huntsman Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage (medical/dental/vision) and EAP are consistently described as solid, with multiple plan options cited. Strong health benefits are frequently highlighted as a relative strength in the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contributions and equity through a stock incentive plan, with legacy pension arrangements for some groups. Retirement features are repeatedly referenced as a positive component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and floating days are described as good to very good in many roles. Vacation accrual is said to increase with seniority in some locations.
Huntsman Corporation Insights
What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
