Economic Researcher Jobs - Jubail Saudi

<h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">About the Role</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 12px; ************;">TASNEE is seeking a <strong style="font-weight:700;">full-time Engineer Business Planning</strong> to join our team in Al Jubail, Eastern region. This role is designed for professionals with <strong style="font-weight:700;">2-5 years of relevant experience</strong> who are prepared to contribute to critical business planning and operational functions within the company.</p> <h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">Role Purpose</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 12px; ************;">The primary purpose of this position is to manage various aspects of business planning, including inventory, pipeline sales, and contract review. The Engineer Business Planning will coordinate with customers, suppliers, and regulators, support annual production plans, and prepare monthly forecasts. This role involves significant data analysis, price calculations, and the creation of management presentations to support strategic decision-making.</p> <h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">Key Responsibilities</h3> <ul style="margin:0 0 12px; padding-inline-start:24px; list-style-type:disc; list-style-position:outside;"> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Prepare ongoing forecasts in coordination with raw material and utilities suppliers, and olefins buyers to ensure optimal capacity planning.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Coordinate and liaise with government departments, private parties, and neighboring companies regarding raw materials, feedstock supplies, utilities, and business forecast requirements.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Update the department database and master sheets with production, consumption, sales, and other performance indicators on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, communicating updates to other department users regularly.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Prepare and review prices in conjunction with pipeline sales quantities for month-end closing.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Prepare and review supply agreements for utilities, raw materials, and pipeline sales.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Develop and monitor the economic model and olefin inventory management to facilitate TASNEE’s management decision-making process for overall profitability.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Support the plant with tolling forecasts and coordinate with all relevant parties.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Collaborate with team members to prepare high-level management presentations, charts, reports, and analyses as requested by the department, based on priority.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Participate in on-call duty and Eid holiday coverage on a rotational basis with other team members to complete or coordinate emergency and critical tasks.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Propose annual business plan contributors to management.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Perform other duties or assignments as directed by management.</li> </ul> <h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">Required Qualifications and Skills</h3> <ul style="margin:0 0 12px; padding-inline-start:24px; list-style-type:disc; list-style-position:outside;"> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">A minimum of <strong style="font-weight:700;">2 to 5 years of experience</strong> in a related business planning or analytical role.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and database maintenance.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint for preparing management presentations, charts, and graphs.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Strong analytical skills for price calculations, forecasting, and economic modeling.</li> <li style="margin:0 0 6px;">Effective communication and coordination skills for interacting with internal and external stakeholders.</li> </ul> <h3 style="font-size:18px; font-weight:700; margin:16px 0 8px;">Work Environment and Compliance</h3> <p style="margin:0 0 12px; ************;">This full-time position is based in Al Jubail. The role requires collaboration within a team environment and adherence to operational schedules, including participation in rotational on-call duties and holiday coverage. The incumbent must ensure compliance with all relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within their area of activity to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, high-quality product/service delivery, and responsible environmental practices.</p>

<h3>About John Crane</h3><p>John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries. The company's products, including mechanical seals and systems, couplings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies, enable efficient and sustainable operations. With a global network of over 200 sites in more than 50 countries, John Crane employs over 6,000 people worldwide, partnering with customers to enhance operational safety, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet environmental standards.</p><h3>Role Overview</h3><p>John Crane is seeking a Customer Reliability Technician to work full-time on-site at customer facilities in Al Jubail. This role involves direct coordination and participation in work with customers to ensure compliance with partnership agreements. The technician will be responsible for troubleshooting product performance and application-specific issues, making independent seal and equipment evaluations, selections, and recommendations. The position requires 0-1 years of experience and may involve travel to perform duties directly with customers.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Conduct daily equipment inspections to identify issues affecting reliability, safety, and the environment.</li><li>Report identified issues to the relevant department and ensure the creation of Work Orders for correction.</li><li>Ensure the availability and adherence to equipment commissioning and start-up procedures.</li><li>Provide hands-on training for mechanical seal installations and correct mechanical seal system operation.</li><li>Ensure the Quality Control Plan is followed during equipment strip and repair processes.</li><li>Complete John Crane Work Orders using the reliability software.</li><li>Support the Reliability Engineer in troubleshooting specific customer applications and rectifying John Crane products, such as seal operation problems and failures.</li><li>Reduce inventory by establishing reduction standards, minimizing physical inventory variances, and optimizing inventory levels.</li><li>Proactively solve problems on existing installations.</li><li>Report and manage recommendations from daily inspections through the John Crane reliability software.</li><li>Identify and recommend training needs (maintenance and operations) to the reliability engineer.</li><li>Devise and recommend new approaches to problems encountered in assignments.</li><li>Recommend new standards and procedures for equipment inspection, repair, and commissioning.</li><li>Support the reliability engineer in failure reporting and Root Cause Analysis investigations.</li><li>Perform additional duties as requested.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications and Experience</h3><ul><li>0-1 years of relevant experience.</li><li>Ability to troubleshoot and investigate product performance issues.</li><li>Capability to make independent seal and equipment evaluations and recommendations.</li><li>Willingness to travel as required to customer sites.</li></ul><h3>Work Environment and Culture</h3><p>John Crane fosters an inclusive environment, supported by employee resource groups (ERGs) such as Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. The company recognizes excellence through the Smiths Excellence Awards, an annual celebration of activities, people, and projects that drive the business forward. John Crane values diverse perspectives and backgrounds, ensuring equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics.</p><h3>Application Process</h3><p>Interested candidates are encouraged to apply directly through the Smiths Group careers website. Please note that Smiths Group and its recruitment partners will never request payment at any stage of the hiring process.</p>

<h3 >About the Role</h3> <p >Maaden is seeking a <strong >Specialist Strategic Raw Material II</strong> to join its team in Jubail, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is integral to supporting metal procurement activities, with a primary focus on aluminum products and scrap. The role contributes to achieving cost-effective sourcing, ensuring timely material availability, managing supplier performance, and upholding procurement policies, while also supporting scrap recycling and local content initiatives.</p> <h3 >Key Responsibilities</h3> <ul > <li >Execute day-to-day procurement activities for aluminum products, including UBC scrap and class scrap.</li> <li >Prepare and process purchase orders, contracts, and pricing agreements, utilizing LME benchmarks.</li> <li >Monitor supplier performance to ensure timely delivery of materials and adherence to agreements.</li> <li >Identify and onboard approved suppliers, ensuring alignment with company compliance and ERP systems.</li> <li >Ensure strict adherence to company procurement policies and the established authority matrix.</li> </ul> <h3 >Market Analysis and Sourcing Strategy</h3> <ul > <li >Maintain awareness of aluminum scrap market trends to support competitive sourcing decisions.</li> <li >Track market updates and report on pricing trends, supply-demand balance, and recycling flows.</li> <li >Assist in developing and implementing sourcing plans for metal procurement.</li> <li >Apply cost analysis tools to inform and support procurement decisions.</li> <li >Assist in risk assessment related to scrap quality, availability, and logistics.</li> </ul> <h3 >Contribution to Sustainability</h3> <p >The Specialist will support initiatives aimed at increasing scrap recycling and enhancing local content engagement within procurement operations. This involves contributing to efforts that align with Maaden's broader sustainability and local economic development goals.</p> <h3 >Experience Requirements</h3> <p >Candidates for this role should possess <strong >5 to 10 years of relevant experience</strong> in procurement, supply chain, or a related field, with a focus on raw materials or metals.</p> <h3 >Work Environment</h3> <p >This is a full-time position based in Jubail, Eastern, Saudi Arabia, within Maaden's procurement function. The role operates within a framework that emphasizes supplier compliance and adherence to established procurement policies.</p>