Job Description

Company Overview for Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas.

Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene® tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon® tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid.

We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities.

Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.

BUSINESS ANALYST I

POSITION OBJECTIVE

1. Lead higher-complexity projects, drive cross-departmental efficiency, provide strategic recommendations, ensure enterprise-wide data integrity.
2. Oversee and ensure data integrity and process efficiency through the design, governance, and enhancement of systems, software solutions, and procedural frameworks that support sustainable growth and compliance.
3. Help improve Company marketing, production, operational and financial competitiveness through achieving individual/departmental annual goals.
4. Improve corporate operational and cost efficiency through procedure development, improvement projects, performance/financial benchmarking and best industry practice recommendation.

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

1. Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of assigned medium-to-large scale departmental initiatives by establishing project objectives, milestones, deliverables, risks, and success metrics to ensure timely and effective completion.
2. Independently manage annual business initiatives by monitoring project progress, identifying risks, recommending mitigation plans, and providing regular status updates and strategic recommendations to management.
3. Lead the development, review, and implementation of corporate policies, business procedures, and system SOPs to standardize operations, strengthen internal controls, and ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements.
4. Conduct business process analysis, industry benchmarking, and solution evaluations to identify operational improvement opportunities and recommend strategic system and process enhancements that improve organizational effectiveness and competitiveness.
5. Lead business requirements analysis for medium-to-large scale or complex system enhancement projects by facilitating requirement workshops, documenting functional specifications, evaluating solution alternatives, and ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical solutions.
6. Perform advanced business analysis assignments from management for decision making support as requested by utilizing Power BI when applicable.
7. Coordinate between system users and developers to ensure system meets business needs.
8. Lead root cause analysis of system exceptions, data discrepancies, and operational control issues by identifying systemic improvements and implementing preventive solutions to enhance business processes and data integrity.
9. Assist Internal Audit to propose/revise audit checklist and provide necessary opinions on related audit findings to ensure business/operations are in line with corporate policies and procedures.
10. Follow Company’s train the trainer program if a new system is implemented.
11. Carry out other duties and responsibilities assigned by management from time to time.
12. Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentoring to Business Analyst I staff by reviewing business requirements, specifications, project deliverables, and promoting business analysis best practices

QUALIFICATIONS

Previous Related Experience -

Required: HR/ Business Administration/Accounting related work experience required.

Preferred: Chemical/plastics industry experience preferred.

Education -

Required: 4-year college degree required.

Preferred: Human Resource Manager/Business Administration/Psychology/Communications/International Relations/Accounting/MIS/Data Analysis related majors and/or advanced degree preferred

Technical Skills Required to Perform This Job -

Required:

MS Office software skills

Excellent oral/written communication skills

Computer literacy and proficiency in documentation skills

Business rules and user requirements gathering

Business and system process mapping

System QA/QC Testing

Data analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL

Preferred:

Experience in AS/400 menu admin and query

Knowledge and experience in Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Amazon Redshift, etc.

Experience in SAP, ADP, Dayforce, Workday, etc.

Check Out Our Benefits

Health Coverage and Perks

Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Group Term Life, Dependent and

Supplemental Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

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Work/Life Balance

10 Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off for a balanced life

(Vacation, Sick and Personal Time)

FlexTime Available

Competitive Compensation

Competitive salary, incentive/bonus, 401(k) plan with company match,

Cash Balance, Pension Plan