PRODUCT SPECIALIST

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.

Product Specialist

Act as a business center and liaison to internal cross-functional divisions to plan and implement product management by integrating diverse functions to maximize product profitability and achieve company strategic goals while meeting customer needs. Analyze, plan and facilitate multiple processes with critical impact on profitability including cost, price, inventory, volume, demand, production, capacity, product/account mix, and other related factors.

Job Description:

• Sales forecast management and planning:
• Review sales forecast, market demand, cost, pricing, production, inventory, etc., to propose optimal short/long term target/planning. Monitor and ensure target compliance and profitability optimization.
• Production/inventory management:
• Work with Sales to review target, customer requirement, cost, capacity, and logistics, etc., and monitor to maintain optimal inventory level. Prepare monthly activity reports.
• Pricing/account profitability management:
• Review market, cost, demand, pricing, business package, etc., to optimize pricing and profitability.
• Order/supply chain management:
• Review orders, contracts, monthly shipments and coordinate with other related parties for effective order processing and optimize supply chain management.
• Sales contract management/customer service standard:
• Negotiate and review contract terms and coordinates to establish customer service standard to support contracts fulfillment.
• Sample/potential customer management:  
• Maintain pricing master, monitor market price tendencies and resolve discrepancies.
• House account management:
• Act as a window between Sales, Management, Production, Technical and the customer.
• Complaint/discrepancy handling:
• Coordinate the investigation/resolution of customer complaints.
• Analysis /special projects :
• Gather, compile, analyze, report, and make recommendations on pricing, volume, product/account mix, cost, logistics, rail car fleet utilization, contract, sample, potential account, competitive benchmarking, inventory, profitability.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor. 

QUALIFICATIONs REQUIRED

• 4 year college degree
• 3 yrs. business experience, preferably in sales/marketing, in Chemical/Plastics(with cost analysis experience preferred
• Strong analytical and computer skills in Microsoft Office. AS 400 skills a plus but not required.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication (oral & written) skills a must.
• Ability to read, review, analyze and prepare computer reports, spreadsheets, and sales ledgers .
• Understanding of Spanish a plus

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