AFPM employees combine both in-office and remote work into their schedules using up to 6 remote workdays a month. Only local candidates will be considered at this time.
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is a dynamic trade association representing high-tech American manufacturers of virtually the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, other fuels, and home heating oil, as well as the petrochemicals used as building blocks for thousands of vital products in daily life, from paints to plastics, space suits to solar panels, and medicines to mobile phones. As a national trade association representing American refineries and petrochemical companies, AFPM brings together staff, members, affiliates, and thought leaders at major conventions and smaller gatherings, both virtual and in-person, throughout the year.
At AFPM, our greatest asset is our team of talented professionals who consistently fuel our success. As we continue to grow and expand our reach, we are excited to announce an opening for a Director, Industry Analysis. The Director analyzes markets for refined products, crude oil, natural gas/natural gas liquids, renewable fuels, other sources of transportation energy and related issues, to inform AFPM senior management, communications initiatives, and federal and state government relations and outreach and for consumption by AFPM member companies, federal and state policy makers, regulators and the public.
Responsibilities
- Studies global and US energy and petrochemical markets, identifying emerging issues and trends, monitoring shifts in market dynamics and trade flows, supply/demand outlooks and economic data, and analyzing the impact of proposed legislation and regulatory changes.
- Collaborates within AFPM to develop briefs, white papers, presentations, articles, and webinars on relevant issues, with the objective to raise internal as well as public understanding of issues, enhance AFPM’s capacity to explain market developments of short- and long-run significance, and inform AFPM’s advocacy strategy.
- Develops and manages externally supported studies/projects, under the direction of more senior Industry Analysis staff, collaborating with AFPM regulatory, legal and government relations staff to define requirements, working with vendors and AFPM staff to develop contracts, manage projects, finalize deliverables and ensure projects meet expectations.
- Continuously and deliberately enhances subject matter expertise, expanding knowledge to include emerging issues, e.g., decarbonization, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen.
- Effectively presents data and analysis to audiences with diverse levels of knowledge and understanding about energy, transportation fuels and petrochemical manufacturing.
- Compiles data and conducts analysis relating to research areas such as global crude oil and refined product balances, outlook for refined product demand, renewable fuels, electric vehicles, and the impact of regulations such as the Renewable Fuel Standard, Low Carbon Fuel Standards, Advanced Clean Cars II, Light Duty Vehicle Rule, on the refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries.
- Keeps supervisor and others well informed about ongoing efforts and emerging issues and concerns.
- Performs other ad hoc duties and required of the position.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in a similar role.
- Bachelor's degree in relevant area such as petroleum engineering, economics, finance, strategy, mathematics, statistics or other related field or equivalent work experience. Master’s degree preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of the petroleum refining, crude oil, renewable fuels, and petrochemical manufacturing industries, as well as refined product, oil, natural gas, renewable fuels and petrochemical markets.
- Working knowledge and understanding of data, information and short- and long-term outlooks about refined products, petrochemicals, crude oil, natural gas, including those provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Agency, OPEC, KAPSARC, JODI, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Excellent command of English language; writes clearly and informatively; presents numerical data effectively; skilled oral communicator.
- Ability to access and synthesize multiple and diverse sources of information to analyze complex questions; able to collect, collate, organize and synthesize data and information and to make that data and information comprehensible across an audience with diverse levels of understanding.
- Strong quantitative analytical ability and well-developed understanding of statistical concepts and methods.
- Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Demonstrates knowledge of markets and competition; aligns work with organizational strategic goals; and possesses acumen to understand business implications of decisions.
- Demonstrates precision, accuracy and thoroughness in all work products.
- Readily adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and demonstrates the ability to grasp and apply new concepts quickly.
- Initiative and ability to work collaboratively with others across the AFPM organization and with member company representatives, and industry organizations.
- Expertise in the use of Microsoft Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
- Proficiency in developing charts, tables, and infographics on multiple platforms.
- Ability to travel independently up to 20% domestic travel.