Global chemical manufacturer serving energy, automotive, and industrial sectors
Huntsman is a 5,000+ person public chemical manufacturer operating across 20+ countries with a diversified portfolio spanning polyurethanes, performance products, and specialty chemicals. The tech stack reveals a traditional industrial operations footprint (SAP, Workday, Salesforce, Tableau) paired with emerging adoption of Databricks and RPA—signaling investment in process automation and data modernization. Active hiring spans engineering, operations, and finance roles, with a mid-career concentration reflecting replacement and scaling across manufacturing and supply-chain functions.
Notable leadership hires: Category Lead
Huntsman manufactures chemicals, polymers, and specialty products for automotive, aviation, construction, agriculture, and healthcare end-markets. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, the company operates a geographically distributed manufacturing and supply chain spanning North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Current initiatives focus on production efficiency, safety compliance, inventory management, and supply reliability—core operational challenges in asset-heavy chemical production. The business model centers on direct relationships with industrial customers and OEMs.
Core systems include SAP (ERP), Salesforce (CRM), Workday (HR), Power BI and Tableau (analytics), and AWS/Azure (cloud). The company is actively adopting Databricks for data engineering and RPA for process automation.
Key pain points include EHS compliance, safety culture, production efficiency, inventory and forecast accuracy, equipment downtime reduction, and supply continuity—typical for large-scale chemical manufacturing.
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