Director, Integrated Business Optimization
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Date Posted: October 20, 2026
Reports To: VP, Global Gas
Location: Houston
Position Summary
The Director, Integrated Business Optimization is a new role within the Corporate Development Team, created to help lead Methanex’s Integrated Sales & Supply Chain Optimization (IS&SO) initiative and to drive the sophistication of the company’s integrated decision making in order to maximize free cash flow (FCF) generation. Reporting to the VP, Global Gas, the incumbent acts as the Corporate Development lead on the IS&SO team, partnering closely with Marketing & Logistics (M&L) Commercial and Supply Chain leadership, Corporate Finance, Manufacturing and Regional Gas teams to build and embed a central, integrated optimization capability that evaluates the complex trade-offs across sales allocation, sourcing, production flexibility, logistics cost exposure and gas implications, tested against a counterfactual model.
The Incumbent Is Primarily Responsible For
Position Responsibilities
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES RESULTS/DELIVERABLES Integrated Optimization Strategy & Model Development
Reports To: VP, Global Gas
Location: Houston
Position Summary
The Director, Integrated Business Optimization is a new role within the Corporate Development Team, created to help lead Methanex’s Integrated Sales & Supply Chain Optimization (IS&SO) initiative and to drive the sophistication of the company’s integrated decision making in order to maximize free cash flow (FCF) generation. Reporting to the VP, Global Gas, the incumbent acts as the Corporate Development lead on the IS&SO team, partnering closely with Marketing & Logistics (M&L) Commercial and Supply Chain leadership, Corporate Finance, Manufacturing and Regional Gas teams to build and embed a central, integrated optimization capability that evaluates the complex trade-offs across sales allocation, sourcing, production flexibility, logistics cost exposure and gas implications, tested against a counterfactual model.
The Incumbent Is Primarily Responsible For
- Driving the design and implementation of the IS&SO operating model, governance and interfaces with existing planning processes, including the Navigate supply chain planning project and the Corporate Finance free-cash-flow model.
- Leading the development of a corporate FCF optimization engine tied to the corporate data sources.
- Acting as a “Trusted Advisor” and “Thought Partner” to M&L Commercial, M&L Supply Chain, Corporate Finance, Manufacturing and Regional Gas leaders in order to standardize processes for analyzing complex, cross-functional trade-offs.
- Supporting the Tactical Planning Optimization cycle (rolling 90-day to 12-month horizon) and the Strategic/Annual Planning Optimization cycle (1-3 year horizon), including scenario development, KPI review and recommendation development for senior stakeholders.
- Building organizational capability to anticipate, model and act on enterprise value drivers, tying commercial, operational and financial decisions to free cash flow outcomes.
Position Responsibilities
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES RESULTS/DELIVERABLES Integrated Optimization Strategy & Model Development
- Lead the design, development and maintenance of the corporate FCF optimization engine.
- Develop the basin-balance trade-off / counterfactual models to evaluate marginal sales, sourcing and production decisions.
- Define data requirements and align the scope of the optimization model with the Navigate supply chain planning tools.
- Document end-state integrated business processes, governance and decision rights between GMLT, IS&SO, M&L, and Regional Gas/Manufacturing teams.
- Support the Monthly Integrated Business Review process during implementation: assess market dynamics, regional supply/demand balances and sourcing plans/gaps over a rolling 3-12 month horizon; run scenarios through the optimization engine to maximize FCF.
- Support the Strategic/Annual Planning cycle during implementation: evaluate sales/sourcing scenarios and portfolio trade-offs (1-3 years), including the value of marginal sales, to inform the annual plan.
- Value flexible production adjustments (run-rate changes, curtailment, gas resale, CO2 injection) and tactical sales/production trade-offs, using tailored tools as appropriate.
- Track and report enterprise KPIs aligned with the ELT Performance roadmap, in partnership with FP&A.
- Act as Corporate Development’s lead representative on the IS&SO team, partnering with the M&L Commercial Head, M&L Supply Chain Head, M&L Business Performance Director and Corporate Finance to align on decision-making processes and hand-offs between planning engines.
- Build and maintain working relationships with Manufacturing, Tax, Treasury, Regional Gas and other functional/regional leaders as ad hoc/extended contributors.
- Facilitate structured, repeatable cross-functional processes that ensure transparency and alignment on the value of key decisions, enabling early identification of risks and opportunities.
- Support the mobilization and evolution of the IS&SO team through its Discovery, Model Development and Steady State phases.
- Accelerate the organization’s commercial, operational and financial decision-making capability by embedding structured optimization tools and scenario-based thinking.
- Identify and help onboard the internal and external capabilities (including Integration Consulting support, as needed) required to build and sustain the optimization engine.
- Contributes to the organizational vision of Global Methanol Leadership and “one-team”.
- Undertakes all aspects of the role through living the Methanex values of integrity, trust, respect and professionalism.
- Conducts all business in a manner which supports the Responsible Care® ethic.
- A university degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Economics or a related discipline; an MBA or equivalent advanced degree is an asset.
- A minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in commercial, supply chain, corporate development, finance or strategy roles within an integrated industrial, energy or commodities business.
- Deep understanding of end-to-end business value chains (sourcing, production, logistics, sales) and strong commercial competence to evaluate trade-offs across the chain.
- Demonstrated analytical rigor, including experience building or applying optimization or scenario/counterfactual modeling tools to support enterprise decision making.
- Strong project management skills, with a track record of leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from design through implementation.
- Proven ability to work effectively across functions (Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, Manufacturing, Gas) and across all levels of the organization, from analysts to senior executives.
- Ability to grasp complex, ambiguous problems, identify the key issues, and develop pragmatic, actionable solutions that balance risk and value.
- Outstanding communication and influencing skills; credible as a “Trusted Advisor” and “Thought Partner” without formal authority over the teams involved.
- Disciplined analytical approach and solid understanding of accounting and financial theory, including free cash flow, valuation and portfolio economics.
- Experience in natural gas, methanol or related commodity markets is an asset.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design and implementation of Methanex’s integrated optimization operating model and free-cash-flow engine, evaluating trade-offs across sales, sourcing, production, logistics, and gas. Partner with commercial, supply chain, finance, manufacturing, and regional teams to support tactical and strategic planning, establish governance, and embed scenario-based decision-making.
Requirements
Requires a university degree in engineering, business administration, finance, economics, or a related discipline, with an MBA or equivalent advanced degree considered an asset. Candidates need at least 10 years of progressive relevant experience, strong value-chain and financial expertise, experience with optimization or scenario modeling, and a record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
Skills
- Integrated Business Optimization
- Free Cash Flow Optimization
- Scenario Modeling
- Counterfactual Modeling
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Commercial Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Tactical Planning
- Financial Analysis
- Project Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Stakeholder Management
- Governance Design
- Change Leadership
- Communication and Influencing
- Commodity Markets
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- Management & Leadership
- Energy
- Logistics
- Finance & Accounting
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Integrated Sales and Supply Chain Optimization
- Free Cash Flow
- Optimization Engine
- Counterfactual Model
- Basin-Balance Model
- Navigate Supply Chain Planning
- Corporate Finance
- Integrated Business Review
- Tactical Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Annual Planning
- Scenario Development
- KPI Review
- Sales Allocation
- Sourcing
- Production Flexibility
- Logistics
- Natural Gas
- Methanol
- Commodity Markets
- Portfolio Economics
- Valuation
- FP&A
- Governance
- Decision Rights
- Responsible Care