2027 Trading & Supply Intern

LyondellBasell North America•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Integrated Supply, Trading & Optimization (IST&O) internship program offers a unique opportunity to be part of an evolving commercial organization focused on connecting commercial insight, market intelligence, supply-chain knowledge, and analytical rigor to create business value. Our mission in IST&O is to build an organization that strengthens LYB enterprise performance by aligning market risk management, asset flexibility, and commercial decisions within a governance and compliance framework in partnership with Middle and Back Office teams. As IST&O continues to build its capabilities, processes, and culture, interns will gain meaningful exposure to how trading-related, commercial, supply-chain, market, and analytical decisions come together to drive business performance. Depending on the assignment and business need, interns may contribute to work involving commercial strategy, commercial scheduling & operations, market and value-chain analysis, analytics, or trading support. This opportunity is designed for students who are curious, innovative, energized by solving complex business problems, and excited to learn in a fast-paced and evolving environment. Interns will contribute to meaningful business initiatives while building relationships across multiple functions and developing a broad understanding of potential trading, scheduling & operations, business development & origination, and analytics career paths within IST&O.

Requirements

Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a strong desire to understand how an integrated business creates value.
Apply analytical and problem-solving skills to complex and evolving business situations.
Develop familiarity with market dynamics, supply chains, commercial processes, and data-informed decision-making.
Use data and technology to evaluate opportunities, communicate insights, and improve business performance.
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Contribute positively to a collaborative, fast-paced, and evolving work environment.
Approach assignments with an innovative mindset and a willingness to challenge traditional approaches constructively.
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Data Science, Engineering, Finance or other related discipline. Some degrees may include: Business Analytics, Data Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management.
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Curiosity and a desire to continuously learn.
Innovative thinking and willingness to challenge traditional approaches.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Learning agility, adaptability, and comfort working with ambiguity or changing priorities.
Effective communication, collaboration, organization, and time-management skills.
Interest in commercial, trading-related, operations scheduling, market, analytical, and data-driven business environments.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel

Nice To Haves

experience with Power BI, SAP, or other analytics tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

Support projects that improve commercial performance, supply & operations effectiveness, and value creation.
Analyze market, commercial, supply & logistics, and financial information to identify opportunities and support decision-making.
Assist in developing reports, dashboards, business analyses, models, and presentations for stakeholders.
Participate in cross-functional initiatives involving commercial, scheduling, logistics, analytics, market analysis, and trading-related teams.
Evaluate business scenarios and provide recommendations supported by data and analysis.
Support continuous improvement efforts and contribute innovative ideas and solutions to business challenges.
Develop an understanding of how commercial, market, operations & scheduling, and analytical decisions affect overall business performance.
Present findings and recommendations to project teams, business stakeholders, and leaders.
Demonstrate safe, ethical, and responsible conduct in all assigned activities.