What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategy Analyst position at Eastman?
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com .
Role Profile
The primary role of the Corporate Strategy Analyst will be to help the managers and the Director of their strategy teams gather and analyze data during strategy development and implementation projects, and to help them document the projects’ findings and recommendations. It is expected that the person filling this position will support the execution of all aspects of strategy development. This full-time position, ideally based in Kingsport, TN, and reports to a Strategy Director.
Responsibilities
Eastman is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.
Role Profile
The primary role of the Corporate Strategy Analyst will be to help the managers and the Director of their strategy teams gather and analyze data during strategy development and implementation projects, and to help them document the projects’ findings and recommendations. It is expected that the person filling this position will support the execution of all aspects of strategy development. This full-time position, ideally based in Kingsport, TN, and reports to a Strategy Director.
Responsibilities
- Gain a basic understanding of the strategy process and key strategy and EBME methods and frameworks.
- Assist the Strategy Managers and the Strategy Director in whatever way useful during strategy development and implementation projects, but particularly by:
- Reviewing primary and secondary research (e.g., transcripts, reports) to extract data needed to populate key strategy frameworks, and to create tailored data sets
- Interviewing and documenting the ideas of internal (and external) subject matter experts
- Creating spreadsheets and economic models and using them to analyze key issues.
- Identifying implications revealed by the frameworks and models.
- Drafting materials – presentations, data sets, etc. - to be used during strategy workshops and meetings, capturing and documenting the results of those workshops and meetings.
- Creating presentation materials to be used to document and report the strategy team’s findings and recommendations.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required.
- Technical, Business or Marketing undergraduate degree preferred but not required.
- Evidence of exceptional performance as an Undergraduate Student and / or evidence of quantitative analysis required.
- 1 to 2 years’ experience in analytical role (marketing, sales, etc. preferred)
- Consulting/professional services firm or as part of the corporate strategy group of a leading corporation preferred.
- Curiosity coupled with fast learning.
- Exceptional analytical skills
- Ability to ask, listen, and synthesize viewpoints of different stakeholders into strategic options for growth.
- Ability to structure and deliver executive level presentations.
- Ability to gain the trust and confidence of working team members and business leaders.
Eastman is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.