Elizabeth Kim

Commercial Growth through AI & Tech - Global Tier 1 Chemical Company

• Pioneered AI-driven market discovery for engineered thermoplastics by designing and refining GenAI prompts informed by technical research results; generated customer leads using LLM-based search, and mapped targeted buyers for thermoplastic materials.
• Executed advanced lookalike modeling and NAICS-based entity resolution to analyze 400+ potential applications, narrowing them to 2 priority segments
• Delivered a curated list of 1,000 qualified customers across the resin–compounder–converter–OEM value chain to enable focused commercialization efforts.

Scope 3 Decarbonization Strategy - Guatemala Agriculture Company

• Successfully identified top four bio-based chemicals with the potential to increase EBITDA by 2.5x, achieved through effective collaboration and communication with C-Suite stakeholders and internal experts.
• Transformed high-level project goals into actionable tasks, demonstrating strong project management and analytical skills by evaluating 200+ chemicals based on six criteria, including technical feasibility and market attractiveness.

Digital & Analytics Procurement - Global Tier 1 Automotive Company

• Spearheaded a cost analysis across multiple suppliers, resulting $400K in savings and ~$2M in cost avoidance.
• Identified a 16% discrepancy between should-cost vs. paid price by conducting a comprehensive fabric cost breakdown analysis, incorporating 4-step chemical reactions and upstream market dynamics.
• Collaborated with Operations Director and Specialists to develop a new pricing formula that accounts for macroeconomic factors impacting suppliers.

Market Tracking Strategy - Plastics Margin Dashboard

• Developed a real-time virgin/recycled plastics margin tracker and enabled executive-level discussions by demonstrating the macroeconomic impact and trends with upstream feedstock price fluctuations.