With a strategy centered on people and sustainability, Braskem is engaged in contributing to the value chain to strengthen the Circular Economy. Braskem's 9,000 team members dedicate themselves every day to improving people's lives through sustainable solutions in chemicals and plastics. With its corporate DNA rooted in innovation, Braskem offers a comprehensive portfolio of plastic resins and chemical products for diverse industries, such as food packaging, construction, manufacturing, automotive, agribusiness, health and hygiene, and more. With 40 industrial units in Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Germany, Braskem exports its products to clients in over 70 countries.
Braskem America is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Braskem S.A. headquartered in Philadelphia. The company is the leading producer of polypropylene in the United States, with six production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, as well as an Innovation and Technology Center in Pittsburgh and a New Renewable Innovation Center in Lexington, which focuses on leveraging groundbreaking developments in biotechnology and chemical catalysis. For more information, visit www.braskem.com/usa.
Department: Information Technology
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Travel Involved: 5-10%
Job Type: Full-Time, Hybrid
Braskem America is seeking an Application Specialist who will be responsible for supporting, maintaining, and enhancing business-critical applications, with a strong focus on SAP S/4HANA, SQL Server, Azure-based integrations, and related enterprise systems. This role ensures system stability, data integrity, and performance across applications, databases, integration, and infrastructure layers. The specialist partners with business users, IT teams, vendors, and service providers to troubleshoot issues, manage changes and enhancements, support reporting and data integration solutions, and maintain operational continuity across key business processes including Plant Maintenance, Order-to-Cash, and supply chain operations.
- Provide day-to-day support, maintenance, and monitoring for business-critical applications, interfaces, and integrated systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application, database, integration, and infrastructure issues across SAP, SQL Server, Azure, and Windows Server environments.
- Support SAP functional processes including Plant Maintenance (PM), Order-to-Cash (OTC), Forecast-to-Stock (FTS), and PLM-related business processes.
- Analyze and resolve issues related to sales orders, deliveries, transfer orders, inventory movements, stock overview transactions, and other operational business activities.
- Perform SAP data analysis, basic configuration changes, and change management activities using SAP SOLMAN ChaRM.
- Develop, maintain, and support SQL Server database objects including tables, views, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and linked servers.
- Support and maintain data integration solutions utilizing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Azure Data Factory (ADF).
- Develop and modify reports using Crystal Reports and support reporting and analytics solutions through Azure Analysis Services.
- Manage and troubleshoot Windows Server environments, Windows services, scheduled tasks, remote access tools, and privileged access management processes.
- Partner with business stakeholders, vendors, DBAs, and IT teams to manage incidents, perform root cause analysis, implement enhancements, and ensure operational continuity.
- 5+ years of relevant work experience
- Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC environments and strong Microsoft SQL Server experience.
- Knowledge of BeyondTrust or similar privileged access management solutions.
- Understanding of enterprise application architecture and system integrations.
- Familiarity with middleware and interface support concepts.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple support activities in a production environment.
- Experience in supporting business-critical applications and operational systems.
- Strong customer service orientation and ability to work effectively with business stakeholders.
- Experience with incident management, ticket tracking, and root cause analysis.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Understanding of change management and application lifecycle processes.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Experience working with cross-functional teams, external vendors, and managed service providers.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to communicate with multiple levels of the organization
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while collaborating within a team environment
- Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.
What we offer
At Braskem, we offer more than just a competitive pay package. Our total rewards package includes a wide range of benefits you need for every stage of your life. Our benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Retirement Benefits
- Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Life Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Teladoc
- A wide range of voluntary benefits like Pet Insurance, Legal and ID Theft Insurance
- Flexible work schedules like 9/80 schedules for eligible team members
Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.
Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the United States without the need for any type of sponsorship now or in the future. Braskem is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees according to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team.
