2027 Strategy Intern

Job Title: 2027 Strategy Intern

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.

When you join Eastman as a Strategy Intern, you’ll apply and develop your communication, analytical, interpersonal, creative thinking, business management and leadership skills from day one. You are also joining a firm that will challenge you and heavily invest in your professional development. In this role you will have the opportunity to work on teams focused on solving Eastman’s top business and operational challenges.  

The primary role for the Corporate Strategy Intern will be as a member of teams assisting business leadership in developing organic and inorganic growth strategies for their businesses as well as developing more effective marketing solutions focused on Eastman’s aggressive innovation portfolio.  

Your team will be prepared to give you all the support you need to understand how we work and how we serve our Eastman business partners. In this role, you can expect to gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, and develop and communicate recommendations. You will also have the opportunity to present results to senior leaders and implement your recommendations in collaboration with Business Unit partners. 

You will experience exceptional training as well as frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues. This support includes a director to help guide your career, helping you to develop your skills and build your network, as well as several weeks of formal training in your first two years.  

Responsibilities

• Assist in execution of key Eastman strategy and planning tools, frameworks, and analytics. 
• Design, conduct, and summarize results of primary research efforts, which may include project management for outside vendors. 
• Design, conduct and summarize results of secondary research efforts. 
• Develops the organization's strategic plan(s) to ensure its continued successful growth and profitability. 
• Conducts environmental scans, organizational positioning analyses and other studies. 

Specific Skills: 

• 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. 

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required. 
• Technical, Business, or Marketing undergraduate degree study preferred but not required. 
• Evidence of exceptional performance as an Undergraduate Student and/or evidence of quantitative analysis required. 

Eastman will not accept applicants for this offered position who require visa sponsorship, including those whose status is F-1 visa OPT who subsequently would require ongoing visa sponsorship. 

Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected classes as designated by law.

Eastman is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.