Market Reporter, Biofuels and Feedstocks

The Team: This is an outstanding opportunity to join the world’s leading price reporting organization as it strengthens and grows its presence across biofuel markets. Customers in over 150 countries look to our expertise in pricing, analytics, and news to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to markets. The EMEA biofuels and feedstock pricing group is dynamic team, responsible for key pricing benchmarks across the region.

The Impact: We are seeking a price specialist who can help drive our biofuel feedstocks assessments and market coverage across EMEA. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to S&P Global Commodity Insights Biofuel and Feedstock pricing team through leading coverage of a developing market and growing industry.

What’s in it for you:

Opportunities to represent S&P Global Commodity Insights at industry events, face-to-face meetings, presenting at conferences, webinars and podcasts to further develop S&P Global as a significant presence in the biofuels space

The successful candidate would contribute to a fast paced, and dynamic team based in London that works across the biofuels and feedstocks markets.

Assist in identifying, developing, and executing new price assessment opportunities across the biofuels and feedstocks markets.

Responsibilities:

Leading market coverage on biofuels and related markets in London, United Kingdom, reporting on daily physical trade activity including bids, offers and other relevant information

Building and managing our database of contacts, seek potential new sources to contribute to our assessment process and developing a close business relationship with market participants

Identifying opportunities to develop and refine methodology as well as helping launch new price assessments

Writing daily and weekly commentaries and daily assessment rationale explaining the trends driving prices

Providing support on other biofuels and feedstocks markets as may be required

Creating news stories and multi-media coverage

Representing S&P Global Commodity Insights at industry events as well as in face-to-face meetings with market participants to drive market adoption

Work closely with relevant units across the organization such as commercial, analytics and news.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience of biofuels and feedstocks markets or comparable agriculture markets, accompanying awareness of exchange traded derivatives a benefit

Strong numeracy skills and the ability to apply basic math functions in Excel

Strong communication skills that demonstrate good listening, clear writing style, and strong verbal skills. The ability to communicate across a wide range of groups and personalities internally and externally.

Fluent in English

Excellent English writing skills

Entrepreneurial and self-starter mindset with effective problem-solving skills

An ability to multitask and prioritize under tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

A solid understanding of economics and commodities markets fundamentals.

Existing network of contacts in the industry is a benefit

Additional language skills would be an advantage.

Degree in Agronomics, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business, International Relations or similar

Experience in price reporting or market reporting is a benefit