Senior 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 Americas Biofuels and feedstock pricing team is dynamic and responsible for key pricing benchmarks across the region.

The Impact: We are seeking a price specialist who can drive our benchmark ethanol assessments in United States. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to S&P Global Commodity Insights Biofuel and feedstock pricing team through leading coverage of an essential 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, podcasts or other interviews and to further develop S&P Global as a significant presence in the biofuels space

The successful candidate would contribute to a face paced, and dynamic team based in Houston, Mexico and Sao Paulo that works across the biofuels and feedstocks markets.

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

Responsibilities:

Leading market coverage on biofuels in North America, reporting on daily physical trade activity including as 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 refine methodology and help 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 Platts 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.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications:

Two years’ experience of biofuels market or comparable agriculture market, 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.

Existing network of contacts in the industry is a benefit

Fluent in English

Excellent English writing skills

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

Preferred Qualifications:

A solid understanding of economics and commodities markets fundamentals.

An ability to multitask and prioritize under tight deadlines.

Existing network of contacts in the industry preferred

Additional Spanish or Portuguese language skills would be an advantage.

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