Analyst - Base Metals Hybrid
Analyst - Base Metals Hybrid
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The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate eager to help market participants understand what is happening and what is likely to happen in the base metals markets (copper aluminium lead zinc nickel and tin). You will collect analyse and deliver the data and insights that Fastmarkets clients need to navigate these critical markets while managing their risks. As a Base Metals Analyst you will be a key contributor to the teams analysis of supply and demand the structure and dynamics of the market the drivers of price changes and how these metals are traded in the physical and Futures markets. You will contribute directly to the teams supply demand and price forecasts along with the drivers of those forecasts.
You will be joining a dynamic global team of researchers dedicated to understanding these everchanging markets. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fastpaced and innovative environment have a cando attitude and can juggle a wide variety of tasks and projects.
Principal accountabilities
- Lead the collection cleaning and validation of the data and information necessary for Fastmarkets base metals forecasts.
- Analyse the base metals markets based on supply and demand exchange and technical data as well as how economic and nonfundamental drivers affect markets and prices.
- Explain with authority their views on the market.
- Develop and improve data sets used in their analysis working with data scientists to build models that automate workflows and provides advanced analytics.
- Develop and maintain a network of contacts in the industry by attending and speaking at conferences and webinars and engaging with customers and market participants.
- Provide insights and inputs within the Base Metals team and to wider teams (sales marketing and product development) to improve product offerings and ensure our data and insights continually meet and exceed client expectations.
- Contribute to and author regular reports and take an active part in client meetings.
- Support client and internal inquiries about the markets and be accountable for fulfilling requests for bespoke insight and data.
Key interfaces
- Base metals analytics team
- Base metals research analysts
- Editorial product marketing and sales teams
Qualifications :
We recruit talented dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences all united by a belief in our mission to provide the worlds leading and most trusted price reporting events and intelligence service for the markets we serve. Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.
If you are openminded curious resilient solutionsoriented and committed to promoting equality then read on...
KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated driven and have a passion to be part of a fastpaced successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.
- Knowledge of experience or keen interest in commodities (preferably in metals) including internship(s).
- Strong writing and verbal English
- Deep interest in markets
- Strong in excel or other data management tools
- Excellent data management skills including fundamental knowledge of relational databases APIs and data automation
- Analytical/mathematical/econometric modelling skills a plus
- Appreciation of advanced statistical modelling and forecasting some exposure to machine learning a plus
- A team player
If youre excited about the role but your experience skills or qualifications dont perfectly align we encourage you to apply anyway.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
- The successful candidate will be proactive pragmatic and resilient with a positive and flexible approach focused on achieving results and the right outcome for a growing business.
- Is selfdisciplined and takes pride in managing self to deliver agreed objectives.
- Personable with a preference for developing strong collaborative working relationships.
- Demonstrates high personal energy.
- A confident and inquisitive communicator who actively listens and questions shows a growth mindset and naturally curious.
- Demonstrates influence with humility can provide insight and thought leadership without being a knower.
- Is collaborative and able to adapt own approach and style to the situation.
- Comfortable with ambiguity where a pathway may not be clear thrives in working through the challenge.
- Can balance requirements for analytical rigor with commercial imperatives of efficient on time delivery.
Additional Information :
Our Values
Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. Its this mix of brilliant personalities experiences and insights that gives us that warm open and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are there are six things we all have in common and they form our Fastmarkets values.
Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and theyre embedded in everything we do. Our values are:
- METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers experience and our business performance
- ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
- GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
- INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
- CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customercentric in all that we do
- COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect perspectives and experiences.
Youve read a little about us now its over to you!
If you like what youve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person its time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: its used to determine whether or not youll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions well ask you on the day.
Its vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why youre great.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
