Head of Agriculture and Biofuel Analytics Hybrid

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate eager to help leading companies and governments successfully navigate constantly evolving agriculture commodity markets driven by factors like weather geopolitics domestic policies increased biofuel demand food security concerns and shifting trade flows.

The Head of Agriculture and Biofuel Analytics takes direct responsibility for developing and maintaining the overall house view through their management of the research analysis content and team. This includes overseeing data collection analysis development and production of shortand longterm forecasts and associated data and analysis. This individual will be responsible for building strong relationships with internal stakeholders along with customers media and partners to advance the Fastmarkets brand in this rapidly growing market.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fastpaced and innovative environment have a cando attitude advice and can juggle a wide variety of tasks and projects.

Principal accountabilities

• Lead team to develop produce and update house forecasts and underlying data for oils fats grains and biofuels (renewable/biodiesel and SAF) including supply demand capacity costs government incentives and policies and other critical metrics.
• Develop and maintain marketplace contacts to stay abreast of industry developments and to expand Fastmarkets content and brand
• Act as a spokesperson for Fastmarkets Agriculture and Biofuels content and brand with media speak and/or represent Fastmarkets as the leader in Agriculture and Biofuels research and data at conferences and outside events
• Communicate with customers regularly to support the sales team deepen relationships and assist with business development
• Manage a team of Analysts to ensure that content is delivered on time and to the highest standards and in line with our strategy
• Work with the head of consulting on projects by interacting with clients helping specify and design studies which deliver to client needs undertaking primary and secondary research and supporting delivery.
• Partner with Fastmarkets Events producers to develop compelling event programs leverage relationships in the marketplace to recruit external speakers and present forecast content
• Manage client and internal enquiries about the markets and accountable for fulfilment of requests for insight and data for presentations and interviews

Organisation chart

• Reports to EVP Analytics
• Part of an Analytics team of 90

Key interfaces

• Working with product management on the development of marketdriven product
• Strong relationship with data science team to improve efficiency and quality of data delivery and management and improve forecasting techniques
• Sales Marketing Events and Senior Management in order to ensure there is constructive feedback about the development of our services and how they fit with the strategy of the business
• Strong external relationships with market participants
• Editorial marketing and sales

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.

• Indepth knowledge of markets including veg oils fats grains and biofuels (renewable/biodiesel and SAF)
• Working knowledge of government policies including RINS LCSFs etc.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills
• Confident with presenting at industry events etc.
• Capacity to speak on the record to the media about market developments
• Able to foster and develop relationships in the relevant industry
• Comfortable with coaching team of analysts
• Collaborative team player
• Leadership qualities especially in forming a view
• In depth experience in commodity analysis ideally in the relevant field of research
• Strong analytical/mathematical/econometric modelling
• Appreciation of advanced statistical modelling and forecasting some exposure to machine learning a plus. Able to critically assess statistical analyses and forecast models and suggest improvements.

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 is able to provide advice and guidance 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

If youre excited about the role but your experience skills or qualifications dont perfectly align we encourage you to apply anyway.

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.

This opportunity is available to applicants based in the following states:
    Florida
    Georgia
    Illinois
    Massachusetts*
    North Carolina
    New Hampshire*
    New Jersey*
    New York*
    Oregon*
    Pennsylvania
    Tennessee*
    Texas
    California
    Colorado
* Denotes states with office locations to support hybrid working

You can see that  on a map here: US Hiring States

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