Price Reporter Non Ferrous Metals
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Posted on:
23-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Role
Fastmarkets is looking for a price reporter to cover key minor metals ores alloys and industrial minerals markets in Shanghai or Beijing. The role focuses on assessing prices for specific commodities and producing market reports breaking news interviews and in-depth features.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Produce exemplary price assessments in line with company methodology price specifications and IOSCO principles across a range of markets
- Deliver actionable accurate market commentary in a timely manner as well as in-depth features.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive contact-base using all means of communication including face-to-face meetings and networking
- Attend report on and network at events when deemed appropriate by editors
- Back colleagues up on their pricing patches to provide cover and consistency for the market and build up a wider knowledge base
- Peer review prices to verify that processes have been followed and editorial judgement applied correctly to ensure our prices are representative
- When necessary and requested by editors liaise with other divisions of Fastmarkets (price development team marketing and events) to help implement the companys PRA strategy.
- Work with compliance team to answer queries and complete necessary documentation relating to IOSCO regulations
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 open-minded curious resilient solutions-oriented 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 fast-paced successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.
- A high level of written and spoken English and Mandarin is essential
- An interest in understanding financial markets and commodities
- Strong networking and communication skills confident telephone manner
- Team player who fosters excellent working culture and acts - both internally and externally - in a courteous and professional manner with impeccable integrity
- Ability to work with numbers and spreadsheets and produce analytical editorial copy
- Ability to undertake business travel by plane train or car
- Some experience working as a reporter or analyst for a commodities PRA would be ideal but is not essential
- Business journalism experience or related studies is preferable but not essential
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 customer-centric 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 :
Full-time
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About Company
Who we are Fastmarkets is the most trusted cross-commodity price reporting agency (PRA) in the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and energy transition markets. Our price data, forecasts and market analyses give our customers a strategic advantage in complex, volatile, of ... View more
