Grade Level (for internal use):
10The Role: The Senior Price Reporter EMEA Oil - Middle Distillates is a price reporter and analyst who takes responsibility for day-to-day reporting on middle distillates markets in Europe and Africa.
The Team: This is an outstanding opportunity to join the worlds leading price reporting organization as it strengthens and grows its presence across the European and Africa oil supply chain. Customers in over 150 countries look to our expertise in pricing news and analytics to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to markets. The London-based oil pricing team is a dynamic team responsible for key pricing benchmarks. The price reporter will work across middle distillates markets with colleagues in London and globally in an often fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities and Impact:
We are seeking a senior market reporter to drive our oil pricing coverage in Europe. The successful candidate will be part of a global team and possess knowledge of market intelligence-gathering activities and assessing prices applying Platts methodology. This individual must be comfortable writing about pricing information and interpreting data. Being a team player is of utmost importance in this role.
Assess markets: The senior market reporter in this position will rotate between different oil market teams assessing the value of crude oil and oil products in Europe and Africa accurately and fully in line with our rigorous and well-known methodology. The market reporter will survey market participants throughout the day; publish price updates through the day especially all information that might be used in assessing value; demonstrate a thorough understanding of Platts methodology; be rigorous when using mathematics and assessment workbooks; and ensure our methodology for market is up to date. The market reporter may launch new assessments and represent Platts at industry events such as conferences or in face-to-face meetings.
Write high-quality market commentaries:The market reporter is responsible for writing commentaries associated with his or her oil market assessments. The commentaries are intended to help our readers better understand what is happening in the market and how we have arrived at our assessments. The reporter should ensure commentaries meet our editorial standards for writing and reporting.
Report news about the markets: The market reporter will also be responsible for reporting news and analysis relating to his or her market and come up with ideas for graphics podcasts webinars. The news should help our readers understand issues in the marketplace whether they are traders analysts government regulators working in the metals supply chain or in another walk of life. Relevant stories include news about supply and demand developments government data new developments in regulations trade flows general analysis of price trends energy transition and other relevant topics. The senior market reporter works closely with the news desk the Price Reporting Manager and others to identify and write insightful news stories and demonstrate a strong sense of what news our readers want to see.
Engage with the industry:The market reporter is responsible for engaging with market sources and should find and nurture new market sources; maintain a good relationship with existing sources; ensure source lists are up to date; and send summaries of meetings to their manager and immediate colleagues.
Team player:The market reporter will work closely with colleagues across our London-based oil teams and interact with global offices in Singapore Houston and New York.
Basic Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree
Understanding of physical oil markets
Strong numeracy skills including ability to understand the basic principles of algebra and statistics as well as the ability to apply basic maths functions in MS Excel
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with a wide range of role types and personalities internally and externally
Strong spoken and written communication skills in English
Ability to perform to tight deadlines
Works well in a team environment focusing on collaboration
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word Outlook and PowerPoint
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