Price Reporter, EMEA Metals

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):
09
The Role: The Price Reporter for EMEA Metals Markets is a market reporter based in London who takes responsibility for day-to-day reporting on metals markets for Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights in the Europe Middle East and Africa region.

The Team: This is an outstanding opportunity to join the world’s leading price reporting organization as it strengthens and grows its presence across the European metals 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 EMEA metals pricing team is a dynamic team responsible for key pricing benchmarks across the region. The price reporter will work with colleagues in London and globally, in an often fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities & Impact: We are seeking a market reporter to drive our metals 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 market reporter in this position assesses the value of metals market products in EMEA, 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 excel spreadsheets; demonstrate ability to do a full set of assessments without the aid of a spreadsheet; 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 metals 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 also may be responsible for reporting news and analysis relating to his or her markets 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, decarbonization of metals, energy transition and other relevant topics. The market reporter works closely with the news desk, the Manager Price Reporting, 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; send summaries of meetings to manager and immediate colleagues and avoid an over-reliance on Instant Messaging.
Team player: The market reporter will work closely with colleagues across our global offices in Singapore, Houston, New York as the regional metals markets are influenced and impacted by trading activity and price levels in other regions.
The Impact: The successful candidate will be in a position to report on and shape coverage of the key European metals markets that underpin the region’s industrialization, as it adapts to a volatile global trade policy and evolving environmental regulation.

The Career Opportunity:” The candidate will work in an organization with a people-oriented culture and that has a global reach in terms of its coverage and established price assessment methodology. You will contribute to the daily pricing coverage of the metals markets and the development of Platts low-carbon metals assessments in the European markets, as the region undergoes structural changes amid the energy transition. As a price reporter, you will gain exposure to the metals industry and its pricing dynamics.

Our Hiring Manager says: The role’s focus is to cover one of the most exciting areas in the European metals markets, as the region undergoes swift change in terms of trade flows and environmental regulation. By joining the EMEA Metals team, you will witness market evolution in real time. The position offers the opportunity to be on the frontline of developing critical news and price assessments for our subscribers.

Required Qualifications:
Ex perience in price reporting or a related field is required, with a strong understanding of market dynamics and pricing methodologies
Strong spoken and written communication skills in English
Understanding of physical metal markets
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, economics or business preferred
Fluency in written and spoken Turkish or other European languages an advantage.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
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
Ability to perform with tight deadlines
Works well in a team environment, focusing on collaboration
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