Senior Analyst (Metals and Mining)

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate eager to help leading companies investors and policymakers navigate increasingly complex volatile and geopolitically sensitive metals and mining markets by collecting analysing and delivering the data and insights they need to make informed decisions.

The Analyst will contribute to our research across one or more mining and metals markets overseeing data collection and analysis and supporting the development and production of short- and long-term forecasts. Specifically they will help provide a coherent picture of supply demand capacity costs prices and key industry trends and drivers aligning with our short- and long-term price forecasts to deliver a consistent market view to our customers.

You will be joining a dynamic global team of researchers dedicated to understanding rapidly evolving metals and mining markets across base metals battery raw materials and other critical minerals supporting the energy transition. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment have a can-do attitude and can juggle a wide variety of tasks and projects.

Principal accountabilities

• Identifies necessary data inputs and oversees procurement collection cleaning and validation required for forecasting supply demand capacity and prices across the relevant mining and metals markets.
• Develops produces and updates house forecasts including supply demand capacity cost and price metrics ensuring methodological consistency and analytical robustness.
• Contributes to Fastmarkets monthly and quarterly market outlooks and other regular research publications working with senior analysts and the team manager to deliver coherent and timely updates.
• Supplements forecasts with insight and analysis on market developments technology government regulations policy trade flows ESG considerations and supply chain dynamics.
• Supports the maintenance and development of cost models and asset-level datasets ensuring cost assumptions align with supply demand and capacity analysis.
• Manages client and internal enquiries about the markets and is accountable for fulfilment of requests for insight and data for presentations and bespoke client requests.
• Provides data and analysis for client presentations reports industry events forums webinars and product marketing supporting Fastmarkets external profile and thought leadership.
• Acts as subject matter expert to showcase value to prospective clients in partnership with sales.
• Uses their network to engage with market participants gain insights across the value chain promote Fastmarkets data and insights and identify opportunities for product enhancements.
• Works with the consulting team on projects by undertaking primary and secondary research and supporting delivery.

Organisation chart

Reports to Team Manager (Battery Raw Materials or Base Metals)

Key interfaces

• Team Manager (BRM or Base Metals)
• Head of Base Metals & Battery Raw Materials
• BRM and Base Metals Commodity Analysts
• BRM and Base Metals Research Analysts
• Consulting team
• Editorial product 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 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.

• Working knowledge of mining and metals markets and value chains including mining processing refining and downstream applications; in-depth knowledge of one or more relevant commodities is an advantage.
• 2-4 years of relevant data collection management analysis and forecast model development experience including internship(s).
• Preference for previous experience in commodities research mining and refining commodities trading and/or industrial manufacturing.
• Strong data identification and acquisition expertise conducted via primary and secondary research.
• Understanding of statistical modelling and forecasting particularly with regards to time series data.
• Comfortable applying AI tools to support research data analysis and workflow efficiency.
• Familiarity with mining industry cost modelling approaches and the ability to interpret cost data is desirable.
• Ability to critically assess technical academic and industry sources including feasibility studies company disclosures and regulatory documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office data analysis and forecast modelling applications.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills.
• Confident with presenting at industry events and speaking to customers.
• Able to foster and develop relationships with market participants and industry contacts.
• Collaborative team player.

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 self-disciplined 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 mind-set and naturally curious.
• Demonstrates influence with humility can 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.
• Can balance requirements for analytical rigor with commercial imperatives of efficient on time delivery.

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.

We are committed to ensuring all candidates feel welcomed and supported. Should your application advance and you require accommodations for the interview process please inform us so we can make the necessary arrangements.

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

Department / Functional Area: Analytics
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1