Job Description

An exciting 12 month Commodities Editor contract job has just become available at one of the most respected Ratings agencies based in Singapore. This Editor is responsible for for reporting on the markets for the two key steelmaking ingredients as part of a larger team covering ferrous and nonferrous markets.

About the Commodities Editor role:

In this business critical role, you will be responsible for gathering and testing price information and obtaining an understanding of supply-demand fundamentals from speaking with primary market participants daily

Key responsibilities include:

• Responsible for reporting on the Asian steel raw materials markets daily, generate price assessments, commentaries and news stories, working as part of a team.
• Actively engage with market participants across the region on methodology and market developments.
• Translate information gathered from the market into written content, and through presentations and other digital media
• Establish and maintain source relationships and take ownership of price reporting and methodology development for their markets, flagging changes to price trends and opportunities internally.
• Involve sourcing of data by going through news articles, annual reports, government documents and online databases

To succeed in this role, the candidate would require to be well organized with minimal supervision. The successful candidate would also require strong analytical skills. Relevant experience in a Commodities and Credit ratings environment would be desirable.

Other Key requirements include:

• Self-starter with good time management, organization and problem-solving skills, with an ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Daily content in terms of price assessments, market commentaries and news stories
• 3 years of experience in a metals or commodity markets in a reporting or analytical role
• Requires strong analytical, computational and quantitative skills.
• Proficiency of MS applications required (Excel, Word and PowerPoint); experience with databases.

About the company

This is a global leading financial institution. This organization has diversified financial services and multiple business segments. A leading provider of capital markets and wealth management solutions. This organization offers diversity and growth for innovation for all employees which makes it a great place to work and being a part of.

If you are driven, determined and want to take the next step in your career, this is the role for you. Great career progression opportunities await the right person in this exciting Commodities Editor job.

Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.
Robert Walters (Singapore) Pte Ltd
ROC No.: 199706961E | EA Licence No.: 03C5451
EA Registration No.: R1435983 Glen Chua

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