Job Description

Company Description
-You’re talented and adaptable. That’s why you’ll fit in. As well as discovering, mining and processing many of the essential raw materials that enable, support and enhance modern life, our global business is involved in selling and marketing products – copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal, nickel and diamonds. Through our Marketing Business, we are able to offer innovative solutions to meet our customers’ specific challenges. This includes physical products, logistics and technical support, as well as pricing and financing solutions. The purpose of the Marketing BU is to sustainably maximize cash flows from the marketing by optimally connecting commodities and customers. Our vision is to be the most respected marketer of the commodities and in support of this, we have set ourselves a target to deliver a considerable uplift in Value by 2023. Anglo American Shipping is the Group's exclusive 'in-house' ocean freight service provider, offering a comprehensive range of shipping services to our business units around the world. Using global scale and strength, we aim to optimise our marine activities and provide safe, reliable and competitive freight to our commodity businesses and their customers in today's dynamic marketplace.

-What you’ll do Provide thorough and accurate commercial analysis to proposed commercial transactions as well as providing performance analysis of the commercial and operational activity of the freight portfolio. To develop strategy through the budget process, and support continuous improvement projects within the Shipping team.
Typical tasks: Business Analysis and Evaluation

• Provide detailed commercial and financial analysis of proposed commercial transactions, such as long-term charters, investments and infrastructure contracts.
• Provide an independent review of proposed transactions before they are brought forward for approval; this will involve a financial and strategic assessment of the transaction against budget targets and overall objectives.
• Post implementation reviews of large transactions such as COAs and time charters.
  

Operating Model Accountability

• Provide coordination with support from Shipping Management to imbed Anglo American Operating Model principles into the Shipping business
• Management of performance measurement processes and management routines within Shipping
• Delivery of reporting framework supported by AAOM principles
• Accountable for the continuous improvement structures within the AAOM framework for Shipping production work and processes.
  

Stakeholder Management

• Accountable for the interface with external market analysts to uncover intelligence used to advise the Shipping Team.
• Accountable for the interface with external market data & research providers to uncover pricing intelligence used to advise the Commodity Marketing and Risk and Performance management teams around market reference pricing parameters, term contract negotiations and arbitrage identification.
  

Reporting

• Conduct monthly and quarterly market analysis used as an input to the quarterly market forecasts, weekly reports, daily internal notes and ad hoc reports and internal studies
• Preparation of Board Reporting for internal Marketing and Shipping Boards.
  

Specialist support

• Provide back-up to Manager Shipping Strategy & Business Development in the delivery of presentations to Head of Shipping, Shipping Management, the Marketing and Production Business Units, Group Finance and external parties when required.
• Coordinate budgeting and planning process in coordination with the Finance Business Partner
• Support Group Tax in relation to incentive scheme requirements for the Shipping organisation
  

Commercial Value Generation

• Assist with the delivery of market intelligence (including pricing curve data) through the process that includes gathering, collating, filtering, analysing, and interpreting market data and intelligence specific to the dry bulk freight market and related industry.
• Capture and communicate collective knowledge gathered from the Chartering and Financial Trade Teams as well as other internal and external sources via various channels and portals.
• Provide pricing and commercial analysis and recommendations of financial and physical transactions (i.e. providing a business analysis and review role for commercial transactions).
• Problem solving – through interactions with the entire Shipping team, this role is expected to highlight areas of challenge and improvement. And then develop ideas and concepts to solve highlighted problems.

Qualifications
-What we’re looking for

• Knowledge of dry bulk freight markets and ability to build an industry network.
• Able to marry macro-economic context with micro-market analysis to identify the most important drivers of price and commercial variables over short and medium term horizons. Knowledge of financial and futures markets a strongly positive element.
• Knowledge and ability to translate complex market data into succinct reports and presentations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of current quantitative and qualitative marketing research methodologies, determining which methodologies to apply. Leverages market information to assist in developing strategies and opportunities that create value for the business.
• Familiarity with broad scanning techniques to interpret trends, research competitor activity and market conditions; develops and implements solutions to realise market potential and optimise opportunities for the Marketing Business Unit.
• Well-developed modelling and analytical capabilities.
• Strong computer literacy (especially Excel).
• Analytical mind-set – able to disaggregate problems and make quantitative estimates of value creation for initiatives. Systematic, methodical, organised.
• Confident research skills with an inquisitive and broad scanning approach – able to ask insightful and probing questions to get to the bottom of a situation or problem; doesn’t stop at the first answer.
• Sound writing capability and willingness to develop strong presentation skills, tailored to the specific needs and requirements of the audience.
• Commercial and business acumen – ability to build understanding of chartering and trading fundamentals.

Additional Information
-Who we are Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world. As a responsible miner – of diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal and nickel – we are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Amazing opportunities for learning and growth - from technical training to leadership programs, we bring out the best in our people
• We’re a large, successful multinational company and there are plenty of opportunities internally to move onwards and upwards too

Inclusion and Diversity Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential. How to apply To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process. #LI-CH1