Price Reporter - Non Ferrous

Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and beyond. The Role Fastmarkets is looking for a Price Reporter to report on the base metals and wider non-ferrous markets with a focus on Latin America. 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. We expect our reporters to develop a high level of market expertise in certain niche sectors, including base metals and sustainability related to these markets, publish quality prices and insightful content in line with the company’s PRA approach, and work within a regional and global team to support the development and adoption of Fastmarkets' prices and embrace our strategy. Principal accountabilities Foster in-depth knowledge of the base metals markets across Latin America, with a deeper focus on copper and aluminium to generate representative prices and world-class content Collect pricing data and set prices in line with the company’s robust methodology, price specifications and IOSCO principles Back colleagues up on their pricing patches to provide cover and consistency for the market and build up a wider knowledge base Peer review prices to verify that processes have been followed and editorial judgement applied correctly to ensure our prices are representative Write original market commentaries, breaking news and insightful copy with PRA angles, to support the growth in readership and the use of Fastmarkets’ prices in physical and financial contracts. Manage and expand the number of industry contacts that submit pricing data and give news exclusives, using all means of communication including face-to-face meetings and networking Handle questions from contacts and the market about the dynamics of particular pricing sessions, seeking guidance from senior reporters or editors when inquiries are sensitive, to make our processes and judgement transparent to the market Assist the regional editor to review and manage the existing pipeline of prices and identify new price launch opportunities, while supporting the development of new prices Help foster Fastmarkets’ expertise through the team’s market engagement plan, which includes outreach, producing PRA content, white papers and infographics, participating in internal and external events, the use of social media, and attending in person industry meetings. Key interfaces Work within a global team to develop prices, news and market commentary. Reports to regional editor, but with a strong connection with other colleagues across the globe. Work with other functions when necessary while maintaining the required segregation between editorial and commercial activities; support Fastmarkets events in relevant commodity sector and partner with the strategy and market development team to support price adoption campaigns and exchange listings. We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re 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. A high level of written and spoken English. Intermediate level of written and spoken Spanish is required as the person will contact sources in many countries outside of Brazil too. An interest in and understanding of financial markets and commodities. Knowledge of the base metals industry is a plus but not required. Strong networking and communication skills, good confident telephone manner and ability to demonstrate experience of building a contact base. Ability to work with discipline and dynamism, and to show initiatives in producing independently-sourced news. Team player who fosters excellent working culture and acts - both internally and externally - in a courteous and professional manner with impeccable integrity, and demonstrates a proactive approach to supporting the shared goals of the team. General curiosity in expanding market knowledge and commitment to innovate and join in projects and take part in training courses. Ability to work with numbers and spreadsheets and produce insightful editorial copy. Practical experience in journalism or writing, with a focus on skills such as an ability to spot important news and structure an article Flexibility is a key value for Fastmarkets and the price reporter is expected to work from the office in São Paulo (Paulista region) 3x per week What Fastmarkets offers Competitive salary under the CLT labor law 100% company-sponsored meal voucher, ClassPass, Omint Health and dental Insurance for you and your dependents, life insurance, annual bonus Inclusive culture, with strong D&I practices. If you're excited about the role but your experience, skills or qualifications don't perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our Values Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s 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 they're 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. Reward and benefits at Fastmarkets We believe in fair pay and benefits that support you both inside and outside of work. Through Fastmarkets Rewards, you'll have access to a range of core benefits and a flexible allowance, giving you the freedom to tailor your package to suit your lifestyle, wellbeing and financial priorities. We know that everyone's needs are different, so we've designed our benefits to support our diverse global team wherever they're based. Specific benefits may vary by country and role. You’ve read a little about us – now it’s over to you! If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day. It’s 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 you’re great.