Price Reporter - Metals Recycling

The Role

Foster a deep understanding of the fundamentals, supply chains, end uses, and key market participants across metals recycling markets, including both ferrous and non-ferrous sectors.

Collect pricing data and set price assessments in line with the company’s methodology, price specifications and principles, and IOSCO principles

Write market commentaries, breaking news and insightful copy with price reporting angles

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

Manage and expand the number of industry contacts that submit pricing data and give news exclusives

Handle questions from contacts and the market about the dynamics of particular pricing sessions, seeking guidance when inquiries are sensitive

Help foster Fastmarkets’ prices and expertise through the team’s market engagement plans

Present at events and webinars, and chair panel discussions when deemed appropriate by editors on behalf of the company

Qualifications

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

• A high level of written and spoken English is necessary - knowledge of another language is helpful, but not essential.
• An interest in and understanding of financial markets and commodities
• Pricing experience is helpful, but is not required
• Journalistic reporting experience is helpful, but is not required
• Strong networking and communication skills, confident telephone manner
• Team player who fosters excellent working culture and acts - both internally and externally - in a courteous and professional manner, with impeccable integrity
• Ability to work with numbers and spreadsheets and produce analytical editorial copy
• Ability to undertake business travel by plane, train or car