Price Reporter - US Agriculture (Remote)
Fastmarkets
- Chicago, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Thorough fundamental knowledge of planting cycles, supply chains, end uses, key participants and trends with a particular focus on cash markets to deliver strong, representative price assessments backed with thorough supporting content
- Collect pricing data and assess prices in line with the appropriate methodology and to a standard in line with IOSCO principles
- Write a daily market commentary reporting on significant trends, major price movements and major factors shaping today's price
- Manage and expand the number of industry contacts that submit or verify pricing data and provide unique cash market insights for news and analysis
- Develop connections with the industry via face-to-face industry meetings where possible, telephone or other media, always representing the Fastmarkets Agricensus brand
- Provide cover on other, related agriculture markets and ensure consistency in always assessing
- Work with management team to help foster the use of Fastmarkets prices in industry negotiations, physical contracts, and as financial settlement prices for derivative instruments
- Be the first point of contact for any editorial queries relating to our news or pricing services, escalate and alert the management team when appropriate
- Identify new opportunities to expand coverage, launch new pricing services or improve methodology
- Help foster Fastmarkets prices and expertise through the team's engagement priorities, which includes producing PRA content, deeper analysis of trends, participating in internal and external events, promoting the company on social media, and attending industry meetings
- Attend appropriate internal training courses.
- A high level of written and spoken English is essential. Knowledge of other languages also helpful
- Strong grasp of economic fundamentals, understanding of agricultural cycles and interest in financial and commodity markets
- Exceptional networking and communication skills and good, confident telephone manner
- Ability to work with discipline and dynamism, taking initiative to cover stories and root out information
- Team player who fosters an excellent working culture and acts, internally and externally, in a professional manner with integrity
- Ability to work with numbers and spreadsheets as well as handling large volumes of data to produce analytical editorial copy
- Ability to spot market moving news, layout and structure basic news articles and support wider collaborative pieces.
- 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.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Massachusetts*
- North Carolina
- New Hampshire*
- New Jersey*
- New York*
- Oregon*
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee*
- Texas
- California
- Colorado
- Denotes states with office locations to support hybrid working