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Fastmarkets

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1882

🌾 Agriculture

💼 Consulting

Agriculture • Metals and mining • Consulting

Fastmarkets is a leading cross-commodity price reporting agency (PRA) operating within the agriculture, forest products, and metals and mining markets. They provide comprehensive insights, price data, and market analysis, empowering clients to trade effectively and make informed decisions. Fastmarkets also offers a platform for risk management, consulting, and forecasting to help customers navigate the complexities of commodity trading.

📋 Description

• Lead the daily publication of Black Sea grain and oilseed price assessments, including CPT and FOB Ukraine wheat and corn, Russian wheat, sunflower oil, and barley • Ensure assessments comply with IOSCO standards, Fastmarkets methodologies, and price specifications • Guide pricing decisions, review assessments, and uphold rigorous market-grounded methodology • Produce original, forward-looking market content and analytical commentary • Manage a team of price reporters, set objectives, and conduct appraisals with the Regional Managing Editor • Mentor and coach team members and support onboarding and coverage continuity • Build a positive, high-performance team culture • Engage traders, exporters, merchandisers, and other market participants through calls, meetings, conferences, and trade events • Identify opportunities for new price launches and expanded Black Sea and European coverage • Present at industry events, conferences, and webinars • Support cross-regional EMEA Agriculture & Biofuels projects and global editorial direction • Ensure proper processes and documentation for launching, amending, or discontinuing prices • Liaise with compliance on IOSCO-related queries and maintain PRA standards

🎯 Requirements

• Deep, hands-on knowledge of Black Sea and European grains and oilseeds markets, including fundamentals, trade flows, pricing dynamics, and global supply chains • Experience in price reporting or commodity market journalism • Ability to produce rigorous, market-grounded assessments under daily deadline pressure • Strong, clear, concise, analytically sharp writing skills • Familiarity with IOSCO principles and credible price reporting agency standards • Good organisational skills and confidence coordinating and supporting a small team • Comfort engaging senior traders, exporters, merchandisers, and other market participants • Proactive, problem-solving mindset and commitment to editorial integrity and accuracy • Prior team leadership or line management experience in a PRA, media, or commodity trading environment • Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, or Bulgarian language skills are a meaningful advantage • Experience presenting at conferences, webinars, or industry events • Familiarity with financial and physical derivatives relevant to grains and oilseeds • Willingness to work flexibly and contribute as a strong team player

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work • Full support and coaching for the role • Professional development through mentoring and coaching • Inclusive workplace and equal opportunities • Interview accommodations available upon request