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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

The Team Leader provides support to the Americas Steel and Ferroalloys Regional Managing Editor to manage the reporting and pricing team within the region, acting as a resource for colleagues, sharing insight and experience to ensure the highest standards are maintained. The Team Leader assists the Regional Managing Editor in overseeing day to day administrative duties, driving the team's performance and helping set the regional PRA strategy. They are deputized in the Regional Managing Editor absence and takes responsibility for the line management of several direct reports, with guidance from the Editorial Director.

Principal Accountabilities

• Assist the Regional Managing Editor to guide the team in covering relevant markets and producing high-quality, market-focused content in line with Fastmarkets’ PRA strategy, sharing experience as a senior team member and acting as a role model in all areas.
• Manage team performance of several reporters in tandem with the Regional Managing Editor by setting objectives and conducting appraisals in line with Fastmarkets' policy.
• Work alongside reporters and the Regional Managing Editor to develop plans for new and existing prices and for their adoption, be proactive in looking for opportunities for new pricing.
• Carry out market engagement with market participants and encourage/support direct reports and other team members in their external engagement.
• Be a resource for advice and guidance in pricing decisions and news writing, across the team
• Manage the balance between meeting own pricing duties and overseeing others' pricing and editorial work carefully and strategically.
• Be proactive in seeking opportunities to co-ordinate cross-functional, cross-department and cross-regional working
• Play a key role in creating a positive working environment, by exemplifying Fastmarkets’ values in all areas.
• Produce exemplary price assessments in line with company methodology, price specifications, and IOSCO principles across a range of markets.
• Guide the onboarding of new colleagues in collaboration with the Regional Managing Editor and colleagues to ensure a positive experience as a new joiner
• Present at events and webinars, and chair panel discussions when deemed appropriate by Regional Managing Editors on behalf of the company
• Mentor and coach other reporters to support their development and foster growth in the team.

KEY INTERFACES

• Reports to Regional Managing Editor
• Manages reporters directly.
• Work closely with the Editorial Director, Regional Managing Editors and Price Development Team on developing and prioritizing price benchmarks, products and market coverage
• Actively engage with industry participants to discuss prices and market developments, gather insight, gain feedback and promote our prices
• Liaise with Editorial Operations to ensure content is produced in line with PRA strategy
• Work within the team locally and globally to ensure communication and knowledge sharing are priorities, foster a collaborative approach in all areas of activity.
• Respond to enquiries from market participants while keeping the Regional Managing Editor informed where necessary of any pricing feedback or issues related to our pricing and news coverage
• When necessary, liaise with other functions within Fastmarkets to help implement the company's PRA strategy.
• Work with compliance team to answer queries and complete necessary documentation relating to IOSCO regulations

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 is essential. Knowledge of another language is helpful but not required
• Strong background in pricing and/or journalism with good organizational skills
• Knowledge of a number of commodities would be helpful, with expertise evident in at least one market
• Understanding of PRA price adoption and promotion process to secure benchmarks
• Leadership skills: planning, motivating, assigning work to others, achieving through others, not themselves
• Some experience in recruiting, training, mentoring and managing price reporters to meet and exceed Fastmarkets’ standards for pricing, content and market coverage
• Experience in market engagement that will require speaking at conferences, roadshows, one-on-one meetings and webinars
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously with a strong vision that is communicated clearly and coherently
• Ability to prioritize, drive and get results individually and from others while keeping calm under regular deadline pressure without compromising standards
• Creativity in helping team members develop and deliver

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.

If the position is listed as remote this opportunity is available to applicants based in the following states:

Otherwise the position will be located as shown in the advert.

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.