Who we are
Xenco provides businesses with executive and operational level support that significantly improves productivity, efficiencies, and company profitability? We pride ourselves on developing a rapid understanding of business issues, formulating an achievable plan, and executing it to deliver improvements to our client's bottom line.
The opportunity
We are looking for a Market Analyst to join our client's Research and Consulting team, on a permanent contract.
This is a full-time position reporting directly to the Research Manager. The company is a rapidly-growing boutique consultancy where you can have a career that provides a sense of purpose. This is an opportunity for someone who has an interest in commodity markets, wants to work in a fast-paced team environment, can perform analytical work and is able to draw conclusions and make good decisions.
What the role entails :
The Market Analyst will be the conduitbetween marketsand the leadership team of the Company by usingmarket information to provide a solid understanding of the dynamic nature of commodity markets. The role is integral to thebusiness and supports the new product development process bycontributing significantly to the continued development of our knowledge and understanding of commodity markets.
* Maintain a strategic view of the outlook for key mined commodities, including production, consumption and trade etc.
* Regular reporting around price, risks, and key developments in commodity markets.
* Compilation of commodity outlooks and Deep Dive Studies to support our client's corporate processes such as strategic risk monitoring and scenario planning.
* Maintain relationships with external research providers and subject matter experts to enhance the understanding of commodity markets.
* Play a key role in database management(development, organisation, management), analytical support, statistical modelling, ad hoc analysis, market research and programming (SQL, Excel, macros).
* Other responsibilities include: Model building, model calibration, supply and demand analysis, price forecasting.
* Provide support to the senior leadership team as required
What you will need:
* Relevant qualification - Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Strategic of Mathematics, preferred.
* Previous experience in the Commodity markets or analysis, highly regarded.
* Strong understanding of market economics and commodity market behavior.
* Highly developed quantitative analysis ability.
* Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
* Able to work autonomously
* Ambitious
* High attention to detail, coupled with an ability to meet deadlines and prioritise multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
We are looking for people that are ambitious and able to use their initiative to drive outcomes. In line with this, the role will pay competitive rates and provide people with rapid and diverse experiences.
If you want to work with industry experts and gain exposure to a broad range of interesting projects, then please apply below and we will contact you soon.
We thank all applicants for their interest.
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