Associate Editor, Agriculture & Food pricing

at  SP Global

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

Opportunities to represent S&P Global Commodity Insights at industry events, face-to-face meetings, presenting at conferences, webinars and podcasts to further develop S&P Global as a significant presence in the Agriculture & Food markets.
The successful candidate would contribute to a fast paced, and dynamic team based in Penang that works across the Agriculture & Food markets.
Assist in identifying, developing, and executing new price assessment opportunities across the Agriculture & Food markets.

OUR PEOPLE:

We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Grade Level (for internal use): 09
The Role: Associate Editor, Agriculture & Food pricing
The Team: This is an outstanding opportunity to join the world’s leading price reporting organization as it strengthens and grows its presence across the Agriculture & Food markets. Customers in over 150 countries look to our expertise in pricing, analytics and news to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to markets. The Agriculture & Food pricing team is a global team responsible for key pricing benchmarks across the world covering markets such as Grains, Oilseeds, Animal Feed and more.
The Impact: This is an exciting opportunity to help drive S&P Global Commodity Insights Agriculture & Food price assessments across the APAC region. The Associate Editor will be responsible for market coverage and driving our existing price assessments forward.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leading market coverage on Agriculture & Food markets by reporting on daily physical trade activity including bids, offers and other relevant information.
Building and managing our database of contacts, seek potential new sources to contribute to our assessment process and developing a close business relationship with market participants.
Identifying opportunities to develop and refine methodology as well as helping launch new price assessments.
Writing daily and weekly commentaries and daily assessment rationale explaining the trends driving prices.
Creating news stories and multi-media coverage.
Work closely with relevant units across the organization such as commercial, analytics and news.
What We’re Looking For
Experience of Agriculture & Food markets.
Strong numeracy skills and the ability to apply basic math functions in Excel.
Strong communication skills that demonstrate good listening, clear writing style, and strong verbal skills. The ability to communicate across a wide range of groups and personalities internally and externally.
Fluent in English with excellent English writing skills and fluent in Mandarin.
Entrepreneurial and self-starter mindset with effective problem-solving skills.
An ability to multitask and prioritize under tight deadlines.
A solid understanding of economics and commodities markets fundamentals.
Additional language skills would be an advantage.
Degree in Agronomics, Sciences, Journalism, Economics, Finance, Business or similar.
Experience in price reporting or market reporting is a benefit.
E xperience in livestock is an advantage.
About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.
We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.
S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.
For more information, visit http://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights .
What’s In It For You?

OUR PURPOSE:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.