Fastmarkets
commodities
ResearchAnalyst
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“Research Analyst at Fastmarkets. Skills: data collection, data automation, data cleaning, data validation, market analysis, research. collection, automation, cleaning, analysis and validation of data related to critical minerals and metals supply chains. Collect, maintain, and produce data to support understanding of critical minerals and metals production across key regions”
What You'll Achieve.
achieve its ambitious growth plans and expand its critical minerals and metals coverage
Industry & Context.
solutions-oriented
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Degree or experience in a relevant discipline (geology, mining, metallurgy, engineering, industrial manufacturing, economics or business), primary and secondary research skills with the ability to critically assess data quality, Proficiency with common office and productivity, Verbal and written English fluency
Nice to Have
experience with databases, scripting languages, or AI-assisted workflows is a plus, Experience or familiarity with the mining industry, manufacturing, production and recycling, Foundational understanding of business analysis and economic concepts
What You'll Do.
analysis and validation of data related to critical minerals and metals supply chains
and produce data to support understanding of critical minerals and metals production across key regions
Monitor regulatory developments — trade policies
and environmental regulations — and analyse their impact on the critical minerals and metals value chain
Map and analyse market relationships
including ownership structures
and key supply-chain dynamics across the critical minerals and metals industry
Identify and implement opportunities to automate data collection
cleaning and validation processes using scripting
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with the consulting team to provide data, analysis and research support for client-facing advisory projects; work closely with commodity analysts, consultants, project managers and data scientists; work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences; comfortable working in a diverse, multicultural team
Communication Scope
Verbal and written English fluency
Full Job Description
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 This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate, early in their career and eager to support leading companies and governments in navigating the critical minerals and metals markets. The Research Analyst will be responsible for the collection, automation, cleaning, analysis and validation of data related to critical minerals and metals supply chains. Your efforts will make a real difference in helping Fastmarkets to achieve its ambitious growth plans and expand its critical minerals and metals coverage. You will be joining a dynamic global team of researchers dedicated to understanding the rapidly evolving critical minerals and metals markets. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment, have a can-do attitude and can juggle a wide variety of tasks and projects. An exceptional candidate will look for opportunities to automate data collection and processing workflows, improving the speed and scalability of our research output. You will have the chance to work closely with commodity analysts, consultants, project managers and data scientists — building valuable skills that can help you grow into one of these disciplines over time. Principal Accountabilities * Collect, maintain, and produce data to support understanding of critical minerals and metals production across key
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