Main Purpose:
• To learn and track macro and micro market in a timely manner.
• To learn and develop fundamental models and improve modelling mechanism.
• To be proactively meet market players to collect market views.
• To support commercial teams on picturing market outlook and assist business development.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:
- A bachelor’s degree in economics, science, finance or relevant majors.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in research and analysis (e.g. equities, fixed income, commodities)
- Strong quantitative skills, comfortable in treating large datasets and models (e.g. Python). Tableau experience is a bonus.
- Extraordinary communication skills in Mandarin and English, speaking, reading, writing and presenting.
- Ability to retrieve key information both through digital resources and direct people relationship.
- The role requires curious, creative, investigative and analytical mind. Meanwhile, high attention to details and high accuracy level under pressure are needed to complete research assignments efficiently.
- Experience of commodity and energy sectors not a must, but would be highly advantages.
- Ability to relate to commercial staff and management under pressure and with commercial perspective.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with people at all levels, across the business.
Key Relationships and Department Overview:
- General responsibilities include but not limited to maintain daily tracking reports, update fundamental drivers for in-house commodity models and renew cost models based on required frequencies.
- Learn and write about developments on metal markets, with focuses on changes that are happening to supply, demand and trade flows.
- Quick respond to policy change and break news.
- Closely work with commercial team to deliver fresh updates timely.
- Cover on-site visits, conferences, client meetings and events as required.
- Be prepared to extend knowledge base to fit new business needs