Coal Market Analyst

Job Purpose and Impact

Maintain global supply and demand models to proactively anticipate trade flows, ship size demand and market outlook for Thermal and Coking Coal.

Key Accountabilities

• Build a structured framework for and stay abreast of Supply and Demand of key origins and destinations for coal, identifying bottom-up demand and supply drivers.
• Build a structured understanding and monitoring of policies, market data, news, weather and conduct research to identify key trends and shifts that impact Coal trade flows in the short, medium and long term.
• Continually work with a scenarios mindset, handling uncertainties via proactive scenario building and communication.
• Daily and weekly update of market prices and arbitrage calculations, suggesting areas of improvement and driving the analysis to a higher level.
• Proactively communicate with relevant desks and analysts in both structured and informal manner on analysis of assigned commodities and on queries from trading desks.
• Drive continuous improvement in analysis or communication thereof, propose and lead projects to automate and systematize the analysis, reducing manual work and raise the bar on understanding Coal as a driver of dry bulk freight.
• Develop and update Coal supply and demand models and monthly SnD discussions, meeting relevant deadlines for input to freight models.
• Engage with external market contacts regularly on a global basis and proactively channel insights to business.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications Education

• Master's Degree in Economics, Finance, Computer Science or Applied Science. Highly numerate.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Coal Market fundamental analysis in a trading, shipping or other relevant business; with emphasis on deep knowledge of China and preferably also India market.
• Understanding of Indonesia coal policies, grade splits globally and power plant preferences using VIU calcs a clear differentiator.
• Deep understanding of power, cement and other end use sectors a plus.
• Wide industry network in Coal highly preferred.

Technical and Soft Skills

• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint a must.
• Genuine passion to turn data into actionable intelligence.
• Ability or willingness to leverage Python and adapt to new technologies and tools necessary.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit, but also ability to lead on their own.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts/logic in simple, synthetic and non-technical terms to business audience.
• Commercial flair in order to engage with analysts and traders; identify business needs and translate them into relevant solutions in terms of systems, models and market analysis.
• Self-motivated, resilient and independent individual; objective and critical thinker.
• Demonstrate flexibility in adapting to changing business needs requiring broader commodity focus beyond coal.

What We Offer

We provide a fast paced, stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

About Cargill

Cargill is committed to being an inclusive employer. Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.