Research Analyst (Hybrid)

Company 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 600 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Finland and beyond. 

Job Description

The Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Research Analyst to provide in-depth analysis of the cost structure of lithium and other battery raw materials mining. More specifically, the role involves gathering and interpreting granular data on the characteristics and costs associated with mining, processing and refining assets, benchmarking assets, and supporting strategic decision-making through comprehensive cost and market analysis.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

To support forecasts of battery raw materials:

• Collect, maintain, and produce data on raw materials mining costs and production economics across various asset types.
• Perform thorough desk-based research and analysis on mining, processing and refining assets globally.
• Assist in developing and maintaining databases and models for cost curves and market analysis.
• Deconstruct aggregate capacity projections by production facility, company, country and region.
• Update databases and forecast models as needed based on inputs

To provide support for external and internal users of Fastmarkets’ supply, demand, capacity, production and cost forecasts:

• Assist the forecast and analytics team with content for subscription and consulting projects.
• Support the product team’s development of forecast products.
• Data contributions for presentations at industry events and forums.
• Contribute to consulting project work as required.

Qualifications

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on...

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are seeking a highly motivated and driven individual with a passion for being part of a fast-paced, successful team. The ideal candidate should be a strong team player and flexible in their work approach.

Qualifications:

• Degree or experience in a relevant discipline (geology, mining, metallurgy, engineering, economics, or business).
• Experience or familiarity with the mining industry, raw materials and chemicals production and  downstream manufacturing.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in cost analysis, financial modelling, or commodity markets.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and Excel; familiarity with mining cost databases is a plus.
• Ability to interpret complex data and communicate findings effectively to stakeholders.
• Interest or experience in the mining and raw materials industry or battery sector preferred.
• Fluency in verbal and written English.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence for research and analysis a plus.

Proficiency with Microsoft applications, including advanced Excel skills.

• Comfortable working and collaborating in a diverse, multicultural environment

If you're excited about the role but your experience, skills or qualifications don't perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Additional Information

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common – and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance
   
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
   
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
   
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
   
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
   
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences.

You’ve read a little about us – now it’s over to you!

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day.

It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great.