Battery Metals Price Reporter

S&P Global, Inc.; Penang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness benefits

Flexible downtime

Continuous learning

Investment in your future

Family-friendly perks

Other company-wide benefits

Job summary

S&P Global Energy in Penang is seeking an Associate Price Reporter to cover Battery Metals and Critical Minerals, producing price assessments and market commentaries for spodumene, lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite and black mass across China, Japan and Korea.

You will gather pricing information, develop market commentary, and engage with producers, traders and analysts in a fast-paced environment. Strong English writing and Mandarin are essential; Japanese is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or similar level university degree.
• Excellent English writing skills, preferably with pricing/trading/analytics training.
• Experience or knowledge in commodities or metals is a plus.
• Proficiency in spoken Mandarin; reading/writing Mandarin a plus for Chinese market communication.
• Japanese language proficiency is an added advantage.
• Strong organizational and collaborative work abilities.
• Able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks under deadlines.
• Self-driven, energetic and proactive.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Gathers commodity price information, price assessments/indices and writes commentary.
• Assesses the value of prices in line with Platts’ methodologies.
• Reports news affecting price assessments and market changes.
• Maintains a high-quality, timely stream of pricing data and news.
• Works with news desk and managers to identify market stories.

Skills

Analytical ability

English writing

Mandarin

Japanese (advantage)

Teamwork

Planning

Multi-tasking

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

S&P Global Energy in Penang is seeking an Associate Price Reporter to cover Battery Metals and Critical Minerals, producing price assessments and market commentaries for spodumene, lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite and black mass across China, Japan and Korea.

You will gather pricing information, develop market commentary, and engage with producers, traders and analysts in a fast-paced environment. Strong English writing and Mandarin are essential; Japanese is a plus.