Associate Price Reporter / Price Reporter, Iron Ore

S&P GLOBAL ASIAN HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial information provider based in Singapore seeks an Associate Price Reporter for the iron ore market. This role involves daily reporting, price assessments, and market commentaries while engaging with market participants. Candidates should have excellent English skills, the ability to thrive in a team-oriented environment, and a background in commodity or financial markets. The position demands ambition, energy, and attention to detail, along with proficiency in Excel.

Qualifications

• Desire to take ownership of a commodity market and source relationships.
• Experience in reporting or analytical roles in financial markets.
• Tenacity to produce daily content including price assessments and market commentaries.

Responsibilities

• Report on the Asian iron ore markets and generate price assessments.
• Engage with market participants on methodology and developments.
• Translate market information into written content and presentations.

Skills

Strong command of written and spoken English

Ability to collaborate in a multi-cultural environment

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

Critical thinking abilities

Attention to detail

Experience in metals, commodity or financial markets

Tools

Excel

Job description

About the Role

The Associate Price Reporter/Price Reporter, Iron Ore, will be responsible for reporting on the markets for a key steelmaking ingredient as part of a larger team covering ferrous and nonferrous metals markets. The market reporter will gather, test and publish price information on a real-time basis, and obtain an understanding of supply-demand fundamentals from daily interactions with primary market participants. They will also conduct price assessments based on established methodology, contribute to its development, and will write and lead insightful market commentaries, news and analysis pieces. Based in Singapore, the successful candidate will work most closely with team members there, and other locations in Asia, Europe and the Americas as part of a global team.

The Impact

The successful candidate will be in a position to report on and shape coverage of markets that underpin industrialization and that are adapting to changing environmental regulations in one of the world’s most dynamic growth regions. As the industry evolves toward more sophisticated pricing mechanisms, you will also witness and be reporting at the frontline of these changes.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for reporting on the Asian iron ore markets daily, generate price assessments, commentaries and news stories, working as part of a team. The person will also actively engage with market participants across the region on methodology and market developments, including through in-person and virtual presentations.

The candidate will translate information gathered from the market into written content, and through presentations and other digital media. They will establish and maintain source relationships and take ownership of price reporting and methodology development for their markets, flagging changes to price trends and opportunities internally.

What we’re looking for

• Desire to take ownership of a commodity market in informational and source relationship terms
• Tenacity to produce daily content in terms of price assessments, market commentaries and news stories
• As we operate across several Asian markets including China and Malaysia, strong command of written and spoken English; proficiency of Chinese or other Asian languages is an added advantage to interact with local stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate with others in a team-oriented, global, multi-cultural environment
• Energy, drive and ambition to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Critical thinking abilities, strong sense of initiative and attention to detail
• Conscientious user of Excel
• Experience in metals, commodity or financial markets in a reporting or analytical role