Market Engagement Leader, Chemicals

SMP GLOBAL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global Energy seeks a Global Chemicals SEIG lead in Singapore to drive engagement strategy across chemical markets, lead external engagement meetings, and develop market intelligence for regional coverage. The role elevates our benchmarks and requires collaboration with pricing teams and MD&E colleagues.

The position sits in the Strategic Engagement & Intelligence Group with a 20+ member team, representing the company at key regional meetings and advancing global market insights.

Qualifications

• Experience understanding global chemicals markets and pricing.
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• Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement strategy planning with regional and global teams.
• Lead execution of the engagement plan via meetings.
• Learn details across commodity portfolios for presentations.
• Collaborate on Value Add program between content and commercial teams.
• Drive best practices for Market Engagement: content, notes, and communication.
• Contribute to regional methodologies planning and development.
• Contribute to social media content (blogs, podcasts, webinars).

Skills

Global chemicals markets

Price formation

Client engagement

Leadership

Planning & time management

Communication

Public speaking

Critical thinking

Multilingual

Travel willingness

Education

Undergraduate degree; master's preferred

Job description

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

10

The Team:

The role is part of the 20+ member Strategic Engagement & Intelligence Group, a part of Platts cross-commodity Market Development & Engagement Group (MD&E). The global leader for chemicals engagement will be responsible for leading development of engagement plans, as well as ensuring execution of engagement activities for global chemicals markets. The lead will be tasked with leading external engagement meetings in support of Platts commodity pricing. The role will also support the gathering of market intelligence and development of new assessments and market coverage in the region. The successful candidate will also represent Platts at key meetings in the region and working on special projects as needed by the commodity pricing teams and in collaboration with other MD&E teams.

The Impact:

The Global Chemicals SEIG lead will be a critical role to elevate Platts’ visibility in the global chemicals markets, as well as to help drive further market and methodology development globally and to educate markets on the importance and relevance of physical benchmarks. The role also ensures regular outreach to key market participants who are prioritized each year in our engagement benchmark scorecards.

What’s in it for you:

• Cross departmental visibility (commercial, marketing, client services, Platts, eWindow, content and product).
• Lead meetings and presentations to middle, senior and C-suite managers of major companies and trading houses; industry associations and government officials.
• Develop and lead our go-to market engagement strategy for commodity pricing across global chemicals markets.
• Develop strategic messaging for our global chemicals markets; and distill and activate intelligence gathered in the course of engagements.
• Global leadership experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead engagement strategy planning with the regional team and global teams
• Lead execution of the plan through establishment of meetings and supporting commercially requested meetings
• Learn details across the commodities portfolio to present across topics
• Collaborate with content-commercial on the Value Add program
• Drive best practice for Market Engagement, including: development of high quality presentation content; development of high quality meeting notes; demonstrating strong presentation and meeting communication skills; demonstrate strong planning skills.
• Participate/collaborate in Methodology planning and development in the region
• Contribute to social media content development (blogs; podcasts; webinars)

What We’re Looking For:

• Solid understanding of global chemicals markets
• Experience in price formation and methodology in those markets
• Previous experience in engaging clients or sources in markets
• Foundational experience with leadership and influencing skills
• Excellent planning and time management skills
• Strong communication skills including: Public speaking experience; good listening skills and strong written and oral capabilities
• Exercises critical thinking capabilities
• Multilingual capabilities a plus
• Willingness to travel approximately 30-40%

Basic Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree with master’s preferable
• Market pricing experience with good understanding of trade flows and workings of global chemicals markets
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent leadership
• Strong track-record and ability to execute and collaborate across multiple teams.
• Good time management and planning capabilities

About S&P Global Energy

At S&P Global Energy, our comprehensive view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make superior decisions and create long-term, sustainable value. Our four core capabilities are: Platts for news and pricing; CERA for research and advisory; Horizons for energy expansion and sustainability solutions; and Events for industry collaboration.

S&P Global Energy is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global enables businesses, governments, and individuals with trusted data, expertise, and technology to make decisions with conviction. We are Advancing Essential Intelligence through world-leading benchmarks, data, and insights that customers need in order to plan confidently, act decisively, and thrive economically in a rapidly changing global landscape. Learn more atwww.spglobal.com/energy.

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected andengaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to:••••@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
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