Senior Market Analyst - Fuel Oil
Overview
This role supports a commercial trading business by delivering market research, supply-demand analysis, and strategic insights across global commodity markets. The successful candidate will be responsible for evaluating market fundamentals, trade flows, operational developments, and industry trends to support commercial decision-making and identify market opportunities.
Working closely with commercial stakeholders, the individual will transform complex market information into actionable insights while maintaining a forward-looking view of evolving market conditions.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct market research and analysis on commodity supply, demand, pricing trends, trade flows, and infrastructure developments.
- Develop and maintain market outlooks, forecasts, and analytical reports to support business decisions.
- Monitor industry developments, operational changes, and macroeconomic factors that may impact market dynamics.
- Build and enhance analytical tools, dashboards, and reports to improve visibility of market trends and commercial opportunities.
- Analyze regional and international market developments to identify emerging risks and opportunities.
- Translate market intelligence into practical recommendations for commercial teams and key stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with trading, commercial, and operational teams to validate market views and challenge assumptions.
- Manage ad-hoc research projects and provide insights on complex or evolving market topics.
- Utilize internal and external data sources to monitor trade activity, market movements, and supply chain developments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Engineering, Finance, Business, Statistics, Energy Studies, or a related discipline.
- At least 3-5 years of experience in market analysis, commercial analytics, business intelligence, commodities, energy, supply chain, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to independently conduct research, analyze complex datasets, and communicate findings effectively.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to draw meaningful conclusions from large volumes of information.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with data visualization or analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Python, SQL, or similar platforms.
- Understanding of commodity markets, industrial value chains, global trade flows, or related commercial environments.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
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