Associate Price Reporter, Agriculture & Fertilizer

Grade Level (for internal use): 09 The Role: Associate Price Reporter does price assessments and writes news and analysis about the agriculture and fertilizer markets. The role also involves conducting regular in-person/virtual market engagements with key market players (importers/exporters/traders/government bodies/trade associations/commerce ministry/customs departments/agriculture ministry).   What’s in it for you: Excellent career growth potential within the Agriculture and Fertilizer team, which works across the grains, oilseeds, rice, sugar, and fertilizer space.  Opportunities to learn more about other aspects of the business, including technology and editing.   Opportunities to travel domestically and internationally for industry events and conferences, where they have the chance to represent S&P Global Energy as a speaker or a panelist.    They will assist in identifying, developing, and executing price assessment opportunities to drive growth in the Asian agriculture and fertilizer market. The Team : You will be joining a dynamic, people-first team that prizes effective collaboration and strong inter-team relationships. We value team members who are energetic, initiative takers, collaborative and keen learners. We strongly believe in diversity, equity and inclusion and are committed to making everyone feel welcome and valued.  The Business:  S&P Global Energy is the world’s leading price reporting agency (PRA) and a premier source of commodities intelligence. It provides the market with numerous benchmark price assessments used in commodity contracts worldwide. The content you generate and the relationships you build are essential to the global commodities market.

The Associate Price Reporter is responsible for every aspect of price reporting. This includes talking to market participants from around the world in a highly international-facing role to gather market and pricing information and insights. They must research and write news articles and analysis on major market events. They must publish price assessments and commentary about the market and contribute to methodology development. Last but not the least, they must continuously engage with market participants (importers/exporters/traders/government bodies/trade associations/commerce ministry/customs departments/agriculture ministry). What We’re Looking For:

An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 1-3 years’ reporting/writing/analytical/editorial experience is desirable. Awareness of global commodity markets and economic principles Strong numeracy skills, including the ability to understand the basic principles of statistics and to apply basic math's functions in Excel  Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with a wide range of role types and personalities, internally and externally Self-starter mindset with effective problem-solving skills Ability to perform well under tight deadlines Excellent English communication skills Culturally and socially sensitive  Preferred Qualifications: Experience or knowledge of the agriculture and fertilizer trading sector is highly desirable As the role requires extensive engagement with Asia market participants, fluency in relevant international languages (such as written Urdu, Thai, Burmese, Mandarin, other Asian languages) is a strong advantage. 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