Research Analyst

1 month ago

Shanghai, China Fastmarkets Full time
Job Description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate eager to help leading companies and governments transition to a low carbon, sustainable future by collecting, analysing and delivering the data and insights that our clients need to navigate this change.

The Research Analyst will be responsible for the collection, cleaning, analysis and validation of data related to battery raw materials, battery production capacity and other relevant information. Your efforts will make a real difference in helping Fastmarkets to achieve its ambitious growth plans and grow the Renewable Energy practice.

You will be joining a dynamic global team of researchers dedicated to understanding the rapidly evolving energy transition and battery raw materials markets. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment, have a can-do attitude, advice and can juggle a wide variety of tasks and projects.

Principal Accountabilities

To support forecasts of battery and raw materials production capacity:

  • Collect, maintain, and produce data to support understanding of battery production in China, including different technologies, regional and sector dynamics and battery recycling
  • Monitor the regulatory framework in the region and analyse its wide-ranging impacts on the battery raw materials value chain, including how environmental regulations, trade policies, tariffs, government incentives, and restrictions shape the mining, production, distribution, and export of key materials, ultimately influencing the cost structure, supply chain dynamics, and overall competitiveness of market participants in both domestic and global contexts
  • Map and analyse market relationships, including ownership structures, offtake agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and key client-supplier dynamics within the battery and raw materials industry

To support the production of the Fastmarkets Battery Cost Index:

  • Collect, maintain and produce data on the impact of energy costs, tariffs, and transportation logistics on the export of battery raw materials and finished products from China. Assess how these factors influence the overall cost structure, competitiveness, and supply chain dynamics for global BRM markets
  • Coordinate and assist in the production of Battery Cost Index forecast

To provide support for external and internal users of Fastmarkets’ supply, demand, capacity, production and cost forecasts:

  • Help maintain and update short-term, medium-term and long-term forecast models
  • Update databases and forecast models as needed based on inputs
  • Assist the forecast and analytics team with content for subscription and consulting projects
  • Support the product team’s development of forecast products
  • Data contributions for presentations at industry events and forums

Qualifications

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on...

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

  • Degree or experience in a relevant discipline (geology, mining, metallurgy, engineering, industrial manufacturing, economics or business)
  • Experience or familiarity with the mining industry, manufacturing or battery production and recycling
  • Fundamental knowledge or experience in business analysis and economic concepts, practices, and procedures
  • Strong data identification and acquisition expertise conducted via primary and secondary research and ability to critically assess data
  • Experience with foundational analytical skills: modelling, statistics and managing data
  • Verbal and written English fluency
  • Proficiency with Microsoft applications
  • Comfortable working and collaborating in a diverse, multicultural environment
  • Proactive, pragmatic and resilient with a positive and flexible approach
  • Strong skills in business analytics software is a plus

 

Organization chart

Reports to Manager, Research Analysts


Key interfaces· 

· Head of Battery Raw Materials

· BRM Research Analysts

· BRM Commodity Analyst

If you are excited about the role but your experience, skills or qualifications don't perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway.



Additional Information

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common – and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

  • METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance
     
  • ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
     
  • GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
     
  • INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
     
  • CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
     
  • COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences.

You’ve read a little about us – now it’s over to you

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day.

It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great.

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