Associate Price Reporter - Thermal Coal

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

The Role: The Associate Price Reporter will be part of an international team of experienced reporters covering Asian and European thermal coal markets. The position will be based in Gurgaon, India. The job includes gathering primary market intelligence directly from industry sources, and producing news articles and in-depth analysis stories. Besides doing extensive price reporting, you will be expected to connect the dots on key themes affecting the sector, mainly power, and to produce timely, high-quality news as well as embark on commodity benchmark price building activities. The role also involves seeking out opportunities for cross-commodity coverage, with teams of competing fuels like LNG, power or oil, but also with other commodity sectors.

The Team / The Business: You’ll be expected to work closely with a team of reporters with deep sector knowledge, spread across offices in Gurgaon, London and Houston. You will also involve engaging deeply with external market sources to spread awareness of the thermal coal methodology and also drive adoption of the Platts thermal coal price assessments. You will come up with timely ideas for podcasts/webinars/videos to showcase Platts’ strengths in the commodity market coverage. You will be involved in making both internal and external presentations. You will be working closely with the Managing Editor to evolve strategies to strengthen pricing and methodology for Platts thermal coal prices across regions as we strive to build strong benchmark in the sector.

The Impact:  This is a key thought leadership role, with Platts continuing to cement its role as the global leader in thermal coal pricing, building strong benchmark price as well as valuable news content.

The Career Opportunity: This is a fantastic opportunity for a commodity market reporter with strong commodity pricing and benchmark building experience to step up to the next level, in a role involving greater visibility and responsibility, as well as exposure to the big topics hitting the mainstream media.

Responsibilities:

• Regularly engage market participants, helping identify key trends in the market, and showcase Platts’ expertise. Develop strong methodologies or strengthen existing ones based on market requirements and also help build benchmark status for thermal coal prices.
• Gather commodity price information, produce accurate price assessments/indexes, write commentary, rationales.
• Produce daily insightful news articles covering the global thermal coal industry in a timely manner. Areas of coverage include the macro-economic situation, upstream and downstream industries and any changes to government policies. Collaborations with other teams like energy transition and LNG and other competing fuels would be strongly required.
• Produce analysis of developments affecting prices across the thermal coal supply chain – from mining to shipping to end-user developments.
• Develop, expand and maintain sources and contacts relevant to the market area of coverage
• Public speaking at Platts or third-party industry events, and in front of mainstream media
• Daily team work and coordination with colleagues and a wide range of internal stakeholders
• Strong time management skills and willingness to work across regional teams at their timezones would be a requirement.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications:

• Proven experience in pricing/benchmark building , covering thermal coal sector or any other commodity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated journalistic track record and strong news sense
• Natural team worker with exceptional energy, tenacity, and ambition to excel in fast-paced environments
• Experience in tracking market developments and strengthening methodologies for commodity price assessments
• Must be comfortable with Microsoft excel and large data sets
• Established network of industry contacts to deliver high-quality market content and insights
• Ability to identify and explore new opportunities while monitoring changes in energy market scenarios
• Self-driven, energetic and proactive
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, global, multi-cultural environment

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.

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