Job Advert:**About Fastmarkets**Fastmarkets is an independent commodity pricing and information organisation with over 500 staff. We are fuelled by values that brings us all together and are united by a collective passion to make a difference. We are supported by a working model that we call "Working 3.0" that is based on flexibility and trust, which allows us to bring our best selves to work every day. Fastmarkets is the most trusted Price Reporting Agency (PRA) in the metals, mining, agriculture, forest products, and energy transition markets. Our price data, forecasts, and market analyses give our customers strategic advantage in complex, volatile, often opaque markets. Our events provide forums for market participants to come together, trade, and talk through the critical issues of our times. We are making a difference. Fastmarkets works to create transparent commodity markets through our reliable and trusted price data and market intelligence. The markets we serve are central to how economies work and are essential for our lives. By doing this, Fastmarkets helps our customers build a more sustainable world. We are built on a 130-year foundation while bringing a digital platform to market, combining the currency of trust with the power of digital. Most importantly, we are fuelled by our teams that, across the globe, making the amazing possible. With a deep sense of purpose and belonging, we are building an extraordinary future - together. If you would like to help build the future, we hope you will join us on our journey. Fastmarkets was founded in 1913 (as Metal Bulletin) and is a privately held UK-registered company. It is owned by global private equity firm Astorg, a specialist investor in healthcare, software, technology, business services and technology-based industrial companies.**JOB PURPOSE****PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES**- Identifies necessary data inputs and oversees procurement, collection, cleaning, and validation for forecasting biomass-based diesel supply and demand in critical markets worldwide, with specific focus on the United States, Argentina, and Brazil.- Updates house forecasts for biomass-based diesel, including supply, demand, capacity, cost, and other critical metrics.- Supplements forecast model with content creation on the biomass-based diesel market, technology development, regulatory policy development, supply, demand, capacity, trade, and other trends that impact the industry.- Controls input to our products from internal and external contributors to guarantee timely and coherent updates for our customers.- Supports client and internal inquiries about the markets and is accountable for fulfilling requests for insight and data for presentations and interviews.- Works with the Principal Analyst on projects by interacting with clients, helping specify and design studies that meet client needs, undertaking primary and secondary research, and supporting delivery.**KEY INTERFACES**- A strong relationship with Principal Analyst to deliver forecasts, improve data delivery and management efficiency and quality and enhance forecasting techniques.- Develop relationships with price reporters, sales, marketing, events, and senior management to ensure constructive feedback about the development of our services and how they fit with the Fastmarkets strategy.- External relationships with market participants**KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS**- Knowledge of biomass-based diesel and/or feedstock markets- Excellent writing and verbal English- Collaborative team player- Experience in commodity analysis, ideally in Americas agriculture, biomass-based diesel and/or energy markets- Excellent data management skills, including fundamental knowledge of relational databases, APIs, and data automation- Comprehensive understanding of statistical foundations, particularly regarding time-series data and forecasting- Robust analytical/mathematical/econometric modeling skills- Appreciation of advanced statistical modeling and forecasting, some exposure to machine learning a plus- Able to critically assess statistical analyses and forecast models, and suggest improvements.**BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES**- Is self-disciplined and takes pride in self-management to deliver agreed objectives- Personable with a preference for developing strong, collaborative working relationships- Demonstrates high personal energy- A confident and inquisitive communicator who actively listens and questions - shows a growth mindset and is naturally curious- Is collaborative and able to adapt approach and style to the situation- Comfortable with ambiguity - where a pathway may not be apparent, thrives in working through the challenge**About you**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 p
