Commodities Research Analyst

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen within ED&F Man for a
Commodities Research Analyst
in São Paulo to support and develop the Sugar research team working as part of a truly global organisation.
The role would be suitable for an economist or agronomist with at least 2 years of experience in the sugar and ethanol industry.

The successful candidate will form part of a global research team responsible for proprietary fundamental research and data analysis to support ED&F Man's physical sugar trading teams. The person will work to develop regional supply/demand analysis, whilst maintaining strong contacts within the sugar and ethanol industry. Working with our sugar research team in Brazil, India, Singapore, China and USA, the candidate will benefit from the department's global reach. Strong communication skills as well as data-handling and advanced excel skills are essential.

Established in 1783, ED&F Man is a market leader in Commodity Trading with 3,500 people in 50 countries. We trade sugar, coffee, molasses and cotton. Corporate responsibility is ingrained in our culture. We are passionate about sustainable production, take care to limit the environmental impact of our operations and actively support the communities in which we work.

ED&F Man is a market leader in commodity trading with a strong reputation for research. This role will concentrate on providing crucial information to the business about strategic market developments in the industry, and on producing creative ideas and solutions linked to the changing Brazilian and global sugar trading environment.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and develop our in-house database of price, shipments, weather and crop data;
• Produce regular emails and reports for internal and external publications.
• Monitor and analyse key market drivers and new developments in order to develop insightful assessment of the global ethanol market;
• Generate timely and ad-hoc updates to the trading teams to strengthen the commercial position of the business;
• Help to maintain global and regional supply/demand models, price models, vessel line-ups and trade flows of sugar, corn and ethanol;
• Analyze developments in physical and futures markets, weather, regulatory and trading environment;
• Take a proactive approach in supporting the Head of sugar research, traders and other stakeholders in their market analysis needs and requests.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in market intelligence ideally across biofuels and sugar, but open to agricultural commodities experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey facts and ideas clearly;
• Data and excel skills, with an ability to analyze fundamentals and non-fundamental data to drive trade recommendations;
• Advanced MS-Excel user is required. Power BI is advantageous;
• A keen enthusiasm for research, economics and agricultural commodities, as the role will focus largely on the management, analysis and dissemination of proprietary data;
• Able to travel and perform crop tours.
• Self-motivated, curious and organized with attention to detail and goal-oriented;
• Advanced English language knowledge is required.

Essential Behaviours

Here at ED&F Man we are guided by our five company values: Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus and Entrepreneurship. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about 'what' we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for 'how' we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Equal Opportunities Statement

ED&F Man is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.