SENIOR CONSULTANT (HYBRID)

Senior Consultant (Hybrid) - The Senior Consultant will focus on leading and delivering custom consulting and research projects that span the agriculture, forest products and metals, mining and minerals industries. Specifically, you will lead and deliver projects that include tailored market overviews and outlooks, feasibility assessments and analysis, industry cost modelling and analysis, supply-chain mapping and material sourcing strategies, and other bespoke engagements. You will be joining a dynamic global team dedicated to analysing and forecasting agriculture, forest products and metals, mining and minerals markets. You will leverage Fastmarkets existing data, insights and analyst team as an integral component of our consulting delivery. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment, have a can-do attitude and can juggle a wide variety of tasks and projects. Responsibilities Winning, executing, and project managing (both independently and in collaboration with our delivery teams) a range of commodity-related market consultancy projects across agriculture, forest products and metals commodity verticals. Managing the development and delivery of consultancy projects with a strong onus in meeting client time deadlines in providing strategic, due diligence, and general market / price forecasting services to major global commodity-related clients. Managing and supporting consultancy deliverables (self-sufficiently and managing others) that is robust, accurate, and well-researched and project managing resources utilizing modelling, data collection, and research interview techniques. Developing and supporting sales strategies to execute effective implementation of sales methodologies. Developing and building existing customer relationships and acquiring new consultancy customers, as well as repeat business. Willingness to be responsible for the complete sales cycle (end-to-end) when needed. Processing of tenders both independently and in cooperation with our delivery teams. Creating "customized" detailed pitch decks and individualized offers utilizing strong technical knowledge of the commodity markets. Forecasting and CRM reporting. Participate in events and sales / marketing activities with a focus on existing and potential client business opportunities. Utilize professional network to surface opportunities and to source independent contractors to support delivery of engagements. Qualifications We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the worlds leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. Were 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 10+ years of consulting experience in commodities research. Strong acumen and desire for business development is essential. Ability and experience in managing, conducting, and researching commodity market studies both self-sufficiently, as well as with members of a team often not located in the same office. Experience in complex solution selling and project execution / management involving single-client consultancy services work. Experience in project and client relationship management across varying market sectors and customer profiles. Experience in developing and executing strategies for growth and high work-quality attainment. Strong commercial focus with good understanding from working with stakeholders at C-level. Fluent in English, a second language preferred. Flexibility and willingness to travel when required. An already established client and industry contact network would be desirable. Self-starter and hunter mentality with strong personal drive is essential, with the ability to thrive in a multitasking environment. Accountable and performance-driven. Effective communication in person, on the phone, in writing and online. Effective and amiable team player keen on making clients, project members, and colleagues happy while achieving ambitious objectives. If you're excited about the role but your experience, skills or qualifications don't perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our Values Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. Its 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. Youve read a little about us now its over to you! If you like what youve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, its time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: its used to determine whether or not youll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions well ask you on the day. Its 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 youre great. #J-18808-Ljbffr