Market Analyst

ICIS Product & Data Analytics, a business division within ICIS, focuses on helping our international clients with multi-client projects. We have since grown rapidly with the addition of experienced hires in London, Singapore and Houston, and are looking to further bolster our resources in the UK.

This role will contribute to the fast-growing Product & Data Analytics business through rigorous and systematic construction, maintenance & analysis of regional supply & demand fundamentals and market developments. The opportunity offers considerable career potential and ICIS Product & Data Analytics is looking for an enthusiast to carefully progress this opportunity and deliver excellent results to our clients.

Key Responsibilities:

- Research into and analysis of the base oils markets, with an emphasis on Group I /II/III, through the tracking of various ongoing project investments and closures for ongoing contribution to the company database
- Forecast of demand / market fundamentals across base oils, building on our well-established methodology and models
- Using the above items to develop and update base oil price forecasts
- Closely monitor and assess impact of new or imminent regulatory changes on the base oils market
- Support lead analyst in client relationships
- Contribute to thought leadership across the base oils sector over the long term

Experience required:

- Knowledge of the base oils, including economics, gained from demonstrable experience with a key industry player or other research / consultancy organisation would be advantage
- Understanding around the shifting dynamics within the transportation segment and the impact on base oil product supply / demand preferable
- Degree in engineering, environmental sciences, or other relevant science discipline (preferably chemical engineering) with a Masters / MBA

Key skills required:

- Experience of working in project teams and the ability to work effectively across culturally diverse teams
- Excellent analytical, verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Strong initiative and willingness to learn in an information business environment
- Knowledge of modelling methods an advantage
- Knowledge of programming language (e.g. Python, C++, SQL) is highly desirable
- Ability to present and communicate ideas and solutions to clients
- Ability to rationalise, solve and communicate answers to complex problems

ICIS is the world's largest petrochemical market information provider. ICIS also has fast-growing energy and fertilizer divisions. We aim to help companies in these markets improve their revenues and profits by providing high quality, timely, commercially valuable information, strategic consulting insights, business leads and brand positioning across the globe. Our global team based in London, Houston, Singapore, Milan, New York, Washington, San Francisco, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Moscow, Mumbai, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne strives to bring definitive global chemical and energy market intelligence to our customers.

With a global staff of more than 800, ICIS has employees based in Houston, Washington, New York, London, Montpellier, Dusseldorf, Karlsruhe, Milan, Mumbai, Singapore, Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Perth. Some 350 of ICIS’s staff are journalists engaged in reporting market prices and news, and ICIS is fully committed to upholding the highest journalistic principles of verification, corroboration and authentication.

ICIS is a division of Reed Business and a member of RELX Group, the world's leading publisher and information provider.

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