Associate Commercial Specialist

About the Role The Associate Commercial Specialist will be integral to the APAC metals and agriculture sales specialist team focusing on supporting Project GAIA's initiatives related to agriculture and metals within S&P Global Commodity Insights. Project GAIA is a multi‑year project that involves a major S&P Global investment to accelerate growth in the Agribusiness and Metals portfolios by establishing a leadership position in these areas. The associate commercial specialist will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders supporting the project, ensuring successful execution across diverse stakeholders. Key responsibilities include: White space analysis Reviewing possible cross‑sell opportunities in existing clients Analyzing and mapping out potential prospects to help drive new logo sales Outreach to existing clients to help support customer retention via dedicated analysts sessions, content sharing, etc. Overall the Associate will be an instrumental part of the sales specialist team (metals: 2 sales specialists; agriculture: 4 sales specialists) to support driving revenue growth as well as retention. The Team APAC Specialist team is made up of dynamic individuals with experience in different commodity markets. Most members have come from industry where they worked as an analyst, trader, or content creator. They all bring one common trait: deep knowledge of the commodity they represent/specialize at and the ability to convince customers/prospects to look at CI as their partner of choice. Our agribusiness sales specialists cover biofuels and feedstocks, crop science, agriculture and food, fertilizers, agricultural policy, while metals specialists cover both ferrous and non‑ferrous metals. Responsibilities and Impact This position will be primarily responsible for helping sales specialists achieve (and exceed) net‑sales and customer experience targets for Agriculture and Metals across the Commercial team in APAC. Co‑ordinates with the Commercial team to maintain CRM/Salesforce activity logs, meeting notes and provides accurate forecasting of sales opportunities. Communication is critical to ensure SPCI has a seamless approach to the customer. Work as “one team”. Participate in planning and executing account management schedule and detailed action plan – white space. Work with primary accounts hunter team on list building prioritization. Develop and strengthen relationships with existing clients via regular analysts engagements. Use insights gained from agriculture customers/prospects to inform the Product/Content team to ensure SPCI has relevant offerings for agriculture and metals markets. What We’re Looking For Basic Required Qualifications Must hold Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent). Strong solution‑selling background with proven experience in maximizing customer value and through coordinated account planning and a team approach both internally and externally. Excellent interpersonal skills. Demonstrated strong relationship building with customers, markets and internal stakeholders. Strong oral and written skills in English are required to enable effective communications at all levels within the company and with customers. Additional Preferred Qualifications Mandarin speaking capability (desired but not a must). Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (MS Word, Excel, PPT, etc.) and CRM systems such as Salesforce. Ability to independently acquire knowledge of industry, competitors, trends and products. 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