LPG Ship Movements Commercial and Industry Analytical Expert – London Full Time

S&P Global Commodity Insights

The Role: LPG Ship Movements Commercial and Industry Analytical Expert

The Team: Within S&P Global Commodity Insights business a specialized expert team is keen on midstream data and global natural gas liquids (“NGL”) and liquified petroleum gas (“LPG”) markets. This team provides data and insights to our clients through subscription products and consulting/advisory services. The Vice President along with the team members are responsible and accountable for S&P Global Commodity Insights NGL markets portfolio of subscription products/services.

The Impact: As a key member of the Commodity Insights team your core responsibility will be continuous ship tracking from various data sources, creating daily data records for NGL products’ cargo movements, and maintaining, supporting, and delivering Waterborne LIVE (LPG and Ethane) Commodity Intelligence subscription work product and related deliverables. The subscription work product and deliverables include creating data records and providing analyses and trends in relation to waterborne LPG (propane and butane) and waterborne ethane movements and the markets. These deliverables provide necessary and required market data, analytics, and insights supporting the success of our clients.

These analyses and trends are determined from the responsibilities and tasks noted above and highlighted by reporting on monthly lifting volumes, product pricing, freight rates, and ethane, propane and butane trade and ship movement events and impacts from situations and events at the load and delivery ports and terminals. This subscription work product is closely integrated with and is part of a comprehensive NGL product portfolio. The individual will report to the Vice President of the group and the Vice President has overall responsibility for the NGL product portfolio.

In addition to the above the associate will be support other product deliverables in NGL product portfolio keen on waterborne LPG and ethane cargo movements and market analyses and forecasts. The associate will be an integral member of waterborne team ensuring all data and content is delivered at the highest quality and on-time (per the Waterborne LIVE LPG and Ethane product/service delivery schedule).

What’s in it for you: The person in the job role will gain experience in the purity product NGL markets (ethane, propane, butane) and the LPG markets and freight markets at a country level, regional level, and a global basis.

The person is expected to grow in the job role and become a significant contributor to the markets covered for the benefit of our clients.

Over time the person will be considered as an expert in the NGL and LPG waterborne business providing data, insights, and advisory services to our clients.

The person will also gain experience from adjacent expert groups and teams covering petrochemical markets and maritime & trade activities and trends.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, vet, analyze, create, and update NGL lifting and voyage records through our proprietary data collection and database systems
• Continuously improve recording, analysis, and reporting of lifting and voyage records
• Maintain and improve the work product delivered through existing channels to our clients and the delivery methods and presentation of the work product.
• Provide market insights and key trends related to NGL cargo liftings, LPG trade flows, global LPG benchmark contract and spot prices, spot market LPG netback values, US Gulf Coast terminalling fees, Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) freight rates, and spot fixtures
• Demonstrate strong familiarity with prevailing cost components for the applicable supply chain
• Present NGL trade and related forecasts and insights internally and externally
• Contribute to the financial performance of S&P Global Commodity Insights business through the execution and delivery of the Waterborne LIVE LPG and Ethane product/service

What We’re Looking For (Education, experience, and skills):

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, or business preferred
• Education in the data science field or certifications in data science
• Data science experience and/or education and/or certification is a plus
• Previous experience in NGL or energy related field is a plus
• Excellent knowledge of MS applications required (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and ability to use these tools effectively including familiarity and capability of interrogating relevant data and data sets through other tools (Python and others)
• Language(s) – English, however additional languages are a plus
• Strong oral and written communication skills and attention to detail, including relevant language skills as appropriate
• Organization and problem-solving skills including the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to think through questions and/or problems and independently provide solutions
• Self-motivated and focused on delivering quality products

Flexible Working

We pride ourselves on our agility and diversity, and we welcome requests to work flexibly. For most roles, flexible hours and/or an element of remote working are usually possible. Please talk to us at interview about the type of arrangement that is best for you. We will always try to be adaptable wherever we can.

Return to Work

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative (link to career site page when available), we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

About S&P Global Commodity Insights

S&P Global Commodity Insights enables organizations to create long-term, sustainable value with data and insights for a complete view on the global energy and commodities markets. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en

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