About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

11

The Role: Global Lead Chemicals, Strategic Engagement & Intelligence Group, MRTS

The Location: London/Houston

The Team: The role is part of the 20+ member Strategic Engagement & Intelligence Group, a part of Platts (MRTS) cross-commodity Market Development & Engagement Group (MD&E). The global leader for chemicals engagement will be responsible for leading development of engagement plans, as well as ensuring execution of global and regional engagement activities for the global chemicals team. The Global Lead for chemicals will be tasked with leading external engagement meetings in support of Platts global chemicals pricing. The role will also support the gathering of market intelligence and development of new chemicals assessments and market coverage.  The successful candidate will also represent MRTS/Platts at key meetings in the region and working on special projects as needed by the global chemicals team and in collaboration with other MD&E teams.

The Impact: The Global Chemicals SEIG lead has proven to be a critical role to elevate Platts’ visibility in the global chemicals markets, as well as to help drive further market and methodology development globally and to educate markets on the importance and relevance of physical chemicals benchmarks. The role also ensures regular outreach to key market participants who are prioritized each year in our engagement benchmark scorecard. The role will also support engagement around recycled chemicals and Energy Transition impacts on the market.

What’s in it for you:

• Cross departmental visibility (commercial, marketing, client services, MRTS, eWindow, content and product)
• Lead meetings and presentations to middle, senior and C-suite managers of major chemicals companies and trading houses; industry associations and government officials.
• Develop and lead our go-to market engagement strategy for global chemicals pricing
• Develop strategic messaging for our chemicals engagements; and distill and activate intelligence gathered in the course of engagements.
• Global leadership experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead engagement strategy planning with global and regional teams
• Lead execution of the plan through establishment of meetings and supporting commercially requested meetings
• Learn details of the broader chemicals team portfolio to present across topics
• Collaborate with content-commercial on the Value Add program
• Drive best practice for Market Engagement, including: development of high quality presentation content; development of high quality meeting notes; demonstrating strong presentation and meeting communication skills; demonstrate strong planning skills.
• Participate/collaborate in Methodology planning and development in the region
• Contribute to social media content development (blogs; podcasts; webinars)

What We’re Looking For:

• Solid understanding of global chemicals markets
• Experience in price formation and methodology in those markets
• Previous experience in engaging clients or sources in markets
• Foundational experience with leadership and influencing skills
• Excellent planning and time management skills
• Strong communication skills including: Public speaking experience; good listening skills and strong written and oral capabilities
• Exercises critical thinking capabilities
• Multilingual capabilities a plus
• Willingness to travel approximately 30-40%

Basic Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree with master’s preferable
• Chemicals market price experience with good understanding of trade flows and workings of global chemicals markets
• Strong communication skills  
• Excellent leadership
• Strong track-record and ability to execute and collaborate across multiple teams.
• Good time management and planning capabilities

Preferred Qualifications:

Multilingual

Salary Range - $121,588 - $177,961

About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.

We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit http://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
 

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world’s leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.
 

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