(Senior) Market Data Analyst at Argent Energy (Biofuels)

Applicants must be located in the Netherlands - Visa take over is an option!

For our trusted client - Argent Energy Group / Biofuels - we are looking for a (Senior) Market Data Analyst to join their team.

Description

Applicants must be located in the Netherlands - Visa take over is an option!

The (Senior) Market Data Analyst will be developing short to longer term market views on biofuels (e.g. biodiesel, HVO, SAF, marine fuels), feed-stocks and related end-markets in support of Argent's commercial strategy. In addition, the Analyst will analyse and present key market assumption for future investment decisions and regularly present market trends to the executive management team. Regular tasks include keeping track of industry developments (through existing subscriptions and reports), analyse market fundamentals as part of corporate development projects, report on import and export trends of our traded commodities, calculate supply & demand variables as a result of (upcoming) policy changes and present back to senior management. The role reports directly to a member the executive management team.

Key Responsibilities and Account abilities:

• Intelligence: Provide regular (daily) information and short term trends on the biofuels, feed-stock and (veg) oil markets to the trade team and the executive management team as and when required wherever this is important in helping to optimise commercial outcomes. This also includes understanding the ticket markets related to the biofuel market and the price correlations.
• Market analyses end market: Update the in-house view on supply & demand fundamentals in our key markets and present this to the executive management team and Argent's Board directors on a quarterly basis (or more frequent if required). Where required improve our framework to maintain the supply & demand fundamentals and other relevant key market data points.
• Market analyses feed-stock: Analyse and update on a regular basis our in-house view on supply & demand fundamentals of our respective feed-stocks and present trends and conclusions to our trade team, corporate development team and executive management team. This view is crucial for our medium term commercial decisions as well as future investment decisions.
• Corporate development and investment analyses: Support the corporate development team on market data and analyses required to test our assumptions for building strategic business cases for future growth. Argent is investigating multiple options for future expansion that requires a thorough understanding of market assumptions used for developing investment proposals.
• Monitoring developments by competition: Keep track of Argent's main competition and their developments in various projects and investment decisions.
• Corporate Affairs support & validation: Support our corporate affairs department with calculations and analyses as a result of (upcoming) national and European policy changes impacting the demand of our end-markets (road, marine and aviation transport). This includes validating industry reports and opinions in relation to fuel consumption, biofuel blend rates and feed-stock availability.
• Chemical market analyses: Provide a good summary of the market and market trends in glycerine (both crude and refined glycerine) in support of our commercial strategy as well as presenting general market trends of the chemicals used in our production process (methanol and KOH).

Job Offer

Applicants must be located in the Netherlands - Visa take over is an option!

• Market conform salary based on experience and skills
• Bonus scheme
• Laptop, Mobile phone
• Collective health insurance and a pension scheme
• Travel allowance of € 0,23 cent p/km
• 25 holidays
• The first 3-6 months full-time on-site, hereafter hybrid 2 days working from home
• Start with a year contract, hereafter an indefinite contract
• Visa sponsorship is possible for applicants that already are located in the Netherlands

Interview process on site at the office our client:

• Interview 1 with the hiring manager and the HR manager
• Interview 2 with the Head of trade and head of corporate development
• Interview 3 with the CFO and CEO