Commercial Growth Analyst

Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets.

Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and beyond. 

JOB PURPOSE

The Commercial Growth Analyst will support the development and execution of Fastmarkets’ global commercial strategy by providing data-driven insights, reporting, and analysis. This role will contribute to short and long-term planning, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and customer needs. The position is critical in delivering accurate performance metrics and actionable recommendations to inform strategic decisions.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Strategy Support

· Assist in translating corporate objectives into actionable commercial plans.

· Provide analytical input to regional and product-level strategies.

Revenue Growth & Market Analysis

· Analyse market trends and customer data to identify growth opportunities.

· Support pricing analysis for enterprise licensing models and commercial terms.

· Contribute to customer segmentation and account hierarchy optimisation.

Partnerships & Alliances

· Conduct research on potential partners and assess performance metrics.

· Provide data support for joint go-to-market initiatives and partnership KPIs.

Reporting & Insights

· Prepare monthly and quarterly commercial performance reports and dashboards.

· Deliver insights on revenue trends, market penetration, and strategic initiatives using data visualisation tools.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

· Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Finance teams to ensure accurate reporting and alignment of priorities.

· Support operational improvements through data-driven recommendations.

KEY INTERFACES

• Commercial Directors
• Finance
• Product Directors
• Board and Senior Management
   

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

Essential:

· Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel (advanced modelling, pivot tables, macros).

· Experience with financial modelling and forecasting.

· Proficiency in data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

· Ability to interpret data and present actionable insights.

· Understanding of pricing models and revenue optimisation principles.

· Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.

· Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement.

Desirable:

· Knowledge of commodity markets and subscription-based business models.

· Familiarity with SQL or other data query languages.

· Exposure to Private Equity-backed environments is a plus.

If you're excited about the role but your experience, skills or qualifications don't perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common – and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences.

We are committed to ensuring all candidates feel welcomed and supported. Should your application advance and you require accommodations for the interview process, please inform us so we can make the necessary arrangements.

You’ve read a little about us – now it’s over to you!

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day.

It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great.