About the position
This position at Bloomberg, specifically within Green Markets, offers an exciting opportunity for a Boxboard Market Pricing Analyst to join a dynamic and growing research team. Green Markets has been a leader in improving the performance of companies across industrial product value chains for over 45 years, focusing on creating market transparency that enables industry professionals to make informed decisions. As part of Bloomberg, the analyst will contribute to delivering data, news, and analytics through innovative technology, ensuring that clients receive accurate and timely information from around the world. The Boxboard Market Pricing Analyst will be responsible for developing and managing a network of industry participants, including buyers, sellers, and market intermediaries. This role involves engaging with these participants to gather data and develop proprietary price assessments for various boxboard products within defined regional markets. The successful candidate will need to be highly motivated and capable of building a strong network within the boxboard industry to facilitate price discovery and understand market conditions. In this role, the analyst will communicate with market participants to learn about market trends and developments, synthesizing this information to create proprietary pricing intelligence and market reports. The analyst will also be responsible for sourcing market sentiment information, responding to feedback from clients and stakeholders, and managing ad-hoc projects that align with the overall product strategy. Additionally, the analyst's industry knowledge will play a crucial role in marketing any product launches and reporting on industry news to support Bloomberg's global coverage.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage a network of industry participants representing buyers and sellers of boxboard and market intermediaries.
- Engage with market participants to gather data and develop proprietary price assessments for boxboard products.
- Communicate with market participants to learn about market trends and developments.
- Synthesize gathered information to create proprietary pricing intelligence and market reports.
- Source market sentiment information and react to feedback from clients and stakeholders.
- Manage ad-hoc projects that are part of the overall product strategy.
- Report on industry news to support global coverage.
- Submit short-format articles of boxboard industry news for publication.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience in analyzing, buying, or selling boxboard products.
- Expert understanding of boxboard pricing dynamics, influences, and mechanisms.
- Credible knowledge of the boxboard market and/or strong understanding of the companies operating in this industry.
- Superlative communication, interpersonal, networking, and relationship development skills.
- Analytical and information gathering skills with the ability to develop written conclusions on market pricing trends.
- Legal authorization to work full-time in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.
Nice-to-haves
- A passion for understanding the nuances of the global boxboard industry.
- Interest in continuous learning and expanding boxboard industry knowledge base.
- Ability to assimilate and transform gathered market intelligence into narrative market reporting.
