Petroleum Coke Market Analyst
Location: Shanghai, China (Preferred)
Experience: 5+ years
Role Overview
We are seeking a Petroleum Coke Market Analyst to support trading and commercial decisions through timely market analysis and actionable insights. The role focuses on China’s petcoke market, refinery activity, and downstream demand from aluminium, carbon, battery, and related industries.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze petcoke supply, demand, trade flows, and pricing in China and key international markets.
- Monitor domestic refinery operations, including utilization, maintenance, and capacity changes impacting petcoke output.
- Track downstream demand trends across aluminium, carbon materials, battery, and industrial sectors.
- Deliver clear, actionable market insights to the trading team to support daily trading and strategic positioning.
- Develop market outlooks, price views, and scenario analysis.
- Prepare concise market reports and ad?hoc analysis for traders and management.
- Maintain data integrity and validate market intelligence through multiple sources.
Required Experience & Background
- Minimum 5 years of experience in commodity market analysis, trading support, or industry research.
- Strong understanding of either:
- China oil refining and downstream sector, or
- Aluminium, carbon, battery, or related industrial industries with petcoke exposure.
- Practical knowledge of petcoke market fundamentals and commercial applications.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong analytical and commercial mindset with the ability to translate data into decisions.
- Excellent communication skills with traders and senior stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Excel and presentation tools; Python/VBA is a plus.
- Mandarin fluency preferred; professional English required.