As data is at the heart of Vesper’s existence, our Research Team provides the core of our product. Data and knowledge is what motivates us and connects us with the rest of Vesper, as our knowledge drives all other teams. The will to dive deep into the commodity markets, the drive to understand key parameters and the skill to ask the right questions are the pillars of our Vesper platform.
As our Market Research Analyst, you will contribute to much sought after insights expertise across various commodities markets, which will be consulted by people globally. Your insights and contributions will help build a market intelligence platform supporting decision making at the highest level.
Your work will be at the very heart of market analysis and insights at Vesper. By interacting and working together with key industry players across different commodities markets, your work will help create transparency and a fair playing field in the commodity industry. Furthermore, you will be one of the go-to people for market insights-related questions from different stakeholders (Customer Success, Developers, Product Owners, etc.).
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Identify fundamental market trends and changes in key drivers such as prices, futures markets, production, and export & import trends across various commodities markets
- Find new and missing data and insights to be added to our platform, enhancing the depth and quality of our market intelligence (e.g., prices, Supply and Demand, market reports)
- Understand key players in the industry, including main competitors and potential new entrants, to stay ahead of market developments
- Translate market insights and user feedback into actionable additions for our Vesper platform with our Product team
- Assess the attractiveness and feasibility of entering new markets, providing strategic insights to the team
- Engage with customers and companies to gather critical market data and insights that inform our platform’s evolution
- Create and maintain a network within the commodity markets to continuously gather and validate data
- Lead research projects successfully and independently whilst collaborating with other data analysts
- Share knowledge with your colleagues on developments in various markets and key market dynamics
- Articulate a strategy to meet user needs of different customer profiles in collaboration with the Product team
What you will bring
- Analytical skills: A solid understanding of how to navigate through large data sets, apply problem solving skills and statistical techniques in order to derive actionable insights
- Interpersonal relationships management skills: ability to effectively communicate with both internal and external stakeholders and build positive relationships with them
- Outstanding (English) verbal and written communication skills
- Strong self-motivation and willingness to learn and deal with industries
- Ability to manage time and planning in through a variety of simultaneous projects
- Independence with ability to own processes end-to-end
- Knowledge of analytical tools (e.g., Excel, Python, R)
- Flexibility in a fast-paced environment, learn quickly and adapt to a changing product
- Creativity throughout your work: in ways to construct relevant and reliable new data or insights, but also the ability to write attractive reports
What you get:
- Data is at the heart of Vesper’s existence. You can help continue building our database that will have a major impact on the commodity industry
- A fun, young and innovative atmosphere
- An entrepreneurial environment where you learn more every day
- Personal responsibility with a ton of autonomy and growth potential
- A chance to see your work make a real difference and change a traditional business that is impacting every day of our lives
- A fantastic location in the city center of Amsterdam
- Great hangouts with brilliant people