Location: Chesterfield, MO
Company: Bunge
our hybrid work environment provides a balance of in office and remote work. Most importantly, in all we do we live our values: Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably Position Summary: The role main objective is to assist the Global Vegetable Oils Director in the consolidation of the global vegetable oil and biofuel picture.
In this role, the analyst will be an integral part of the economic research team, collaborate with teammates in consolidating and deploying Economic Research datasets and analysis as well as be in close connection
with the biodiesel and vegetable oils commercial desks globally to provide relevant analytics and insights that will assist them in managing risk around their trading activities.
Core Functions: Assist the various economic research teams globally in maintaining supply and demand balance sheets on biofuels, including maintaining EU ethanol balance sheets. Gain a strong understanding of global vegetable oils markets fundamentals to gain an appreciation of commercial team's information needs and construct analysis that supports them. Build a strong understanding of biofuel policies across the globe (including SAF and maritime renewable diesel) and assist in consolidating the global landscape
for biofuels. Keep tracks biofuels and feedstocks flows (vegetable oils and fats) around the globe as well as economics driving them.
Develop and maintain long term outlooks for vegetable oil demand across all major sectors (food, biofuels) which also includes forecasting long term biofuel production demand and modeling resulting impact on feedstocks use and biofuels trade flows. Maintain diesel and gasoline demand long term forecasts, including vehicle electrification rates, engine fuel efficiency trends, and all other relevant factors to fuel demand evolution. Regular communication of analysis and conclusions to the commercial teams and management via meetings, presentations, and reports.
Skills/Experience Requirements: - Master degree minimum- Minimum of 5 years of work experience in an analytic role and/or economic research. - Strong mastering of applied statistics via either education or practice. - Strong statistical and analytical skills, including understanding of data management and best practices when approaching data analytics. - Detail oriented and analytical. - Critical thinking: must be able to look at trends, data, and numbers to draw conclusions based on the findings and write reports. - Excellent mastering of Excel, including use of functions.
- Minimum Entry-level Python coding experience, willingness to increase competencies. - VBA and excel power query and/or Tableau is preferred but not required. Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge's expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.
Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, interaction, interactionual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled PDN-9ad9e20c-fadf-4c0e-ac39-4926ef277c60
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system, vents, and irrigation/fertigation equipment and fertilizer injectors. 4) Keep daily, weekly, or periodic records of greenhouse environmental data generated by the installed weather station (temperature, relative humidity, etc.
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