Business Development Manager - Biofuels

Business Development Manager – Biofuels

Holborn, London, UK.

Argus is where smart people belong and where they can grow.  We answer the challenge of illuminating markets and shaping new futures.

What we’re looking for

The Business Development Manager for biofuels leads our drive to promote indexation to Argus fuels assessments across the biofuels market in Europe and the use of Argus market reports. An advanced knowledge of refined products, biofuels, trading, downstream markets and pricing is an advantage. The role will partner with the business development, editorial and sales teams to drive prioritised initiatives around key market opportunities.  Through these initiatives we will accelerate the growth of our market reporting revenues and win market share.

The role reports directly to the SVP, Global biofuels and collaborates closely with the President, Oil Sectors, Business Development colleagues as well as the editorial team and senior sales staff.

What will you be doing
 

• Drives usage of Argus biofuels price assessments and products
• Identifies new indexation opportunities, galvanizes organization to deliver them
• Partners with editorial to manage and defend existing biofuels benchmarks, ensuring their continued usage and relevance
• Identifies and supports delivery of new biofuels pricing solutions and products – acting as the voice of the customer
• Demonstrates expertise on pricing and risk management issues
• Develops and delivers a regional BD biofuels plan to meet sector strategy
• Keeping abreast of key changes in the oil products and biofuels markets to assess opportunities and risks 
• Deliver data-backed, fundamentals-driven market presentations to participants, with a view to promote pricing and other related data
• Member of Regional Sector Leadership Team and key contributor on all aspects of sector strategy
• Leads biofuels market engagement, mapping key influencers and maintaining effective relationships with them
• Represents Argus in the market through external speaking events and thought leadership
• Partners with sales through identifying customer segments and supporting effective commercialization
• Hones effective messaging to promote Argus index solutions.  Works with marketing to develop GTM plans
• Identifies opportunities to develop online transparency solutions, including, but not limited to, Argus Open Markets (AOM)
• Identifies and develops partnership opportunities to meet sector strategy
• Collaborate with those covering parallel commodities to identify hybrid, cross-commodity opportunities 

What’s in it for you

Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success.

• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme 
• Group pension scheme 
• Group healthcare and life assurance scheme 
• Flexible working environment 
• 25 days holiday with annual increase up to 30 days  
• Subsidised gym membership 
• Season ticket travel loans 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Extensive internal and external training

About Argus

Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets. Headquartered in London with over 1,400 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 30 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading hubs.

Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy.  Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.

Argus Media is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women’s network.  Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity.

For more details about the company and to apply please make sure you upload your CV via our website: www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions 

By submitting your job application, you automatically acknowledge and consent to the collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal data to the Company. Argus is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.