Global Editor, Freight

The Role Fastmarkets is looking for a Global Freight Editor to establish and lead a new freight reporting and pricing capability within the editorial function. This is a new role with the opportunity to build a specialist team, define the editorial strategy and develop a roadmap for freight prices and content that support Fastmarkets’ commodity markets. The Global Freight Editor will be a market expert, an experienced people leader and a strategic builder, able to recruit and develop talent, establish robust methodologies and demonstrate how greater freight transparency can strengthen Fastmarkets’ pricing and customer value. Principal accountabilities • Build and lead a new global freight reporting and pricing team within Fastmarkets’ editorial function, recruiting an initial group of reporters and developing a clear plan to grow the team over time. • Develop and implement the editorial strategy for freight coverage, identifying the routes, markets and price assessments where Fastmarkets can create the greatest value for customers and its commodity franchises. • Own and drive the freight pricing roadmap, prioritising a pipeline of assessments and leading the team to launch, develop and promote prices and content that increase relevance, adoption and usage. • Create freight prices and market intelligence that reinforce Fastmarkets’ commodity methodologies, support the creation of derived commodity prices and improve transparency around the end-to-end costs of materials. • Establish robust operating processes for the new team, including clear coverage responsibilities, reporting standards, source development, methodology documentation and publishing schedules. • Guide the team to produce robust, IOSCO-compliant price assessments, ensuring methodology, documentation, operational and administrative requirements are met and company compliance standards are consistently upheld. • Oversee the allocation of resources across markets and global offices so that day-to-day pricing and reporting duties are met while the team builds capacity to deliver agreed growth plans. • Recruit, manage, coach and develop a small initial team of freight market reporters, setting clear priorities and building capability, accountability and collaboration as the function grows. • Monitor developments across global freight markets and translate market change, customer needs and competitive intelligence into timely editorial, pricing and content priorities. • Maintain regular communication with the Global Head of Editorial and Pricing and other functional heads on the strategy, roadmap, recruitment, risks, dependencies and progress, helping implementation achieve maximum impact. We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly. • Deep knowledge of global freight markets, including key routes, cost drivers, market participants and the relationship between freight and physical commodity pricing • Strong strategic judgement, with the ability to identify where freight coverage can reinforce commodity methodologies, enable derived prices a