VP, Business Development, Chemicals, Asia & Middle East

VP, Business Development, Chemicals, Asia & Middle East 

Location: Singapore

About Argus

Argus is an independent media organisation with over 1,400 staff. It is headquartered in London and has 30 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading and production centres. Argus produces price assessments and analysis of international energy and other commodity markets and offers bespoke consulting services and industry-leading conferences. Companies in 160 countries around the world use Argus data to index physical trade and as benchmarks in financial derivative markets as well as for analysis and planning purposes.

Argus was founded in 1970 and is a privately held UK-registered company. It is 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 and networks.

We report first-hand on what is happening globally in the commodity space covering crude oil, refined products, renewable and future fuels, carbon markets, metals, chemicals, agriculture, fertilizers and more.

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.

Argus is a fast-growing global B2B media company providing essential information on commodity markets. We are growing quickly, adding new markets, new services, new delivery options and improved analytical tools. Argus’ Asia business is headquartered in Singapore and covers operations across Singapore, Dubai, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, Seoul, Tokyo, Sydney and Mumbai.

What you will be doing

Argus’ core business is focused on developing, and promoting the usage of, Argus commodity prices indices. The primary function of Vice President, Business Development, Chemicals, Asia & Middle East will be to support and drive price assessment and benchmark opportunities for the chemical sector, which the company has identified as a significant new opportunity. This is a senior business development and high visibility role reporting into the SVP, Strategy & Business Development.

The role has responsibility for relationship building with influential stakeholders in key commodity markets.

The key measure of success for this role is demonstrable progress over time in the use of Argus prices in the chemical markets in Asia and the Middle East.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of business development managers
• Executing on strategies and market development plans
• Responsible for the commercial growth of the chemical sector in Asia and Middle East
• Work closely with regional and global internal stakeholders to align with the Argus global vision for the chemical sector
• Special emphasis on activities in terms of building strong relationships with senior industry stakeholders and advocacy to increase likelihood of Argus price usage in markets.
• Be the key face of Argus in chemicals, promoting usage of Argus to clients, the governments, industry bodies etc.

Skills and Experience

• At least 15 years of professional experience in chemical markets in Asia and/or Middle East

• Intellectual Dexterity: the ability to analyse complex problems and pick up new concepts and strategies quickly
• Hands-on: Demonstrable experience of having worked in a high energy, fast growth, environment
• Strong personal credibility and communication skills, accomplished in individual, group, business and social settings
• Be able to balance an imaginative and highly creative approach while at the same time demonstrating the pragmatism that is needed to work and get things done in a high growth environment.
• Credibility: the ability to inspire trust and respect with key market stakeholders, including clients
• Strong commercial awareness

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 recognises 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.

• Work within a highly motivated team at an industry-leading and rapidly growing global company.
• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork.
• Excellent location at Raffles Place in central Singapore – close to public transport and amenities
• Hybrid working model - Work from Home options available.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical (GP and specialist), dental and hospitalisation.
• 20 vacation days your first year, up to a maximum of 25 days
• Extensive internal and external training
• Employee Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme

Travel

• Around 50% is expected for this position.

Hours

Monday through Friday, 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. 

Earlier or later hours, or weekend hours, may be expected on occasion. 

We're not engaging any recruitment agencies for this role, so if you're interested, please apply directly.

We will conduct interviews continuously and reserve the right to take down the advertisement when we find the right candidate.

Please send in your application via our official careers website at https://www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions.

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

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