Sourcing criteria

• Core expertise

  • 8–12+ years’ steel or closely related commodities experience
  • Strong understanding of the steel value chain
  • Iron ore, raw materials, pig iron and steel mills
  • Mining companies and raw-material procurement/purchasing
  • Steel pricing, supply and demand, production, capacity and trade flows

• Commercial capability

  • Strategic industry expert supporting commercial teams
  • Market insight translated into customer guidance and commercial recommendations
  • Senior stakeholder and customer engagement
  • Strong analytical, presentation and communication skills
  • Comfortable influencing without direct authority

• Target backgrounds

  • Steel producers, mills, traders, service centres or raw-materials businesses
  • Steel analysts and commercial steel professionals
  • Price-reporting, market-research and commodity-intelligence firms
  • CRU and Wood Mackenzie specifically identified as potential target companies

• Preferences

  • Commercially minded and ambitious
  • Strong industry network and market credibility
  • Avoid traditional “old boys’ network” profiles
  • Mining-sector candidates may be outside budget

• Other

  • Highly confidential search; likely advertised as Technical Marketing Manager
  • London-based role; indicative package of approximately £120,000 plus commission