Manager - Grains Analysis
Expana is the world’s leading agrifood-focused Price Reporting Agency (PRA) and global commodity intelligence provider. Formed through the combination of Mintec, Urner Barry, and associated brands, Expana brings together over 200 years of accumulated expertise in global commodity markets, serving more than 3,000 customers across 50 countries.
The Expana platform delivers 36,000+ proprietary price series across 900+ commodities, 70 million+ data points, and 1,400+ price forecasts, all underpinned by IOSCO-assured data integrity. Clients across retail, food manufacturing, agriculture, financial services, and industrial production rely on Expana to optimise procurement, manage commodity risk, and improve profitability across their supply chains.
Manager - Grains
Location: London (2 days in the office per week) or Moret (Hybrid) | Full-Time
Help Shape the Future of Global Grain Markets
At Expana, we empower some of the world's leading food, industrial, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods businesses with the market intelligence they need to make smarter decisions. As we continue to grow our global reach and expand our capabilities, we're looking for a passionate and commercially minded Manager - Grains to play a pivotal role in strengthening our grains research offering.
If you thrive on turning complex market signals into meaningful insights, enjoy leading and developing talented analysts, and want to be recognised as a trusted expert in global agricultural markets, we'd love to hear from you.
The Opportunity
As Manager - Grains, you'll be at the forefront of analysing global grain markets, helping clients navigate an ever-changing agricultural landscape. Reporting to the Senior Manager - Grains & Oilseeds, you'll combine hands-on market analysis with team leadership, driving high-quality research across key grain markets including wheat, barley, and corn.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing deep analytical work with mentoring others, engaging directly with clients, and influencing the evolution of market intelligence products used by industry leaders around the world.
What You'll Be Doing
- Monitor and forecast global grain production, supply, and demand trends.
- Analyse key market drivers including weather, crop competitiveness, production costs, policy changes, and economic developments.
- Track international trade flows, stock levels, consumption patterns, and pricing dynamics across major grain markets.
- Build, maintain, and enhance global grain balance sheets and forecasting models.
- Deliver timely market outlooks, intelligence reports, and actionable insights to internal and external stakeholders.
- Represent Expana as a recognised grain market expert.
- Lead client discussions, presentations, webinars, and training sessions.
- Attend industry conferences and engage with key market participants.
- Contribute expert insight that strengthens Expana's reputation and market presence.
- Mentor, coach, and support a team of analysts, helping them grow their expertise and careers.
- Foster a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Challenge existing methodologies and identify opportunities to improve analysis, processes, and product quality.
- Promote innovation and analytical excellence across the team.
What We're Looking For
- 5-10 years of experience analysing commodity or agricultural markets.
- Strong understanding of global grain markets and their key supply and demand drivers.
- Proven ability to interpret large datasets and translate findings into clear commercial insights.
- Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the confidence to engage clients and senior stakeholders.
- Self-motivated, organised, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
- Fluent English language skills.- both written and verbal
- Previous people management or team leadership experience.
- Additional language skills. - French ideally
- Experience presenting market insights to clients or industry audiences.
- Influence decisions made by some of the world's largest food, industrial, and consumer goods companies.
- Work with a highly respected team of analysts and industry specialists.
- Enjoy significant exposure to global markets and senior industry leaders.
- Be part of an ambitious, growing business with exciting expansion plans.
- Develop your expertise while helping shape the future direction of our grains intelligence offering.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're passionate about agricultural markets, motivated by data-driven analysis, and excited by the opportunity to lead and influence in a fast-moving global business, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help Expana deliver the market insights that power better decisions worldwide.
