Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets.

Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 600 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Finland and beyond. 

This role is central to the talent acquisition function, serving as a bridge between potential candidates and the organisation’s recruitment objectives. It is ideal for individuals with a sharp eye for talent, a personable nature, and the drive to build meaningful professional relationships. The TA Resourcer collaborates closely with the TA Specialist, Head of TA, and hiring managers to support the end-to-end recruitment process, proactively sourcing and engaging candidates to fill open positions efficiently. In addition, this role contributes to building a strong pipeline for future hiring needs within the business.

This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week in the Sofia office.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Candidate Sourcing: Utilise a wide range of search methods, including online job boards, social media, internal databases (SmartRecruiters), networking events (online and in-person), and referrals, to identify suitable candidates for a variety of roles.
• Screening and shortlisting to assess candidates’ skills, experience, and suitability for specific positions: scheduling initial screening interviews for the TA Specialists and Head of TA.
• Database Management: Maintain and update the candidate database (ATS) ensuring accuracy and compliance with data protection regulations.
• Candidate Engagement: Build and nurture relationships with potential candidates, keeping them informed and engaged throughout the recruitment process.
• Market Research: Keep abreast of market trends, salary benchmarks, and competitor activity to inform sourcing strategies and maintain a competitive edge in talent acquisition.
• Administrative Support: Assist the TA team with administrative tasks, such as arranging interviews and talent mapping.
• Compliance: Ensure all recruitment activities are conducted in accordance with relevant legislation, company policy, and best practice standards.
• Reporting: Support with the preparation of monthly recruitment reports, analysing sourcing metrics to drive continuous improvement.

KEY INTERFACES

• Talent Acquisition Team
• HR Operations
• Hiring Managers across the business departments.

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, EXPERIENCE 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.

• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently and professionally with candidates and stakeholders at all levels.
• Organisation: Strong organisational and time-management capabilities, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous approach to tasks, ensuring accuracy of candidate data and documentation.
• Initiative: Self-motivated and proactive, with a curiosity to seek out new talent and suggest innovative sourcing strategies.
• Relationship Building: Personable and approachable, adept at building lasting relationships both internally and externally.
• IT Proficiency: Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, online job boards, social media platforms, and Applicant Tracking Systems.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with an ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
• Confidentiality: Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

If you're excited about the role but your experience, skills or qualifications don't perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common – and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance
   
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
   
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
   
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
   
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
   
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences.

You’ve read a little about us – now it’s over to you!

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day.

It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great.