(CEN) ECONOMIST ADVISOR

Job Description

Provide best-class macroeconomic analysis, understanding how macro juncture, market events, and economic risk can impact CEMEX's business.

Main Responsibilities

• Assume coverage responsibility on various countries.
• Responsible for forecasting the macroeconomic environment (e.g., growth, inflation, demand industry volumes, FX) and its outlook in countries where CEMEX has operations (current assessment, short, medium and long-term forecasts, main challenges, opportunities, and risks).
• Define and justify baseline and risk economic scenarios.
• Responsible for the monthly publications of the covered countries (distributed to top management).
• Select relevant information, use econometric and statistical tools and apply economic theory to better assess the economic and industry environment and forecast its future performance.

Position Challenges

• Discussions with countries’ business units about macro forecasts (understanding that business goals are set based on macro projections and that deviations from business goals may impact rewards to business units in the company.
• Consideration of range estimates and risk scenarios in our decision-making process, which traditionally requires point estimates.

Qualifications

• Advanced English required (C1/C2 or TOEFL/IELTS equivalent
• Bachelor’s in economics or similar and Master’s degree or equivalent desired
• 6-8 years of work experience in Macroeconomics/Economic Research
• 5 years of experience in Banking system. Economic Research (Macro analysis, Latin America, Financial Markets).
• Technical skills: Data analysis, statistical packages & economic modeling techniques.
• Professional skills: Communication skills, leader, extrovert, assertive, not afraid of being wrong, capable of challenge supervisors and colleagues, thinking ahead, writing and presentation skills.

The ideal candidate embodies CEMEX’s values:

Pursuing Excellence: Strong business acumen, executive presentation skills, structured critical thinker, attentive to detail while keeping the big picture in sight

Working as One CEMEX: Team player, results driven. Thrives in a multicultural, high-pressure environment

Acting with Integrity: Always conducts oneself with integrity and honesty, leads by example; able to manage highly confidential information

Focusing on Customers: Ability to mediate and reach consensus in complex meetings with multiple stakeholders

Ensuring Safety: Ensuring safety and health is a top priority for all members of the team

Internal/External Relations

• VPs/Director Planning / Team – Planning 
• VPs Local/Regional – Planning
• Investor Relations - Finance
• Governors / Executives / Economists – Central Banks
• Government Members – Goverments
• Directors / Economists – International Organizations (OECD, IMF, BID, etc), Investment Banks, Industry Associations
• Consultants - BCG, FTI, etc.

CEMEX Diversity and Inclusion Statement

At CEMEX, we recognize the diversity of the world in which we live and in which we do business. We respect diversity, we address the inclusion and non-discrimination of any talented person, regardless of gender, physical ability, age, sexual orientation, culture, ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, marital status, pregnancy / maternity / paternity and nationality. We promote a culture of equity for the construction of a sustainable business and the well-being and development of CEMEX employees.