Cargo Trader

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute and manage physical oil trades from origination through delivery, ensuring alignment with company strategy and risk limits.
• Identify and capitalize on arbitrage opportunities across global markets.
• Maintain and expand relationships with counterparties, including suppliers, customers, and trading partners.
• Analyse and interpret market conditions, fundamentals, geopolitics, and market structure to inform trading strategies.
• Collaborate with Chartering and other internal teams to optimize shipping assets and enhance trade economics.
• Work closely with the Hedging Desk to manage pricing risk and optimize trade margins.
• Share market intelligence internally to maximize global trading opportunities.
• Ensure all trades comply with internal risk management and credit policies. 
• Foster strong collaboration with Procurement and Operations teams when shared assets or synergies can create additional value.
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience in physical trading of oil products (Residual and Distillate Fuels preferred)
• Deep understanding of global oil markets and arbitrage dynamics.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to think strategically and analytically.
• Excellent negotiation skills; persuasive and influential, able to make quick, informed decisions.
• Exceptional teamwork and communication skills to collaborate across functions, combined with the ability to work independently with high ownership and accountability.
•  Ambitious, self-motivated, and committed to continuous learning and development.
• High level of computer literacy, including proficiency in MS Office and CRM systems.
•  Business-level English; additional languages desirable.
• Knowledge of residual and distillate fuel pools, feedstocks, and key parameters involved in blending, as well as ISO 8210 specifications.

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