Trading Operator

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too.

About The Role

Trading Operations plays an important role in executing BP’s trading strategies, logistical optimization, and overall supply chain processes. As a Trading Operator, the primary focus is to act as the primary liaison between ST&S, BP, and our counterparts to coordinate delivery of all purchases and sales of various commodities.

General responsibilities of the Trading Operator role will include the coordination of various supply chain activities, including, but not limited to, pipeline, terminal, barge, vessel, and marine operations in the Americas. The successful candidate will be required to manage multiple activities simultaneously and must be able to multitask and stay organized. A key component of this role will be developing and maintaining strong relationships with various functions within ST&S as well as our BP counterparts. This role will also work closely with our ST&S traders to maximize commercial value daily and require proactive communications to align appropriate interested parties on end-to-end logistics. Due to the operational nature of this position, the successful candidate will be on call 24 hours/7 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Manage product supply/demand balances, asset inventories and logistical operations.
• Schedule commodity logistics and movements.
• Communicate positions and provisions effectively to critical internal partners.
• Collaborate with numerous interested parties including counterparts, pipeline operators and others.
• Ensure appropriate support of inventory reconciliation, settlement activities, and other administrative duties.
• Verify and manage operational costs.
• Provide operational and cross-commodity backup coverage for team members.
• Perform other related ad-hoc duties and requests.

Requirements

• Ability to anticipate problems in advance and engage others in solving these problems as appropriate.
• Ability to make good, quick judgment decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Great teammate and possesses ability to develop productive relationships and engage others.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the oil and gas industry.
• Experience in Commercial and Trading activities.
• Knowledge of refinery, shipping, or terminal operations.
• Basic understanding of physical trading and related terms and activities.

Pay

88,900 - 127,000 USD Annually

Benefits

• Paid vacation ranging from 120 – 240 hours per year for full-time employees, depending on years of relevant industry experience.
• 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays.
• Up to 8 weeks’ paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
• Discretionary annual bonus program and long-term incentive program.
• 401k matching program and pension for eligible employees.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Life, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability insurance.

Schedule

This role requires being on call 24 hours/7 days a week. Negligible travel should be expected.

Skills

• Agility core practices
• Analytical Thinking
• Computational Thinking
• Continuous Learning
• Data Analysis
• Data cleansing and transformation
• Data Management
• Data Sourcing
• Data visualization and interpretation
• Dialogue enablement
• Exposure Management
• Machine Learning (ML)
• Macroeconomics
• Market analysis methods
• Market Risk Management
• Sentiment and Trends
• Statistics
• Trade execution and management
• Trading Fundamentals
• Trading knowledge