Senior LPG Trader (London or Rotterdam)

Senior LPG Trader – PetroChina International London (PCIL)

We are searching for a highly collaborative and commercially astute Senior LPG Trader to join our ambitious Petrochemicals Team at PetroChina International London.

Location

London, UK or Rotterdam, Netherlands (supporting operations in Europe and Africa).

Salary

Commensurate with experience plus bonus (and Company benefits).

Responsibilities

• Analyse global and regional LPG markets, track price movements, and identify market opportunities for profitable trades.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and consumers, ensuring the best possible trading terms.
• Develop and implement hedging strategies to manage exposure to price volatility using financial derivatives pursuant to company policies.
• Identify new trading opportunities within the European, African & Turkish market and beyond, negotiating and structuring deals to expand the trading portfolio.
• Ensure efficient management of the supply chain, from procurement to final delivery, while optimizing costs.
• Maintain full compliance with local and international trading regulations, reporting standards, and ethical guidelines.
• Monitor market trends, supply and demand dynamics, and geopolitical factors affecting LPG, frozen and pressurized cargo, and related products.
• Work arbitrage options and structure deals with other PetroChina entities to share the risk and the reward on a fair basis.
• Work closely with internal teams, such as logistics, risk management, and compliance, to ensure smooth trade execution and adherence to company policies.
• Track market movements and manage risks associated with price volatility, credit, counterparty exposure, and logistics complexities related to frozen and pressurised cargo.
• Provide market insights and trade reports to senior management, with particular attention to cryogenic and pressurised markets.

Qualifications

• In-depth trading experience in the LPG market (including Propane, Butane), with a demonstrable focus on European, African and global markets, ideally in a physical trading environment.
• Proven track record successfully generating revenue / growing a derivatives trading book in a sensible and enduring way, effectively leveraging capabilities.
• Deep understanding of commodity markets, trading regulations, LPG fundamentals, products, grades, qualities, geographies, and environmental influence on the market.
• Solid analytical and numerical skills with the ability to assess market trends and make data-driven decisions.
• Programming skills (e.g., SQL, Python etc.) and experience of utilising large data sets is advantageous.
• Excellent negotiation skills with a proven track record of closing complex transactions.
• Confident commercial risk-taker with conviction for commercial strategies and frameworks, including derivatives trading and hedging techniques.
• Solid knowledge of typical trading counterparties and a strong network.
• Understanding of price exposure, risk profiles, all trading instruments and technical trading including establishing the necessary risk management frameworks.
• Previous work experience in a small, high-performance team with a collaborative approach, can-do attitude.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (commensurate with experience) plus discretionary performance related bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package including insurance coverage; private medical (for self and family); travel (for self and family); dental (for self); life assurance; gym membership; pension contributory by company.
• Up to 30 days holiday allowance per annum, rising after service (in addition to bank holidays).
• Discretionary performance related bonus and more.

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Start Date

ASAP.

Agency Policy

Strictly No Recruitment Agencies; any submission of resumes without prior request / engagement from PetroChina International London will not be deemed as an introduction and therefore will not warrant an introduction fee.

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