Pipeline Trader

Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Pipeline Trader to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in trading activities associated with the commodities market, specializing in pipeline physical crude oil markets in US and Canada. As a Pipeline Trader, you will be responsible for profit and loss and accountable for business growth in both volume and margins.  Required to use futures, derivatives, and other financial tools used to hedge physical inventory positions by risk management guidelines as well as any other duties and responsibilities assigned or required by the company.  

Responsibilities: 

• Accountable for the optimization and execution of the marketing and trading activities. 
• Prepares and executes deals by defined benchmarks and within acceptable risk tolerances.
• Proactively provide technical and fundamental market information to the Trading team Support the physical Crude teams and the Risk Marketing unit and its partners by offering market making services in crude derivatives on behalf of the Global Crude Trading teams in coordination with global risk management strategy.
• Study, develop, optimize, and document new methods and systems for procuring physical products.
• Recommend strategies to maximize the value of company assets. 
• Accountable for capturing and verifying transaction details.
• Ensure compliance with applicable policies, practices, procedures, and regulations.
• Report industry trends and analysis, and continuously gather market intelligence, and assess opportunities to add value to the company.
• Identify and recommend innovative strategies to deliver marketing solutions to maximize value under all market conditions.
• Perform all these activities to company standards within a highly controlled environment governed by external regulatory requirements and internal controls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Marketing, Finance or Engineering or related studies. 
• 5 years of related trading industry related experience.
• Experience with contract negotiations and problem-solving skills are required.
• Experienced in crude pipeline trade and its mechanism.
• Knowledge in marketing crude pipelines in local refineries in US, familiar with their slate and patterns.
• Solid experience working with trading software and Microsoft Office. 
• Demonstrated proficiency in all the role specific competencies.
• Understanding of physical and financial commodity markets.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of market risk management instruments.
• Strong knowledge of local and regional commodity markets combined with business acumen and advanced analytical skills.
• Able to work in a high-pressure dynamic environment with deadlines and competing responsibilities.
• Experience working in a geographically dispersed environment is an asset.

Please note we will not sponsor, obtain, and/or petition for temporary visa status (for example, E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN) for candidates for this position and/or personnel hired for this position.

We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from third-party recruitment agencies; therefore we will not pay a fee for resumes submitted.