Richard James Recruitment Specialists Ltd
Crude & Shipping Operator
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About the Role
Our client is an established Oil trading company, with physical assets across Europe. They actively source, refine, market and trade Crude Oil and Oil products, chemicals, and associated financial derivatives.
Due to continued growth, we are looking to introduce an additional Operator to the Operations team in London.
Responsibilities & Accountabilities
We are seeking a candidate with a proven track record of delivery as a Crude and shipping operator, with experience in Crude, ideally with refinery experience, to join a small team responsible for trading the production from EU based assets.
The successful candidate will ensure that all operations are safely, timely, efficiently and cost effectively managed to guarantee the prompt and cost-effective delivery of feedstocks into the assets and delivery of products to counterparties. As well as close liaison with traders and chartering, this role will require strong contact in other areas of the company (including risk, credit, and finance).
- Coordinating operations from trade recap to completion of trade operations and working closely with traders, refinery scheduling, and production planning teams
- Issuing voyage orders and monitoring progress of ships, informing trading of any slippage or required speed-ups in a timely manner
- Selecting and appointing approved independent cargo inspection companies to ensure quality and quantity control; selecting and appointing vessel’s agents where possible
- Maintaining accurate records of each cargo including prompt and accurate filing
- Accurately updating trading system
- Checking all calculations relating to the trade (freight, demurrage, product, inspectors, cargo superintendents, gains/losses and insurance)
- Exploring options to mitigate demurrage exposure
- Verifying quality and quantity of crude delivered by suppliers; controlling variations within acceptable limits
- Adhering to company policies and procedures, and ensuring compliance with all operational processes
- Maintaining excellent HSE standards
- Reviewing purchase contracts and negotiation of contract terms with suppliers
- Anticipating potential problems; mitigating against risk and legal ramifications of applicable law (and how it relates to various GT&Cs)
- Maintaining strong document management practice in the logging of contracts and all related documents and correspondence
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- Minimum 8 years’ experience gained in similar roles
- Knowledge of incoterms, charter parties and GT&Cs
- Sound working knowledge of shipping, legal, inspection, to enable appreciation and interaction with these areas
- A strong track record of establishing and maintaining good and professional working relationships with internal and external counterparties
- Flexible, reliable and conscientious, able to work under pressure and stress, well organised and able to balance multiple priorities while working to tight deadlines
- Able to work independently in handling varied and complex operational issues
- Has commercial awareness/instincts to ensure best economic results of operational alternatives
- Open and trustworthy with strong communication and networking ability
- Team player essential
- Knowledge of Aspect trading system and SAP preferable
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