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Trading Operations Technical Leader
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Entity:
Supply, Trading & Shipping
Job Family Group:
Supply & Trading Group
Job Description:
Role Synopsis
The Trading Operations Technical Leader is a member of the Operations Extended Leadership Team and is responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant and effective delivery of trading operations activities across their assigned bench. The role provides operational leadership, technical expertise and mentoring to Trading Operators, while supporting the delivery of the trading strategy and ensuring adherence to risk, compliance and operational excellence standards.
The position works closely with Front Office, Shipping, Credit, Tax, Commodity Risk and other support functions, providing technical guidance, operational oversight and continuous improvement leadership to support commercial performance and operational excellence.
Key Accountabilities
- Build technical and operational capability within the trading operations team, including training, coaching and development of new and existing team members.
- Support day-to-day trading operations activities and provide technical expertise in complex operational scenarios.
- Provide out-of-hours operational support as required.
- Support cross-bench capability development and knowledge sharing across the wider Operations community.
- Act as the operational lead for new business activities and critical initiatives, ensuring operational readiness and risk assessment.
- Maintain strong relationships with Front Office and support functions including Tax, Credit, Commodity Risk and Shipping.
- Organise and facilitate technical meetings, ensuring key operational messages and findings are communicated effectively.
- Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis and operational risk management activities.
- Support delivery of trading strategy through technical expertise and operational insight.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and simplification projects across Operations.
- Ensure adherence to ST&S and RPTE operational risk management frameworks, policies and procedures.
- Lead the reporting and monitoring of operational indicators and performance metrics to support strategic and operational objectives.
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Essential Experience & Requirements
- Strong experience in oil trading operations, including cargo and/or barge operations.
- Demonstrated operational expertise and a consistent track record of delivering commercial value.
- Strong understanding of risk management, compliance, HSSE and shipping requirements.
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong negotiation and influencing capabilities.
- Ability to achieve operational and business objectives through planning, prioritisation and resource management.
- High attention to detail and ability to solve complex operational problems.
- Validated ability to build relationships across Front Office teams and external counterparties.
- Confidence to challenge constructively and speak up when required.
Desirable Experience
- Strategic mentality with the ability to understand broader business impacts and risks.
- Experience leading change, simplification and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex operational challenges.
- Voyage Operations knowledge and experience.
- Experience supporting teams through change and driving capability development.
Why join us?
At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!
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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Travel Requirement
Negligible travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Ancillary cost management, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Competitor intelligence, Customer service delivery excellence, Demurrage, Developing and implementing strategy, Influencing, Inventory Management, Listening, Marine assurance, Mentoring, Negotiating, Problem Solving, Sentiment and Trends, Shipping/transport, Supply chain management, Trade discipline and compliance, Trading and scheduling operations, Trading Fundamentals, Trading knowledge, Troubleshooting, Voyage operations
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We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.
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