Petrochemical Trader
Our client is a leading integrated petrochemicals company with large-scale manufacturing operations and a growing international trading presence. Based in Singapore, the team serves as a key commercial hub for regional and global trading activities, offering exposure to physical trading, market development, origination, and risk management across a broad range of petrochemical products within a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth analysis of petrochemical supply-demand fundamentals, trade flows, and market trends to identify commercial opportunities.
- Formulate and execute market development plans for new petrochemical trading initiatives, from strategy design through implementation.
- Develop and maintain relationships with producers, consumers, distributors, and trading counterparties across global markets.
- Execute physical petrochemical transactions under both spot and long-term contractual arrangements.
- Expand third-party trading activities while supporting and enhancing asset-backed commercial strategies.
- Manage price exposure through hedging activities and contribute to the development of proprietary paper trading strategies over time.
- Take ownership of the commercial performance and profitability of the assigned trading portfolio.
- Partner with market analysis teams to enhance forecasting capabilities, pricing models, and trading intelligence tools.
- Work closely with operations, logistics, and supply chain teams to ensure efficient post-trade execution.
- Identify, structure, negotiate, and execute profitable trade opportunities while strengthening key customer and supplier relationships.
- Collaborate with risk management teams to monitor positions, exposures, and compliance with trading limits.
- Engage with related commodity desks to leverage market intelligence and uncover cross-product trading opportunities.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of trading experience with track records within the petrochemical industry
- Exposure to one or more petrochemical product segments, with a solid understanding of regional market dynamics.
- Familiarity with chemical logistics, including bulk and packaged shipments, ISO tanks, drums, and related supply chain processes.
- Established industry network with the ability to originate business opportunities and develop commercial relationships.
- Strong interest in physical trading, business development, and market origination, with aspirations to grow into a larger commercial role.
- Quantitative and analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, both internally and externally.
- Self-driven, entrepreneurial, and capable of working independently in a fast-moving trading environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and commodity trading/risk management systems.
- Ability to work effectively within an international and multicultural organisation.
- Strong command of English; additional Asian language capabilities would be advantageous.
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