Product and Feedstock Trader

What role you will play in our team

We are more than just one of the largest energy companies in the world. ExxonMobil is a place where we believe people should think independently, take initiative, grow to their full potential and help shape the future of energy. Diversity drives innovation and we are committed to providing inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive, regardless of their background. The safety and wellbeing of our employees is at the heart of everything we do.  We build skills and competencies through training and work experiences in a wide range of assignments.  With a long history of industry leadership and cutting edge innovation, we are committed to addressing the dual challenge facing society today: to meet the world’s growing demand for energy while reducing environmental impacts, including the risk of climate change.

We are continuing to solidify our global trading business and to further capitalize on commercial insights, we are building our trading, origination & analytical capabilities.  We are looking for passionate individuals with an entrepreneurial mind-set to drive change in our business.

The current opportunity is for an experienced Product (Gasoline, Fuel Oil) and Feedstock (Naphtha, LPG) Trader, based in Guangzhou or Hui Zhou, Guang Dong, China.

We offer a wide range of benefits including competitive pay, team mates who support and inspire you and the flexibility to explore multiple challenges and roles.
 

What you will do

If successful you will be an integral part of the Product and Feedstock Trading Team, developing trading strategies that manage the flexibility within our own portfolio, as well as increase the value of our assets and portfolio positions. You will act as a key interface in the market offering trading / hedging solutions, in addition to interacting constantly with our operations and analytics team in the evaluation of portfolio risk and valuation of flexibility. The key deliverables include:

• Developing commercial strategies for optimal sales and purchases 
• Optimizing our portfolio of structured products through effective implementation of  trading strategies 
• Taking a proactive role in business development, seeking out and evaluating market tenders to capture new business
• Facilitating entry into new markets, leveraging knowledge of illiquid markets and market contacts 
• Ensuring trading activity is in compliance with internal risk governance policies/procedures, and is accurately captured in trade reporting infrastructure (i.e. position reporting, trade bookings & settlement)
• Providing insights to our Analytics team to continuously improve trading applications and fundamental analysis 

About you

To be eligible for this role, you must:

• Be educated to Degree level (or equivalent) in a numeric discipline e.g. Engineering, Science, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or Statistics (or relevant work experience underpinned by strong P&L performance)
• Have previous trading experience, focused predominantly on: 
  • Evaluating, optimizing and trading physical and derivatives positions in Asia Pacific
• Have experience in new market entry and origination
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to establish broker/asset contacts to generate new business opportunities
• Have a track record of positive P&L
• Possess a deep understanding of risk management 
• Have strong commercial acumen, an entrepreneurial mind-set, analytical/IT skills, and take accountability for your results and contributions to the team   
• Possess a broad range of personal effectiveness and leadership skills, with the ability to facilitate and influence business decisions in a multi-cultural team environment
• Willing to impart trading skills and coach fellow team members.  Strong team player
• Have fluent English and China language skills (written and spoken), with additional language skills being desirable 

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Equal Opportunity Employer

ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.