Products Trading Operator

Role context

This position sits in a fast-moving trading operations environment where responsiveness around the clock is important. The workload can vary depending on market conditions, execution deadlines, and operational disruptions, so the role calls for dependability, adaptability, and close coordination with the wider operations team to keep the business running smoothly.

About the role

The organization is seeking an energetic and driven Products Trading Operator to join the Asia Pacific Trading Operations team in Singapore. Acting as the operational connector between trading teams in Singapore, Geneva, and Dubai, this person will help ensure that commercial deals are executed smoothly and that logistics are optimized across the region.

The role covers the full operational cycle, including preparing commercial contracts, coordinating vessel movements, supervising storage and blending operations, and maintaining financial and operational compliance. You will work closely with many internal and external stakeholders and contribute to a team that manages more than 5,500 contracts each year, with direct impact on a business line of major commercial and financial importance.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate sea and land loading and discharge activities while preventing and reducing any potentially unsafe situations.
• Track vessels chartered by the company, including spot, COA, and time charter arrangements, and help improve rotation planning and loading schedules.
• Select and appoint key service providers such as inspectors, loss controllers, and additive suppliers, then check that the outputs are accurate and consistent.
• Oversee storage arrangements and process-related contracts, including quantities, quality specifications, financial exposure, customs matters, and related details.
• Diagnose operational issues, coordinate with all involved parties to resolve them, and reduce cost impact and other consequences for the company.
• Secure financial guarantees from counterparties and review or update them before cargo loading or discharge, working with the Credit team.
• Assess transaction-related costs and share operational information that affects trading results, including prices, hedges, freight, and currency movements.
• Check that trading negotiations are coherent and feasible, then convert them into formal commercial contracts.
• Prepare insurer damage notifications and manage claim files through to follow-up.
• Support regulatory compliance for matters such as REACH, customs, and VAT, in coordination with the relevant support teams.
• Ensure vessel and barge vetting requirements are met.
• Follow all HSE, Code of Conduct, Business Integrity, and other applicable company policies and procedures.
• Handle invoicing, payment processing, and fund recovery when needed.
• When relevant, manage and improve equity lifting by understanding lifting agreements and terminal procedures, including availability and payment quantity requirements.

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s or master’s degree and brings at least 6 years of experience in physical trading operations. They should have handled end-to-end trade execution independently and be comfortable working in a complex, time-sensitive environment.

Experience with blending is considered an advantage. The role also suits someone who is curious about the energy and trading sector, willing to learn, commercially aware, solution-oriented, and genuinely collaborative.

Strong organization, discipline, and attention to detail are essential, as is the ability to plan carefully, manage competing priorities, and perform under pressure. The candidate should also be proactive, open to new ways of working, quick to adapt to new systems and processes, and confident in using English along with another language such as Mandarin.

Additional information

The company encourages motivated and curious professionals to apply and help shape the future of trading operations in the region.

The employer values diversity, supports individual development, and provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants.