What are the responsibilities and job description for the Polyolefins Trader position at repsol?
The Polyolefins trader will be responsible for the development and promotion of the trading activities for the Petrochemicals desk in the Americas, interacting with a wide variety of companies from traders, oil majors, chemical distributors and end users. The successful candidate will have a thorough knowledge and trading experience for a wide range of polymers and grades that will be included in the portfolio: LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE and PP.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Comply with all internal compliance policies and procedures and with all external factors that impact the trading business (US, Nymex, ICE and other energy trading regulations)
- Report to Petrochemicals, LPG & Bios Americas Trading Manager
- P&L that include local and shared books with Madrid and Singapore offices
- Coordinate and promote Business development activities in all products
- Participate and take the commercial lead for projects in the Americas that involves one or more polymers corresponding to the a.m. portfolio
- Coordinate with book leaders and traders from other offices
- Coordinate with commercial teams from other Repsol Business Units involved in the management of the commodities that fall under the responsibility of the candidate
- Coordinate activities with support teams (contracts, demurrages, back office, risk management, middle office) making sure all processes and activities of the desk follow best practices and procedures
- Optimize value chain for all the products
- Legally authorized to work in the US for any employer. No company sponsorships
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree in refining/chemicals will be valued
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in the polymers industry, at least 5 of them in a commercial or trading role
- Additional experience in other O&G fields will be valued (industrial plants operations, maintenance, safety, processes and plant optimization, product engineering)
- The willingness and ability to travel
- Experience in petrochemicals/polymers business development in America
- Strong knowledge of US polymers regional and international flows
- Strong knowledge of LatAm polymers regional and international flows
- Knowledge of olefins/aromatics interactions with polyolefins
- Knowledge of US olefins inland, well and pipe
- Knowledge in logistics and vessels operations will be valued
- Knowledge of refineries and chemical plants production worldwide