Trader renewable fuels

Job Description & Requirements

Responsibilities

• Trade physical renewable fuels and environmental credits across regional and international markets.
• Develop and execute trading strategies across renewable products such as SAF, HVO, biodiesel and other renewable fuel products.
• Manage trading positions, market exposure, price risk and hedging activities.
• Identify new sourcing, supply, trading and offtake opportunities within the renewable fuels market.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, customers, producers and trading counterparties.
• Negotiate spot transactions, term contracts, supply agreements and offtake arrangements.
• Monitor renewable fuel markets, supply and demand fundamentals, pricing movements and regulatory developments.
• Identify commercial opportunities across renewable feedstocks, physical fuels and environmental credit markets.
• Manage and optimise physical product movements, storage and supply chains where required.
• Understand and manage renewable fuel compliance requirements and relevant environmental credit schemes.
• Conduct market analysis and provide insights on competitors, regulations, pricing and emerging renewable energy trends.
• Work closely with Refining, Marketing, Commercial, Emerging Energy and Value Chain teams to optimise trading opportunities.
• Ensure trading activities comply with company risk management policies, trading limits and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Energy, Maritime, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in renewable fuels, environmental credits, biofuels, physical energy trading or commodity trading.
• Exposure to products such as SAF, HVO, renewable diesel, biodiesel/FAME or renewable feedstocks would be advantageous.
• Understanding of environmental credits and renewable fuel compliance markets.
• Strong knowledge of physical and/or financial commodity trading.
• Experience in position management, price risk management and hedging.
• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to identify profitable trading opportunities.
• Good understanding of supply and demand fundamentals within energy and renewable markets.
• Strong negotiation, relationship management and business development capabilities.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to operate in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Knowledge of physical product movements, marine logistics, storage or refinery operations would be advantageous.