Trading Operator

**The Role**:
**What's the role**
- Ops are the key executors of the’ life of the deal’, managing oil movements on bulk crude or product tankers from supply to delivery point in an operationally excellent and optimal manner, preventing profit leakage and looking for value add opportunities.
- Some Ops roles will be more involved with running Time charter vessels, operating Shell-leased terminals and or possibly involved in some blending activities. In these instances, Ops are expected to defend the P&L and look out for opportunities to maximize margins through effective asset utilization, preventing unnecessary downtime/demurrage or improving blend margins.
- Ensure that all obligations arising from the oil contract and charter party are executed flawlessly, in compliance with governmental and industrial regulations as well as HSSE guidelines.
- Daily external interface with contractual counterparties, terminal operators, vessel owners/brokers, national oil companies and competitors.
- Daily internal interface with traders, charterers, shipping, manufacturing (E&S, movements), Product Optimizers, deal makers, claims, contracts, demurrage and legal.
- Expected to manage supply and delivery schedules with internal and external counterparties. Ops will need to appreciate the challenges and constraints of the end-to-end supply chain, and operationalize a plan to meet those objectives, while remaining profitable and compliant.
- Timely and accurate ship, cargo and date range nominations to ensure supply integrity and successful implementation of commercial business/supply intent.
- Manage vessel operations, such as scheduling, routing, bunkering, stow planning & optimization, issuing voyage orders and monitoring fleet of vessels under your charge.
- Manage cargo operations, such as managing off-spec issues, cargo readiness, scheduling, blending (where applicable for more senior or specialized ops roles), avoiding tank-top/stock-out situations and volume/date-range optimization.
- Support post-deal activities like customs clearance, demurrage and claims for example; ensuring that all necessary operational information is passed on in good time and documentary requirements are met.
- Appoint independent inspectors, expeditors, ship-to-ship service providers and ships agents.
- Ensure that all operational data is updated into trading systems in timely and accurate manner, facilitating up-to-date and accurate information flow.
- Ensure that adequate records are kept to meet the company’s legal and fiscal obligations.
- Ensure that any necessary financial security is in place prior to transfer of title to customers.
- Be available to manage critical out of regular office hour issues.
- Proactively liaise with charterers to ensure smooth operations, avoid supply disruption and minimize demurrage costs.
**What we need from you**
- Clear understanding of and/or experience in Trading & Supply-related operations. It will be advantageous to have at least 3-4 years’ of experience in a Trading and Supply (or similar) operations-type environment, with proven track record of successfully collaborating with channel partners, suppliers, 3P service providers and customers.
- Clear evidence of commerciality and ability to maximize end-to-end margins or add-value to the bottom line. For example: ability to assess trade-offs, provide optimization alternatives, proven ability to actively lead make-buy-blend-type conversations, delivering results through innovation and expertise.
- Ability to expertly manage the end-to-end supply chain: accurately collating requirements, working across different stakeholders, creating effective supply plans and utilizing right tools to monitor as well as successfully execute supply strategy and plans.
- Some blending experience or demonstrable capacity/ability to do so will be advantageous.
- Display a clear understanding of and ability to clearly articulate the demands and nature of the business.
Proven record and evidence of being able to manage multiple and conflicting priorities to achieve business intent and objectives independently.
- Proven record and evidence of ability to problem solve in uncertain circumstances or working with incomplete information.
- Proven record and evidence of ability to function well in a fast-paced dynamic environment where changes are the norm.
- Proven record of demonstrating resilience in adversity, determination and a strong drive to deliver results.
- Demonstrate a clear passion for operations excellence and evidence of successfully leading or championing optimization initiatives.
- **COMPANY DESCRIPTION**

Shell is one the largest foreign investors in Singapore and began operations in 1891. Today, we have more than 3,200 employees in Singapore alone. The Pulau Bukom Manufacturing Site today is the largest Shell refinery in the world in terms of crude distillation capacity, which makes Singapore a key regional supply and trading centre for Shell in the Eas