Trading Operator

TOTAL Deutschland GmbH; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 110.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping in Geneva seeks a Trading Operator to coordinate post-deal activities from inception to completion. You will work with traders and counterparties in a 24/7 environment, interfacing with Trading, Treasury, Credit, and Shipping teams to ensure smooth execution and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a Master’s degree with a Finance/business background, plus the ability to multitask in a dynamic setting, strong analytical skills, and fluency in English and

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent with Finance or Business background.
• Experience multitasking in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Fluent in English and French; additional languages a plus.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate logistics for loading/discharging by sea and overland, ensuring safety and efficiency.
• Nominate service providers and verify results with accuracy and consistency.
• Manage storage and contracts, including quantities, quality, and financial exposure.
• Evaluate costs and communicate financial implications of trading activities (prices, hedges, freight, currency).
• Verify coherence of trading negotiations and formalize commercial contracts.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (REACH, Customs, VAT) in collaboration with support departments.

Kenntnisse

Multitasking

English/French

Stakeholder coordination

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Engineering/Business with Finance

Jobbeschreibung

The Trading Operations team of T&S is essential in our trading organization and requires reliable and committed individuals who thrive in a fast-paced and real-time environment. We value collaboration and teamwork, and we are looking for enthusiastic people with a cooperative mindset to join our central team located in Geneva, the HQ of the Trading & Shipping branch of TotalEnergies.

Your Role as a Trading Operator:

As a Trading Operator, you will work closely with traders and counterparties to coordinate all aspects of post-deal trading activities from trade inception to completion.
You will be working in a fast-paced, dynamic trading environment with time-sensitive, business-critical activities requiring 24/7 responsiveness, strong planning and organizational skills, and attention to detail. You will act as a key interface and internal coordinator between all involved internal departments (Trading, Treasury, Credit, Financial Control, Accounting, Shipping, Vetting, Demurrage, AQB, etc.) and third parties.

• Coordinate logistics for all loading/discharging by sea and/or overland, avoiding and mitigating any potential hazardous situations.
• Follow up on vessels chartered by the company (spot, COA, or T/C) and optimize rotations and loading plans.
• Nominate essential service providers (independent inspectors, loss controllers, additive suppliers, etc.) and ensure the accuracy and consistency of the results obtained.
• Diligently manage storage and process contracts (quantities, qualities, financial exposure, customs, etc.).
• Identify the cause of any operational problems encountered and ensure resolution through coordination with all affected stakeholders, mitigating costs and consequences for the company.
• Obtain financial guarantees from counterparties, control and/or amend them before cargo loading/unloading, in conjunction with the Credit department.
• Evaluate all costs derived from transactions and communicate all operational data having a financial impact on trading results (prices, hedges, freight, currency, etc.).
• Verify the coherence and feasibility of trading negotiations and formalize commercial contracts.
• Submit damage reports to insurers and compile and follow claim files.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory aspects (REACH, Customs, VAT, etc.) in collaboration with respective support departments.
• Ensure compliance with vetting procedures for seagoing vessels and barges.
• Adhere to HSE, Code of Conduct, Business Integrity, and all other applicable company policies and procedures at all times.
• Manage the invoicing and payment process and recovery of funds when applicable.
• Where applicable to the role, manage and optimize equity lifting by having an in-depth understanding of Lifting Agreements and Terminal Procedures, including Availabilities, Payment Quantities, etc.
• You hold a Master’s degree (Engineering, Business School, or equivalent) with a Finance or Business background and have initial experience multitasking in a very fast-paced environment.
• You have knowledge, interest, and curiosity in the energy/trading business and are willing to learn.
• You enjoy facing challenges and have a strong sense of commitment and flexibility.
• You have a good commercial instinct, a solution-oriented attitude, and demonstrate a genuine team spirit.
• Rigorous in your approach, you meticulously plan and organize your work, enabling you to thrive in a complex and fast-paced environment and work under time pressure.
• You proactively look for areas of development and do not hesitate to initiate new ideas or ways of doing things.
• You have good analytical skills and are IT savvy.
• You are fluent in English and French, and any other language is considered a plus.

Become one of the drivers of energy transition with TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping.
TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people
Trading Shipping :
Give your best to better energy and make the commitment with TotalEnergies. We are one of the most active players in the international oil markets, trading with a vast network of customers and suppliers worldwide: national oil companies, producers, other oil majors, refiners, traders, distributors and end-users.
We have developed a set of trading strategies and expertise, which allows us to respond permanently to market changes and opportunities, on all physical and paper oil markets.
Satisfying the energy needs of a growing world population, curbing global warming, and adapting to changing customer behaviors and expectations are the three challenges that TotalEnergies must meet over the next 20 years. With its biomass blending and trading activity, TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping is an active participant in the development of sustainable biofuels. Our maritime transport expertise also helps to reduce the carbon footprint of sea transportation and we recently announced the time chartering of new vessels equipped with LNG propulsion.
Learn more about us on:
https://ts.totalenergies.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/total/life/979fceb8-cd76-40d0-bb97-ed457c7868a9/.