Commodity Contracts Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise internationale de négoce de l'énergie recherche un spécialiste des contrats pour rejoindre son équipe à Southampton. Vous serez responsable de la rédaction, révision et négociation de contrats d'énergie physique, garantissant l'alignement des détails avec les systèmes internes. Cette position vous offre une excellente occasion de développer vos compétences au sein d'une entreprise de négoce dynamique et en pleine croissance.

Qualifications

• 1 à 5 ans d'expérience dans le commerce de l'énergie physique.
• Connaissance des Incoterms et des termes de livraison comme démurrage, etc.

Responsibilities

• Rédiger, examiner et négocier des contrats d'énergie.
• Collaborer avec les équipes commerciales pour gérer les contrats physiques.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Job description

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Commodity Contracts Specialist, Southampton

Client:

Richard James Recruitment Specialists Ltd

Location:

Southampton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Our client is a very successful international Energy Trading company with access to all key markets worldwide…

The role sits within the Legal and Compliance team with a focus on the preparation, review, negotiation, documentation, and conclusion of commodity contracts as well as Freight charterparties.

Our client enters into a large number of contracts for physical commodities. These contracts range from individual spot cargo transactions to more complex structured deals. The commercial and operational terms of these contracts are managed via counterparty-specific Master Agreements, Long-Form Agreements, or industry-agreed Standard Master Agreements.

Increased volume of business for the physical trading teams means that they currently have a requirement for an experienced Contracts Specialist to join the team. This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop skills and responsibility within a growing and successful commodity trading business.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate trading contracts for physical energy deals, reflecting both the commercial terms agreed with external and internal counterparties and the relevant counterparty agreement. These confirms will cover deals originated in both the Asia Pacific and Europe.
• Work with the Trading teams and various internal functions to manage the counterparty physical contract workflow process from deal execution to final signature in a timely and accurate manner.
• Review all commodity contracts to ensure details match internal reporting systems and deal recaps.
• Collaborate with the legal team on legal or compliance issues arising during negotiations on trading contracts.

Key Qualifications and Experience

• 1 to 5 years’ experience in a physical energy trading environment, with direct responsibility for physical cargo confirmation drafting.
• At least 2 years’ experience in a physical energy trading environment, with significant exposure to trading contracts review, drafting, and negotiation.
• Extensive physical energy cargo confirmation drafting experience and thorough understanding of the physical contract transaction cycle.
• Familiarity with legal contractual forms (including shipping) associated with physical cargo trading.
• Knowledge of Incoterms, physical trading, and shipping terms (e.g., demurrage, dispatch, common trading/shipping acronyms).
• Experience working directly with trading, legal, and support functions within a physical energy trading company.

Candidate Profile

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, effective with internal stakeholders at all levels and external counterparty representatives.
• Detail-oriented, productive, and efficient.
• Well-organized and comfortable working in a sometimes stressful and demanding environment.