DLNG Trader

Shell; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote/mobile working possibility

Annual performance related salary rise

Job summary

Shell is seeking an experienced DLNG Trader in the Netherlands to profitably execute and optimize LNG positions, including crude oil, natural gas, LNG, and environmental products. You will build portfolio flows, identify market opportunities, and actively manage physical and financial positions with strong risk controls.

The role emphasizes end-to-end deal profitability, market intelligence, and relationships with internal teams and external counterparties across a three-year horizon.

Qualifications

• Solid trading experience with a track record of value delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen and numerical aptitude.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience evaluating complex transactions and developing valuation models.
• Ability to work across cultures in a global trading environment.

Responsibilities

• Secure and execute LNG supply transactions with internal and external counterparties.
• Develop and deliver DLNG commercial and trading strategy over a rolling three-year horizon.
• Structure and negotiate long-term LNG agreements while mitigating risks.
• Lead DLNG trading strategy and execution within a three-year horizon.
• Build relationships with key counterparties and internal teams.
• Analyze market intelligence to support decision-making and insights.
• Optimize trading portfolio and pursue new value opportunities.
• Manage price exposures and hedging activities with discipline.
• Own deal profitability through the transaction lifecycle.
• Oversee risk management and ensure timely resolution of risk issues.
• Deliver financial performance and P&L objectives for SWLNG in Europe.
• Coach schedulers and analysts to foster capability growth.
• Ensure compliance with Shell Trading policies and governance.

Skills

Trading experience

Risk management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural collaboration

Dutch/Spanish language

Job description

Job Family Group:

Trading Jobs

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

September 21, 2026

Business Unit:

Trading and Supply

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

As a DLNG Trader, you will be responsible for the profitable execution and optimization of all SLMT DLNG positions. This includes building and trading around portfolio flows, identifying and capturing new market opportunities, and actively managing both physical and financial positions across the short-term trading horizon.

You will participate in the trading of physical and financial energy commodities, including crude oil, natural gas, LNG, and environmental products. Leveraging market fundamentals, analytics, and commercial insight, you will make informed trading decisions that balance value creation with effective risk management.

The role plays a key part in developing and managing a successful trading portfolio, generating value through a combination of customer flow optimization, supply and sourcing arrangements, product development, market opportunities, proprietary trading strategies, and disciplined risk management practices.

What you’ll be doing

• Secure and execute Marine LNG supply transactions with both internal and external counterparties.
• Collaborate with the team to develop and deliver the DLNG commercial and trading strategy over a rolling three-year horizon.
• Structure and negotiate long-term LNG agreements while proactively managing and mitigating risks and issues arising from complex contractual arrangements.
• Lead DLNG trading strategy and execution within a three-year horizon, while contributing to longer-term origination initiatives and portfolio growth opportunities.
• Build, maintain, and strengthen strategic relationships with key third-party counterparties, internal stakeholders, SLMT, and other Trading & Supply teams.
• Gather, analyze, and share market intelligence to support commercial decision-making and enhance global market insights.
• Optimize the existing trading portfolio and manage global arbitrage opportunities, while identifying and developing new value-accretive business opportunities.
• Manage complex price exposures with accuracy and discipline, including the execution and optimization of associated financial hedging activities.
• Assume end-to-end ownership of deal profitability throughout the transaction lifecycle, including pre-deal due diligence, trade execution, deal entry, contract management, operational oversight, credit and payment issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination.
• Maintain oversight of the SWLNG risk position and work closely with Mid Office to ensure timely resolution of risk, control, and reporting issues.
• Deliver the financial performance and P&L objectives of SWLNG, SLMT’s small-scale LNG trading business in Europe, in alignment with agreed commercial targets.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and development support to schedulers, and analysts, fostering capability growth across the team.
• Ensure full compliance with the Shell Trading Compliance Manual, Code of Conduct, and all applicable regulatory and governance requirements.
• Manage and optimize capacity utilization at the GATE Terminal to maximize commercial value and operational flexibility.
• Develop and strengthen the interface with SEEL (Gas and Biomethane Trading) and LCF (FEUM/RED) to unlock synergies and support strategic objectives.
• Drive the development, implementation, and optimization of the RED III strategy for the European DLNG portfolio, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory requirements and commercial opportunities.

What you bring

• Solid trading experience, with a demonstrated track record of commercial success and value delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical capability, and numerical aptitude, coupled with a results-driven mindset.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and work effectively across diverse teams.
• Strong personal integrity, work ethic, and commitment to compliance, risk management, and governance standards.
• Experience evaluating and structuring complex commercial transactions, including developing valuation models and supporting negotiations.
• Proven ability to develop, execute, and optimize trading strategies in dynamic and evolving market environments.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to execute transactions accurately while maximizing commercial value.
• Proactive and innovative, with a track record of identifying opportunities, driving improvements, and delivering impactful solutions.
• Ability to process, analyze, and synthesize large volumes of complex information, enabling sound decision-making in a fast-pace trading environment.
• Strong digital and data literacy, with enthusiasm for leveraging technology and digital tools to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and trading performance.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across different cultures, fostering inclusive and collaborative relationships in a global business environment.
• Flexible and adaptable, with a willingness to travel and work outside standard office hours as required by the nature of a global trading business.
• Fluency in Dutch and/or Spanish is preferred.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We’d like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we’re working towards that goal, click here .

Shell in The Netherlands

The Netherlands is one of the two founding countries of the company. Here 9,380 employees (March 2024) of more than 100 nationalities jointly work to provide the country with energy for today, for tomorrow and for you.

Energy for today

The refinery at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam (Pernis) - Europe’s largest -is facing a cleaner future with less carbon emissions. Chemicals Park Moerdijk is transitioning to a circular future. Shell operates multiple wind and solar farms in the Netherlands. Both onshore and offshore, Shell is exploring for and producing oil and gas via the Nederlandsche Aardolie Maatschappij, NAM (50% Shell, 50% ExxonMobil). Shell is the market leader in transport fuels. Dutch motorists take 3 billion litres of fuel from 570 Shell retail stations (May 2024) annually, while thousands of Shell’s own fast EV charge points and Shell Ubitricity normal charge points are being installed as we speak.

Energy for tomorrow

At the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA), research is conducted into low CO2energy technologies and sustainable solutions for energy and chemicals. Near Rotterdam Shell builds Europe’s biggest green hydrogen plant of the continent. From Amsterdam and The Hague, Shell Nederland leads the transition of the corporation to a more sustainable future, with 6.5 billion euros invested in solar panels, wind farms, green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, EV charging and other groundbreaking solutions for the future.

Energy for you

Even after the company HQ moved to London in January 2022, Shell’s commitment to the Netherlands remains very strong. The Hague still housing the headquarters of three of Shell’s business divisions, and Rotterdam stays a key trading, marketing and sales hub for Shell products. Combined Shell in the Netherlands works to bring its wide range of energy products as close as possible to you as an energy consumer. This includes a Shell Impact Fund to make the energy transition closer to people with financial challenges, this includes EV chargers on the corner of your street via our daughter company Ubitricity and this includes keeping the country warm in winter with Liquid Natural Gas.

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