SR. SALES OPERATIONS OFFICER - LNG TRADING

QatarEnergy; Doha; On-site; QAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

QatarEnergy in Doha seeks an experienced professional to provide comprehensive commercial, logistical and administrative support to LNG trading activities, ensuring obligations under LNG contracts and charter parties are met with professionalism.

You will liaise with traders to maximize value, apply economics and optimization skills to profitable operations, and help minimize profit leakage from LNG contracts and supply programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Economics, Law, Business Administration or equivalent; MSc/MBA preferred.
• At least 8 years' experience in commercial operations, including 2 years LNG operations.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial, logistical and administrative support to LNG trading activities.
• Liaise with traders to maximize value and optimize contracts and supply programs.
• Ensure compliance with LNG contracts and charter party obligations.
• Manage client relationships and internal stakeholders.

Skills

English fluency

Negotiation

Client relationship management

Sales operations

Economic analysis

Contract administration

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor degree in Economics

Bachelor degree in Law

Bachelor degree in Business Administration

MSc or MBA

Tools

CTRM systems

Job description

Primary Purpose Of The Job

Responsible for all commercial, logistical and administrative support to LNG trading activity, to ensure that all obligations arising from the LNG contract and charter party are met and carried out professionally.

Liaise with traders to maximize the value-add through the application of economics and optimization skills for profitable operations, and minimize the profit leakage from the flexibility and optionality embedded in the LNG contracts and supply programs.

Required Experience And Skills

• At least 8 years' experience in commercial operations including 2 years' in LNG operations with leading IOCs, NOCs or reputable trading companies.
• A good level of fluency in the English language, both written and spoken is required; other languages such as Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin and Korean would also be an advantage
• Multi-disciplinary knowledge and broad competence is required in areas such as trading, risk control, sales operations, commercial, financial, contract administration, legal, economic analysis and projects.
• Sales management and commercial operations skills must have been demonstrated in previous jobs and/or assignments, including client-relationship management.
• Excellent negotiation skills, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent client and internal stakeholder management skills.
• Sound computer literacy skills, including user knowledge of CTRM systems.
• Reasonable knowledge of international competition, anti-trust laws, freight contracts and shipping required in the context of LNG trading, and working with a high standard of personal integrity.

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor degree in Economics, Law, Business Administration or equivalent from an internationally recognized university. Postgraduate Qualification (MSc. or MBA) preferred.