Bunker Trader

Energy Transfer Family of Partnerships; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunoco LP seeks a Bunker Trader to lead front-line commercial trading, handling the full trade lifecycle from inquiry to delivery in North American markets. The role focuses on profitability through margin optimization, pricing strategy, and deal execution, while aligning with broader commercial initiatives.

You will engage customers, manage P&L, monitor market trends, and coordinate with Operations, Credit, and Finance to ensure seamless transactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, engineering, maritime, or related discipline.
• At least 2+ years in bunker trading or marine fuels commercial sector.
• Strong understanding of marine fuel markets, supply chains, and pricing structures.
• Experience with market index pricing and floating-to-fixed price mechanisms.
• Proficiency with advanced Excel and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary commercial interface for spot and contract bunker trading activity
• Own P&L generation through margin optimization, pricing strategy, and deal execution
• Execute bunker transactions end-to-end: inquiry, quotation, confirmation, nomination, delivery coordination
• Manage daily market pricing, quoting, and commercial negotiations with customers
• Maintain strong counterparty relationships and collaborate with stakeholders
• Analyze market trends, port conditions, and pricing dynamics to inform trading decisions
• Monitor and manage trade exposures including credit limits, prepayments, and margin risk
• Partner with Commercial, Operations, Credit, and Finance teams to ensure seamless transaction execution
• Deliver revenue and margin growth aligned with commercial strategy
• Expand customer wallet share and improve retention across assigned account
• Support new market opportunities

Job description

Sunoco LP is a leading energy infrastructure and fuel distribution master limited partnership operating across 32 countries and territories in North America, the Greater Caribbean, and Europe. The Partnership’s midstream operations include an extensive network of approximately 14,000 miles of pipeline and over 160 terminals. This critical infrastructure complements the Partnership’s fuel distribution operations, which distribute over 15 billion gallons annually to approximately 11,000 Sunoco and partner-branded retail locations, as well as independent dealers and commercial customers.

At Sunoco, we take great pride in what we do and wholeheartedly believe our employees drive success for our company and our customers. We are always looking for the best and brightest talent and we are committed to making your job a challenging and rewarding experience.

Summary:

The Bunker Trader is a front-line commercial trading role responsible for driving profitability and expanding Sunoco LP's bunker business. This position owns the full trade lifecycle, from customer engagement through execution, while contributing to commercial strategy and supporting growth initiatives across the business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as a primary commercial interface for spot and contract bunker trading activity
• Own P&L generation through margin optimization, pricing strategy, and deal execution
• Execute bunker transactions end-to-end: inquiry, quotation, confirmation, nomination, delivery coordination.
• Manage daily market pricing, quoting, and commercial negotiations with customers
• Maintain strong counterparty relationships and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Analyze market trends, port conditions, and pricing dynamics to inform trading decisions
• Monitor and manage trade exposures including credit limits, prepayments, and margin risk
• Partner closely with Commercial, Operations, Credit, and Finance teams to ensure seamless transaction execution and issue resolution
• Deliver revenue and margin growth aligned with commercial strategy
• Expand customer wallet share and improve retention across assigned account
• Support new market opportunities

Required Skills, Education and/or Experience:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, Maritime or related discipline
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in bunker trading or marine fuels commercial sector
• Strong understanding of marine fuel markets, supply chains, and pricing structures
• Experience working with market index pricing and floating-to-fixed price mechanisms
• Familiarity with marine fuel specifications
• Working knowledge of port operations and logistical constraints
• Advanced Excel and analytical capabilities
• Experience using maritime intelligence tools such as MarineTraffic and SeaSearcher
• Commercially driven with strong sense of urgency
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, real-time trading environment
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills
• Highly analytical with attention to detail
• Proactive and entrepreneurial approach to opportunity identification and execution

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Usually, normal office working conditions.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
• Ability to travel 50 - 75% of the time with overnight stays required.
• Complete all travel and expense related reports.
• Must be flexible to work evenings and weekends