Coastal Operations Lead: Logistics & Trading Strategy

bp; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

bp Downstream is seeking a logistics professional to manage end-to-end operational logistics for oil deals, ensuring compliance, safety, and optimal commercial outcomes. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and lead readiness planning for coastal locations across multiple transport modes.

The role requires solid trading experience, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to optimize stock and flows within bp’s policies. A hybrid work arrangement is offered in Johannesburg.

Qualifications

• Solid industry experience.
• Commercial experience in supply/trading and value chain activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end operational logistics of all deals to bp’s best commercial advantage whilst ensuring all contractual and group compliance obligations are met.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners, ensuring the front to back process runs smoothly and taking accountability of safety, commercial and compliance health of all transactions while ensuring bpSA’s supply security is maintained.
• Planning and execution of the supply plan in a reliable, compliant, safe and cost-efficient manner consistent with bp’s HSE and quality policies.
• Lead an Ops coordinators to maintain security of product in the 0-6 months’ time horizon consistent with approved plans and inventory targets for Coastal locations for all grades and modes of transport (pipe, vessels, gantry).

Skills

Supply/trading experience

Negotiation skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Risk assessment

Petroleum contracts

Operational planning

Education

Engineering/Logistics/Supply Chain or business degree

Job description

bp Downstream is seeking a logistics professional to manage end-to-end operational logistics for oil deals, ensuring compliance, safety, and optimal commercial outcomes. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and lead readiness planning for coastal locations across multiple transport modes.

The role requires solid trading experience, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to optimize stock and flows within bp’s policies. A hybrid work arrangement is offered in Johannesburg.