Bio Fuels Trading Specialist

Taylor James Resourcing is hiring a Bio Fuels Trading Specialist in London. The role involves sourcing and trading bio products, liaising with US traders, and providing pricing input for long-term contracts. Candidates should have a relevant degree, strong commercial acumen, and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include hedging stocks and market evaluation within a trading team. A flexible approach to working hours is necessary due to the dynamic nature of trading.
At an undisclosed energy producing and trading company, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Bio Fuels Trading Specialist to join our team.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Bio Fuels Trading Specialist, you will be responsible for:
• Sourcing and trading off Bio products for our refinery and European supply business, including FAME, Ethanol, and HVO.
• Liaising with Bio traders in the US to determine product placement strategies for HVO and advanced bio fuel products and potential arbitrages.
• Providing input into Retail and wholesale on Bio forward pricing for long-term sales contracts.
• Responsible for hedging of bio stocks.

Secondary Responsibilities:

As part of a small products trading team, you will provide cover to distillate and gasoline traders, evaluating markets and market trends and communicating with other team members. Additionally, you will be responsible for hedging of stocks and other trading-related tasks as required.

Requirements:

To be successful in this role, you will need:
• A degree in a relevant field such as chemical engineering, economics, or business.
• A good understanding of Bio markets, particularly bio diesel and HVO, with a lesser extent of bio ethanol.
• Candidates must be extremely commercially orientated with sound business judgement.
• Self-starters with excellent communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a dynamic high-pressure team environment.
• Ability to trade with third parties to maximise value.
• An innovative outlook with a real desire to move the business forward.
• A flexible approach to working hours to accommodate the significant variation in workloads associated with a busy trading operation.
• A good understanding of global trade flows for biofuels and the financial instruments used to hedge products, components, and arb flows.
• An excellent proven track record and a strong drive towards future success.