Trading Operator in London

Job description

Entity:

Supply, Trading & Shipping

Job Family Group:

Supply & Trading Group

Job Description:

T&S RPTE Oil Operations team are Experts in Oil Movement.

The Oil Operations team is dedicated to managing the risk and maximising the commercial value of each individual trade through collaboration and sharing of detailed knowledge with both internal and external parties. As a result of many years hard work and dedication to BP’s core values the team has built a reputation which identifies them as the safest and most efficient oil transporters and earned global recognition as the ‘experts in oil movement’.

Trading Operations (part of Oil Operations) is approximately 70 people responsible for providing deal management post trader execution ensuring that all contractual and operational requirements are fully met. The RPTE Trading Operations Team covers Crude, Products, Bio-Fuels, Chemicals, Marine and Base Oils; as such it plays a major part in the delivery of the targets and objectives. In support of the global trading books the team has key relationships with teams in the US and Singapore.

The Trading Operator manages the logistics of a deal to BP's best commercial advantage, ensuring that all contractual and group assurance obligations are met. Trading Operators also have a key role to play in ensuring that the front to back process runs smoothly and that valuable data and information is collected, entered and forwarded in a timely manner. This provides support to many other teams within T&S allowing effective management of the business.

RPTE strives to be recognised industry wide as the ‘Employer of Choice’.

The position will be located in Canary Wharf and, in line with bp's global hybrid working policy, is expected to be office based 3 days per week.

What you will deliver

You will be responsible for the contractual and financial performance of sales and purchase agreements. This will involve working closely with traders to maximise profits and minimise losses on trades. Your key accountabilities will include:

• Management of physical movements on behalf of the Trading Bench. Seeking to optimise movements, maximise value delivery and ensure adherence to safety & compliance.

• Nominating oil movements and preparing all documentation instructions.

• Where appropriate, appointing Cargo Assurance and/or independent inspectors.

• Monitoring all liftings, maintaining awareness of demurrage implications and investigating outturn losses.

• Adhering to HSSE and BP Shipping policies.

• Recognising and understanding concepts of pre-finance and work with the credit teams to administer letters of credit, where appropriate.

• Developing strong working relationships with traders, third parties, associates and other ST&S departments.

• Accurate and timely entry of key data into the Trading Operations system of record, Operations Workbench (OWB).

• The team actively assist in the design and development of the systems that the business will be implementing for the future benefit of ST&S and you may be requested to support and test new releases to ensure the system is fit for purpose.

• When required, tracking stock positions within BP owned and third party tankage.

• Demonstrating a thorough understanding of contractual agreements as well as our commercial position with respect to third party term contracts.

What you will need to be successful

The ideal candidate will have a good working knowledge of commodity trading and shipping environment or a good knowledge of refining and blending, or physical logistics and operations.

You should also be able to demonstrate or have a consistent record encompassing the following key foundation skills:

• Strong commercial instinct

• Flexible and open problem solver

• Pro-active and independent worker

• Ability to work under pressure

• Ability to prioritise and organise work

• Relationship management across broad range of stakeholders including external relationships

• A strong teammate

• Attention to detail

• Influencing skills

• Performance Bias - focuses efforts and prioritises work to deliver business value

• Business Awareness - takes account of inter-relationships between customers, suppliers, & the organisation

• Partnership and Collaboration - actively engages and respects the diverse contributions of team, partners or networks

• An understanding of commodity trading

Why Join us?

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and giving back to our environment are highly valued

• Possibility to join our social communities and networks

• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path

• Life and health insurance, medical care package

• And many other benefits!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations!

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Ancillary cost management, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Competitor intelligence, Customer service delivery excellence, Demurrage, Developing and implementing strategy, Group Problem Solving, Influencing, Inventory Management, Listening, Marine assurance, Mentoring, Negotiating, Shipping/transport, Supply chain management, Trade discipline and compliance, Trading and scheduling operations, Trading Fundamentals, Sentiment and Trends, Trading knowledge, Troubleshooting, Voyage operations

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please

contact us

.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Casual / Part Time Jobs

Published at

01-08-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English