Job Family Group: Business Support Group
Job Description:
The Ghana Trading Operator manages the logistics of physical deals ensuring that all safety obligation, contractual & compliance and commercial obligations are met. Trading Operators 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 to provide support to many other teams within Trading & Shipping allowing effective management of the business.
About bp
At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.
Key Responsibilities
- 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.
- Nominate oil movements and prepare all documentation instructions.
- Where appropriate appoint Cargo Assurance and/or independent inspectors.
- Adhere to HSSE and BP policies.
- Recognise and understand concepts of pre-finance and work with the credit teams to administer letters of credit, where appropriate.
- Develop strong working relationships with traders, third parties, associates and other T&S departments.
- Enter timely and accurate trade data into the Trading Operations system of record, Operations Workbench (OWB)
- Accurately track stock positions within bp owned and third-party tankage daily using bp Ghana’s stock tracking tools, reconciling with bp’s central operations system (OWB)
- Maintain, improve and update stock tracking tools and document handling processes, driving for automation where possible.
- Support vessel operators for inbound cargoes discharging to counterparty and BP leased facilities
- Collaborate with and manage relationships with in-country agents (e.g., collateral managers, customs agents, superintendent) and service providers (e.g., terminals, storage facilities) with strict adherence to bp’s Ethics & Compliance policies.
Essential Education
Quantitative background highly valued (e.g.engineering, physical sciences, economics, finance etc.)
Essential experience and job requirements
Trading Operators come from a wide variety of backgrounds with differing levels of experience and expertise, which is beneficial when considering the width of the role. It would be good but not essential if you already have some operational experience and a good working knowledge of the energy trading and shipping environment or a good knowledge of oil inspections, refinery operations, storage/ discharge facility operations and blending.
We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life.
These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits! We operate a hybrid model with 60% from the office and 40% from home with flexibility as agreed with line management.
Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana