Dry Bulk Trading Operator

Operations/Exploitation- GENEVE-WTC1(CHE)- Switzerland- Are you looking to grow your career in the vibrant world of energy trading?
- Do you have a Supply and Logistics background combined with excellent knowledge in the trading environment?
- If yes, we would love to see your profile We are looking for our next
- **Dry Bulk Trading Operator**

**About us**

**TotalEnergies **has developed a strong expertise in oil and biofuels, natural gas and electricity trading. Trading entities are based in Geneva, Paris, Houston and Singapore.
- TotalEnergies installed its European trading hub across in Geneva, which now bring together very large teams around trading activities:

- **TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping (T&S)** and
- **TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP).**

**TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP)** is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low carbon energies. As such, it operates in fast-evolving market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation and evolution.
- The Trading division in Geneva is responsible for optimising the purchase & sales portfolios of gas, electricity, CO2 emissions, dry bulk, and LNG in all recognised markets worldwide, in compliance with the Company trading guidelines.
- In such context, TGP helps to ensure growth and profitability to a key segment of the business in order to reach the objective of Carbon Neutrality by 2050.**What you will do**:
As a Dry Bulk Trading Operator, you will take part of the Shipping and Trading Operation Teams. You will report to the Head of Dry Operations (N+1) of the Trading Division in Geneva; for this position you will work in close relation with the Dry Bulk Trading Desk and the Front Desk.
- Job dimension:

- International activity with a European dimension.
- Logistics for Sulphur: 5 000 trucks, 210 trains and 90 barges per year.
- Approx. 90 barges chartered (COA) per year for Sulphur activity with a significant expected increase in the forthcoming years.
- 4 storages sites in Europe.

In this context, your main responsibilities will be the following:
- Select the logístical partners and define the contractual scheme, in coordination with the RC and MS experts on train and trucks services. Participate to the negotiation/contractual discussion with the contractors.
- Manage and monitor the performance of those contracts.
- Monitor the dry bulk Sulphur markets and provides regular updates to the Dry Bulk Trading desk.
- Estimate the logistics costs and provides quotations to support the Dry Bulk trading activity (spot cargo opportunity, cargo diversion).
- Assist the traders in clarifying/defining their needs.
- Always ensure a high level of safety in the activity in due compliance with the Trading Division’s rules and with the TotalEnergies procedure. In particular:

- always ensures a full compliance with the Group vetting procedure and safety guidelines;
- always ensures a full compliance with the trading authority limits and delegations of authority;
- Always ensures a full compliance with the credit department procedures for third parties approval.
- Ensure a good coordination with the dry bulk trading.
- Monitor the performances and control the costs of parties.
- Negotiate and compromise any dispute with stakeholders.
- Make damage reports to the insurers (via the Insurance Department), if required, build up and follow up the insurance claim.
- Support the trading desk in negotiating the shipping related aspects of Sulphur contracts (LT contracts, spot purchase or diversion agreement )
- Participate to the setting up of the chartering company, developing the procedures and IT tools to support its activity.
- If needed, represent the department in shipping committee (compatibility meetings, vetting).
- Job Holder is part of a duty roaster
- Ensure storage and process contracts are diligently managed (quantities / qualities / financial exposure / customs etc.).
- Identify the cause of any encountered operational problems and ensure resolution through coordination with all affected stakeholders, mitigating costs and consequences for the Group
- Manage the invoicing and payment process and recovery of funds when applicable.
- Participate in projects to simplify and streamline all operational flows sustainably and through innovative new tools and procedures
- Coordinate logistics of all loading/discharging by sea and/or overland and avoid/mitigate any potential hazardous situations.
- Participate, in association with the traders, to the regular delivery programme discussions with suppliers and receivers, aiming at the perfect match between supplies and demand
- Precisely and carefully record and capture the requested data of the activities in the various internal systems in order to maintain accurate files in view of follow-up, archiving and audit purposes and participate in the development of the new operational software, cooperating with IT department, which will result in a better integrated