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About the Role
We are searching for a highly organised and results focused individual to join Petroineos Trading Limited as a Senior Biofuels Operator based in our London, Charing Cross office. Reporting to the Products Operations Manager, you will be part of an ambitious Operations team with a large portfolio and solid experience within the Biofuels market. This position requires close collaboration and commercial decision making alongside a range of key stakeholders. The role presents a significant opportunity to create an immediate and measurable impact within the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Manage biofuel and feedstock operations from trade inception to completion, ensuring purchases, sales, cargo movements and contractual obligations are executed accurately, efficiently and in accordance with agreed terms.
- Co-ordinate the movement, storage and delivery of HEFA-SPK, HVO, FAME and relevant feedstocks.
- Manage complex multi-grade cargo loadings and vessel stowage plans, ensuring product compatibility, segregation, quantities and loading sequences are appropriate.
- Oversee vessel acceptance, voyage instructions, inspections, loading and discharging, promptly escalating operational issues.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the technical specifications, properties and quality parameters of HEFA-SPK, HVO, FAME and relevant feedstocks.
- Assess blending requirements, component compatibility, blend ratios and product constraints to ensure finished products meet contractual specifications, customer requirements and applicable industry standards.
- Liaise with suppliers, terminals, laboratories and inspectors to resolve technical issues and investigate off-specification product.
- Co-ordinate and monitor blending activities, ensuring component volumes, blend calculations, product yields and finished product specifications are accurately recorded and reconciled.
- Investigate discrepancies, identify potential quality or operational risks and ensure blending records provide a clear audit trail.
- Take operational ownership of biofuel sustainability requirements, ensuring relevant feedstock origin, sustainability characteristics, certification and chain-of-custody information are verified and maintained.
- Ensure appropriate Proofs of Sustainability (PoS) and supporting documentation are available and comply with applicable legislation, certification schemes and company procedures.
- Maintain traceability of sustainability attributes from feedstock sourcing, where applicable, through receipt, storage, blending and final sale.
- Reconcile sustainability information against physical volumes, blending records, purchases and sales, investigating discrepancies and ensuring sustainability claims are appropriately supported and auditable.
- Liaise with the Sustainability Manager on regulatory interpretation, certification and reporting requirements.
- Maintain accurate and timely records across SAP, Symphony, the Biofuels Inventory Tool and other relevant systems.
- Ensure contracts, purchases, sales, individual cargo movements, truck liftings, stock positions and blending activities are correctly recorded and reconciled.
- Ensure required financial security arrangements, including prepayment, Standby Letters of Credit (SBLCs) and Documentary Letters of Credit (Documentary LCs), are in place and valid in accordance with contractual terms and approved credit arrangements before relevant cargoes or deliveries proceed.
- Monitor documentation, payment conditions and expiry dates, escalating potential unsecured exposure.
- Verify trade-related calculations, including freight, demurrage, product quantities and values, inspection costs, gains and losses, insurance and additives.
- Check invoices, minimise profit leakage and identify opportunities to recover costs or pursue claims.
- Manage and support operational claims relating to demurrage, delays, quantity or quality discrepancies, losses and other contractual matters, maintaining appropriate supporting evidence.
- Identify, investigate and resolve complex operational, technical, sustainability, credit and systems issues.
- Assess potential commercial and operational impacts and escalate material risks promptly.
- Build effective working relationships with Trading, Supply, Finance, Credit Control, Sustainability, suppliers, customers, shipping companies and terminals.
- Provide operational guidance and share technical knowledge with colleagues.
- Maintain accurate and accessible records of contracts, cargoes, blending activities, sustainability documentation, financial security instruments, inspections and invoices.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, system integration and operational controls.
- Maintain high health, safety and environmental standards, comply with company procedures and delegated authorities, and provide operational cover outside normal working hours when required.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree is preferred, ideally in business, logistics, supply chain management, chemistry, environmental science or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in biofuels, oil products, commodities or marine operations, with a proven ability to manage complex operational transactions independently.
- Previous experience in a senior biofuels operations or similar operational role is desirable.
- Strong understanding of biofuels, oil products, commodities and associated supply chains, including relevant product specifications and sustainability requirements.
- Sound knowledge of marine cargo operations, multi-grade loadings, vessel stowage planning, blending and product quality control.
- Understands contractual obligations, financial security arrangements, credit risk, cost control and the financial implications of operational decisions.
- Able to investigate complex issues, identify root causes, assess risks and implement effective solutions.
- Highly organised, detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple time-sensitive tasks independently in a demanding operational environment.
- Communicates effectively with internal stakeholders and external counterparties, building strong professional relationships and working collaboratively across teams.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word, with experience using operational and inventory management systems desirable.
- Demonstrates sound judgement, takes ownership of responsibilities, works proactively and identifies opportunities for continuous improvement.
Skills
- Biofuels
- Oil products
- Commodities
- Marine operations
- Trade execution
- Cargo movements
- Contractual obligations
- Product specifications
- Sustainability requirements
- Marine cargo operations
- Multi-grade loadings
- Vessel stowage planning
- Blending
- Product quality control
- Contractual obligations
- Financial security arrangements
- Credit risk
- Cost control
- Problem-solving
- Organisation
- Prioritisation
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Operational systems
- Inventory management systems
- Initiative
- Accountability
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Permanent - Full Time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- Significant experience in biofuels, oil products, commodities or marine operations
- Previous experience in a senior biofuels operations or similar operational role is desirable
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary (commensurate with experience)
Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Travel Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Annual Gym Allowance
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave
- Discretionary Bonus
About the Company
- Petroineos Trading Limited is an ambitious company with a large portfolio and solid experience within the Biofuels market.