Trading Operations Technical Lead

Entity:

Supply, Trading & Shipping

Job Family Group:

Supply & Trading Group

Job Description:

About us

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise.

We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!  I think this is just a bunch of fluff and others will see it that way also.  Thus, I’d prefer to remove it entirely.  However, if this is something that we’re required to have in a posting then I’ll get over it.

About the role

The trading teams in ST&S RPTA are one of three regional Performance Units in ST&S and are primarily responsible for marketing BP’s Exploration production throughout the region, sourcing crude for our refineries, trading on behalf of our associates and for supporting our refinery assets to maximize commercial performance. Operations are a vital part of Supply and Trading. In RPTA this covers physical, paper and refinery coordination elements of operations across a large geographical region and deals with a wide variety of cultures and disciplines.

The Operations team comprises of sub teams namely Trading Operations, Voyage Operations, Cargo Assurance, Doc. Admin and Inventory Analysts. Operations have a key role to play in ensuring that the front to back process runs smoothly, technical expertise is provided, and that valuable data and information is collected, entered and forwarded in a timely manner to provide full support to others dependent on such information to maintain an efficient and compliant process. The team manages the logistics of a deal to BP’s best commercial advantage whilst ensuring that all contractual and Group assurance obligations are met.

The Trading Operations Technical Lead is responsible for ensuring the smooth, compliant and flawless Operations in their trading operations team. Managing essential front office, functional and cross regional relationships

Key Responsibilities

• Build technical and operational capability of operators on your bench including training new joiners, fostering learning and encouraging knowledge sharing.
• Perform day-to-day operations delivery and complex operational scenarios as required by the individual bench, thus supporting bench strategy.
• Support crossbench training and build capability as part of the Tech Lead community.
• Own operational input for bench related new business activity (including NAI’s), through regular engagement with both front office and functions.
• Interface with support functions as required for operations i.e. Tax, Commodity Risk.
• Report incidents and manage risk on a root cause analysis-basis, where required for operations on your bench.
• Support the delivery of trading strategy through technical input to maximize value.
• Support and where required lead in continuous improvement initiatives as well digital projects across operations.
• Support and provide input into the Operations Framework which provides risk management for the organization
• Strive to drive the Operations Pulse Survey Results in a positive direction as a collective LT.
• Ensure protection of bp's systems and information, including all our employee, customer and consumer data through strong cyber security behaviors.

Essential Education, experience and requirements

• Considered a trading operations SME in at least one MOT, multiple MOTs preferred
• Understand risk, compliance, HSSE and Shipping requirements relating to operations
• Proven track record of delivering commercial value
• Strong leadership and communication skills including ability to motivate a team
• Strong team player
• Strong negotiation skills (formulating and implementing strategy)
• Ability to achieve operation and business goals through influencing, systematic planning and effective management of available resources
• Attention to operational detail and willingness to speak up
• Ability to find innovative solution to problems & work with M&D and/or I&E in support of our digital agenda.
• Proven track record of relationship building in front office environment and with external counter parties

Desired Criteria

• Having a strategic mind set as well as understanding / managing risks and implications of the business / people decisions.
• Identifying key issues in a complex situation, adapting quickly using the resources ava