Gas Trader - #172104

The Role

Company description

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Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

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Gas Trader

What is the role?

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a gas portfolio by trading physical and hedge financial exposures for domestic gas, balancing our equity portfolio with third party sales and power plant obligations. This role will be the Commercial Trading Focal Point for Shell Energy Brazil's Commercial Gas Operations team. The role will also be required to support and optimize the physical gas transportation portfolio. Responsible for timely, accurate deal entry on all physical balancing transactions.

The role will also ensure proper settlement of all financial hedges to the physical portfolio.

As a Gas Trader, you will be responsible for the following duties:

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  Adhering to Shell’s Business Principles, market Regulations, and contributing to and maintaining a culture of Compliance

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  Trading Physical gas in Brazil in daily, balance of month, and prompt month markets

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  Manage a portfolio with financial exposures from physical trading of domestic gas

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  Collaboration with gas and power trading, operations, and sales/origination teams

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  Developing transportation strategy in line with defined risk, credit and contract parameters

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  Facilitating Customer transactions and assisting in customer management with the Sales and Origination team

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  Contributing to and ensuring alignment with Shell Energy Brazil and Shell Energy Americas’ overall goals and strategies

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  Interacting with other support functions in the organization such as Finance, Credit, Legal, Compliance, and Market Risk

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  Accurate deal entry, position management, and PnL delivery and reconciliation within the Shell Trading Network’s control framework

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  Knowledge of the developing Brazilian Domestic Gas market and an understanding of the fundamentals that drive it

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  Ability to learn a new framework and develop experience in gas nominations, gas imbalance management and related activities on natural gas pipelines

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  Developing trading strategies and working with other team members to develop a long-term trading strategy with a bottom-line focus on profitability

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  Collaboration with the financial trade group to understand exposure management of long dated derivative exposures that the trade book will carry

Requirements

What we need from you

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  Must have legal authorization to work in the Brazil on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer

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  Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Business, Finance, or related field

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  Minimum of 6 – 8 (six to eight) years of experience in trading, banking, commodities, agribusiness industries or any related field

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  Knowledgeable in portfolio management for a book of commodities

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  Knowledge of Brazilian Natural Gas transportation systems

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  Understanding of energy physical commodity and derivatives markets

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  Fluency in both Portuguese and English is a must

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  Ability to interpret and form a trading view from supply and demand fundamentals

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  Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, understanding of financial modeling

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  Leadership skills, decisiveness, respect for colleagues, and the ability to work as a part of team in a fast-paced dynamic environment

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  Extensive spreadsheet management skills (Excel)

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  Database management and programming skills are a benefit to this role

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  Kindly submit your resume in English

Disclaimer

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