Main Purpose: Responsibilities include developing strategies for and executing natural gas trades in both the physical and derivatives markets; conducting in-depth analysis of market conditions, price trends, and supply-demand dynamics; identifying opportunities to manage exposure and implement new trading strategies; performing market analysis to establish pricing strategies and making critical decisions to maximize profit; drafting market reports; managing exposure and conducting daily hedging to assess how positions are aggregating into consolidated market exposure; verifying that contracts are aligning with internal requirements and accurately reflecting negotiated deals to avoid significant economic consequences; entering trades into proper systems to enable risk management; and serving as a bridge between the trading desk and deals desk, collaborating with North American Natural Gas physical traders to develop directional risk-taking strategies, providing market guidance, and relaying market intelligence between domestic and international teams.
Minimum Required Education: Bachelor degree or foreign equivalent in Business, Economics or Finance or a related field.
Minimum Required Experience: Three (3) years of experience in the job offered or three (3) years of experience on a natural gas trading desk performing each of the following duties: Coordinating and optimizing all aspects of post-deal trading activity to ensure smooth contract performance; Nominating, confirming, and balancing natural gas volumes across interstate and intrastate pipelines and market hubs, while managing storage inventory and reconciliations; Monitoring pipeline cuts, constraints, maintenance events, and weather disruptions, and advising risk and trading teams of potential costs and penalties; Scheduling transportation in compliance with pipeline tariffs, FERC regulations, transportation agreements, and internal audit protocols; Collaborating with traders, risk managers, accountants, legal teams, third-party operators, and external counterparties to ensure accurate, timely, and actionable operational data; Resolving operational disruptions by adjusting nominations, rebooking volumes, and reallocating gas to preserve schedule integrity and contractual performance; and Maintaining accurate and timely operational data to support financial reporting, risk oversight, and commercial decision-making.
Key Relationships and Department Overview: Head of US Natural Gas Trading.
Trafigura is a leading commodities group, owned by its employees and founded over 30 years ago. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects vital resources to power and build the world. We deploy infrastructure, market expertise and our worldwide logistics network to move oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals, gas and power from where they are produced to where they are needed, forming strong relationships that make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable. We invest in renewable energy projects and technologies to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, including through MorGen Energy and joint venture Nala Renewables.
The Trafigura Group also comprises industrial assets and operating businesses including multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, the Impala Terminals joint venture and Greenergy, supplier and distributor of transportation fuels and biofuels. The Group employs approximately 14,500 people, of which over 1,400 are shareholders and is active in over 150 countries.
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