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Business Area Oil Operations Legal Entity Trafigura Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
Company
Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world. Trafigura sources,
stores, transports, and delivers a range of raw materials (including oil & refined products and metals and minerals) to
clients around the world. The trading business is supported by industrial and financial assets, including 49.3 percent
owned global oil products storage and distribution company Puma Energy; gl obal terminals, warehousing and logistics
operator Impala Terminals; Trafigura’s Mining group; and Galena Assets Management.
The company is owned by over 700 of its 8,000 employees who work in 80 offices and 41 countries around the world.
Trafigura has achieved substantial growth over recent years, growing revenue from USD 12 billion in 2003 to USD 147
billion in 2020. The Group has been connecting its customers to the global economy for more than two decades, growing
prosperity by advancing trade.
Trafigura Global Services (TGS) is the fully owned subsidiary of Trafigura, a Global In-House Delivery Center, set-up for
aggregating Middle and Back office functions critical to support our trading life cycle. The entity has 600+ employees,
adopts best in class technology and practices enabling operations across Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
You can find out more about us on www.trafigura.com and our Mumbai office on www.trafigura.com/mumbai
Main Purpose:
The Operations team, which runs the logistics in our firm, is at the heart of our business. The role of an oil operator is techno-
commercial in nature which requires an individual to apply their technical knowledge to understand and maximize the P&L
for the trader. It requires the operator to be constantly aware of market intelligence, to seek information which is
commercially important and act on it promptly in consultation with the trader. It is a progressive role which requires multi-
dimensional understanding of different fields of knowledge like: Finance, product specifications, operations, International
law, industry regulation, shipping, taxation, and customs amongst others.
The ideal candidate for this profile is one who is curious, is a self-starter, can think on her/ his feet, is always hungry to learn
and do more, is action oriented, is well organized, has a logical bent of mind and can think out of the box to find solution to
new challenges that this role brings up daily.
GLOBAL SERVICES
Key Responsibilities:
• Optimize the deal P&L (profit & loss) through efficient voyage planning by communicating updates in a timely and
organised manner.
• Actively manage all voyages by sending voyage orders to vessel owners, negotiating and port authorities to
optimize the logistics and minimize costs
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with International customers and third party service providers
on a regular basis
• Dealing with international clients on a regular basis
• Assist the chartering team with vessel clearance, post fixture optimization of oil tankers
• Review contractual terms with international clients to gain maximum commercial advantage for Trafigura
• Gain understanding of pricing & hedging exposure on every deal and the P&L along with the Deals desk (risk
management) team
• Be completely aware of the Costs related to a particular deal, minimize the costs actively and keep the Deals desk
team continuously updated
• Gain understanding of the Trade finance and credit terms associated with the deal
• Since we work in an extremely regulated environment ensure strict adherence to Trafigura's Code of Conduct and
follow internal procedures and company's policies
Key Relationships
▪ Trading Desk
▪ Deals Desk
▪ Chartering Desk
▪ Trade Finance Desk
▪ Contracts Desk
▪ Customers
▪ Service Providers
Reporting Structure
- Oil Operations Team Leader