Senior Oil Products Operator – Major Oil Major Trading House - £90-100k Basic - London

Job description

Senior Oil Products Operator – Major Oil Major Trading House - £90-100k Basic - London

Leading global asset backed commodity trading house of Oil Major seeks an experienced Senior Oil Products Operator to join their Central London HQ.

Joining their Central London Global HQ, you’ll join a major global trading business with multiple global trading desks and offices including in Singapore, Geneva and Houston. Working closely with traders, analysts, and other operators within the products team, you’ll manage the day-to-day trading operations activities for the relevant commodities.

You will have exposure to the full commodity-trading lifecycle through close collaboration with the Oil & Freight Trading, Shipping Operations, Scheduling, Credit, Middle Office, Back Office, Insurance, Legal, Finance, and Contract teams. A degree of flexibility is expected to enable knowledge-sharing with various members of the operations team and to provide cover when required.

As well as being a major global physical and derivative Crude Oil, Refined Products, LNG, Natural Gas, Power, Emissions player, my client is also a major BioFuels trader, a rapidly growing market. You’ll join a growing commodity trading house committed to supporting your professional development, offering a dynamic environment that values knowledge, innovation, and career progression. This position could be your gateway to becoming a Lead Operator, a Head of Operations, or pursuing new challenges across their global network.

Main responsibilities:

• Manage the day‑to‑day trading operations activities for oil commodities.
• Manage key documentation, including pro‑forma invoices, vessel nominations, letters of credit, provisional and final cargo insurance, narrowing/nomination of dates and quantities, and vessel clearance.
• Support the demurrage and cost management teams with ancillary costs such as demurrage, freight differentials, deviation costs, and dead‑freight, and assisting with resolutions.
• Update the company’s position and ensuring that all systems contain the latest data for all cargoes.
• Ensure full compliance with internal controls and external requirements (REACH, customs, etc.).
• Liaise with inspection companies regarding cargo quality and quantity controls.
• Manage storage locations, including stock reconciliations.
• Work with the sanctions team to protect the company’s interests.
• Build and maintaining good working relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure the efficiency of operational activities, as well as with external stakeholders such as terminals, inspection companies, and other counterparties.

Salary: £90-100k basic+ bonus + benefits

Hybrid working with 3 days in the London office and 2 days working from home every week

Key skills sought:

• 5 years+ experienced working in a similar European Products Operator position, ideally for another major oil trading business
• Strong understanding of the oil trading lifecycle and understanding of trading and shipping operations activities (e.g. Cargo, time charters, voyage charters, quality and quantity controls, storage).
• A strong understanding of REACH compliance.
• Experience in managing storage and blending would be beneficial.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships both internally and externally.
• British or Irish passport holder or hold a visa allowing you to live and work in the UK without any visa sponsorship needed

For more information please e-mail through an up-to-date copy of your CV to Ben at jobsBR@bramwith.com

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

16-04-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English