Main purpose
The incumbent will be responsible for assessing the overall trade flow plan including commercial terms, cargo operations, payment terms and legal obligations of sale and purchase transactions concluded by the company. The incumbent will then draft or review the underlying commercial contracts keeping in mind Trafigura’s interests and business strategy and will also highlight all potential risks for consultation with other key departments such as Trading, Cargo Operations, Trade Finance, Claims, Legal etc.
Key responsibilities
Assessing commercial, operational and legal risks in a sale/purchase transaction and highlight the same promptly to relevant departments
Preparing and reviewing contracts for the physical movement of oil via vessel/trucks/rail car/pipeline which accurately reflect the verbal negotiations
Processing and reviewing of contractual amendments, including the countering of commercial terms, operational terms, payment provisions, lay time and demurrage provisions, and legal provisions
Liaising with traders,
operators and other internal departments highlighting potential risks in the transactions and providing advice to reduce the same
Preparing and reviewing other oil related agreements including; tender documents, book out agreements, storage agreements, master trading agreements, and counterparty general terms and conditions
Liaise closely with other departments to discuss and finalize company’s contractual position
Issue final contracts, termination agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreements or amendments after compiling views of key departments
Pro-actively liaise with stakeholders to achieve mutually acceptable contractual position
Take advisory role to suggest traders’ ways to mitigate key risks and highlight those exceptions to management
Timely filing of contracts, amendments, communications on the in-house database management software’s
Strict adherence and compliance to Trafigura’s policy and codes
Required qualifications
Minimum 1 yea