Entity:
Supply, Trading & Shipping
Job Family Group:
Supply & Trading Group
Job Description:
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.
At bp, we're shaping the future of energy. Our ST&S Refining & Products Trading business is a world-class trading organisation that connects global markets, customers and supply networks to deliver refined energy products safely, reliably and competitively. Powered by market expertise, technology and diverse talent, we make complex decisions every day that help keep energy flowing around the world.
Our Trading Operations team is at the centre of global energy markets. We turn commercial strategy into action, supporting the safe, efficient and compliant movement of crude oil, refined products, biofuels, chemicals, marine fuels and base oils around the world. Working collaboratively across trading, logistics, supply and customer-facing teams, we help ensure energy products reach the right place at the right time. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing team where your expertise will influence critical business outcomes, solve complex challenges and contribute to the future of energy.
In the role of Trading Operations Co-Ordinator you will be responsible for making sure that important legal documents relating to the movement and ownership of cargo shipments are correct and processed in line with bp's contractual and legal obligations. Accurate records need to be maintained so that the life journey of each document can be traced.
Role responsibilities:
Support the smooth execution of global trade activities by managing and coordinating key shipping and commercial documentation.
Prepare and issue trade-related documentation, including invoices and other records that support international transactions.
Maintain accurate operational trackers and records to support reporting, compliance and business controls.
Review and validate documentation to ensure it meets contractual, legal and financing requirements, following up on any discrepancies or missing information.
Coordinate the timely exchange of documents with counterparties, banks and service providers around the world, helping ensure critical deadlines are met.
Monitor and maintain product origin and shipment records to support regulatory and customer requirements.
Work closely with bp's Structured Trade Finance team to support trade finance activities and Letter of Credit processes for West Africa.
Maintain accurate electronic records and audit trails within internal systems, helping ensure strong governance and compliance standards.
Build effective working relationships with Trading Operators and a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to support the successful delivery of trading activities.
Role Requirements
Experience administering trade, shipping, logistics or export/import documentation.
Experience working with Letters of Credit, trade finance or documentary compliance processes.
Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including maintaining operational trackers and records.
Experience working in a high-volume, deadline-driven operational or administrative environment.
Experience maintaining accurate records and audit trails within a regulated or controlled environment.
Proactive and enjoys working at a fast pace
Your Team
In this role you will be an important part of a small, specialized and forward-thinking team. You will interact with Trading Operators on a daily basis, but will also need to utilize the expertise of Legal, Structured Trade Finance, Contracts and Invoice Settlement teams based in the UK and beyond. You will also be part of a wider community of Trading Operations Co-Ordinators, which includes members in Singapore and in the USA.
Why join us?
At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.
We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits.
Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!
Travel Requirement
Negligible travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Computational Thinking, Continuous Learning, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Data Management, Data Sourcing, Data visualization and interpretation, Dialogue enablement, Exposure Management, Machine Learning (ML), Macroeconomics, Market analysis methods, Market Risk Management, Sentiment and Trends, Statistics, Trade execution and management, Trading Fundamentals, Trading knowledge
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Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.
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Disclaimer
This is a high-level summary only of terms and current discretionary benefits applicable to certain roles. Some rewards, benefits and policies are at managers’ discretion and vary depending on where you work within the business. All terms subject to contract and all discretionary benefits subject to policy and eligibility.
