About the Role:

As a Charterer you will be balance a large and varied portfolio, interacting with trading and operations teams across our trading and refining organisation. You will also participate in co-ordination of fleet strategies across the global chartering team.

Some of your key accountabilities will include:

• Negotiating driven and flexible freight solutions and terms on behalf of Trading and Shipping (T&S), bp assets, and other bp businesses.
• Understanding trading and shipping strategies, requirements, and priorities. Generating innovative solutions and work with T&S freight paper traders to unlock value embedded in physical shipping exposure.
• Looking for growth opportunities related to shipping activities in your region aligned with T&S’s strategic plans.
• Meeting with counterparties to seek business development opportunities in the region.
• Assisting in delivering our strategy for risk management and value delivery through bp Shipping’s OTC fleet.
• Contributing to forward vessel trading strategies, monitor and maximise financial performance of vessels under your management.
• Working closely with T&S market analytics and trading teams to understand freight market fundamentals and formulating forward market call.
• Ensuring full information flow and coverage of all market information. Understanding what information trading benches prioritise and share accordingly. Submitting regular market reports including fixture report and forward market view.
• Identifying key internal partners and their business requirements, building strong relationships and prioritising customer focus.
• Building strong and commercially beneficial relationships with external parties such as Brokers, Charterers and Owners to deliver the best possible service to bp businesses.
• Conducting all activities to always fully follow bp’s Marine Assurance process, Code of Conduct and Control and Compliance requirements and ensuring all deals are entered accurately and on time.

About you:

In addition to holding an A-Level in Mathematics (or equivalent) you will also be able to demonstrate the following key skills:

• Strong commercial aptitude.
• Highly driven and able to work independently.
• Performance bias – focused on delivering business value.
• Excellent Organisational skills, ability to prioritise and thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines.
• Team-player and relationship builder, crafting positive relationships across the organisation and with customers and suppliers.
• Innovative problem solving, flexible and open thinking.
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
• Rigorous execution and adherence to compliance and control requirements.

Additionally, it would be desirable for you to demonstrate:

• Good knowledge of Maritime Law

About bp:

At bp, we provide phenomenal environment and 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!

Reinvent your career as you help our business to meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

EntityTrading & Shipping

Job Family GroupShipping Group

Relocation availableNo

Travel requiredNegligible travel

Time TypeFull time

CountryUnited Kingdom

About BPTRADING & SHIPPING

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world.

In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy trader.

Join us and help us achieve these goals by:

• developing and continuously evolving a globally diversified portfolio that accesses new markets, commodities and commercial opportunities

• collaborating with our business groups to provide innovative commercial and marine solutions that add value to bp’s assets and flows

• delivering high-quality earnings and creating an organisation that is swift to identify and optimise market insights

• navigating a new era of energy for our planet, by sea

• acting with respect and integrity at all times, with the people we work with and the markets we operate in

• maintaining a comprehensive, rigorous and holistic risk control framework that ensures we operate in a safe, compliant and efficient way at all times

• empowering the deep expertise and leadership of our people

Legal disclaimerWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.