General Manager, Trading & Optimization

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

• Lead and manage the Trading & Optimization team
• Manage commercial activity / negotiation for LNG short term/spot marketing and optimization
• Monitor operation/implementation of LNG short term/spot cargoes and relevant ships
• Economics and risk analysis for short term/spot cargoes
• Support economics and risk analysis for mid-term opportunities
• Participation in internal and/or external meetings / conferences
• Engage shareholder for the risk appetite necessary for the short term trade through, but not limited to, DGI annual business plan preparation.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Commercial activity / negotiation for LNG short term/spot marketing and optimization

1. Maintain and expand the network in LNG trading industry and shipping community especially with the Japanese counterparties in Singapore through daily communication.
2. Negotiate spot/short term deals and/or optimization opportunities with external customers, traders and suppliers in English and Japanese. Propose and draft key terms and conditions for those trade opportunities. Communication in relation to MC as a shareholder or DGI’s equity volume or affiliated volume.
3. Attend the internal discussion for SPOT/Short term trading strategy of DGI and/or MC, etc.
4. Manage, negotiate, review and finalize (including execution arrangement) commercial contracts such as Confidential Agreement, MSPA and Confirmation Notice etc.
5. Ad hoc support in relation to DGI’s LNG marketing, trading and optimization.

2. Operation/implementation of LNG short term/spot cargoes and ships

1. Manage and coordinate with external/ internal cargo operation team. Liaise with MC operation department in Tokyo who is service provider for cargo operation including Ship-Shore Compatibility Study (SSCS) and ship movement.
2. Monitor the business process of the cargo transaction. Maintain customer lists updated through business process for Know Your Customer (KYC), Master Sales and Purchase Agreement (MSPA), credit line.
3. General information exchange with external parties (journalists, LNG brokers etc.).

3. Economics and risk analysis for short term/spot cargoes

1. Maintain, upgrade the shipping/freight model and evaluate economics/transaction value & risk analysis (physical trading and contract analysis).

4. Participation in internal and/or external meeting / conferences

1. Upon team’s request, attend internal/external LNG conferences (such as CWC, GASTECH and any others, including traveling overseas), setting up the catch-up meetings with counterparties.
2. Engagement with MC as well as DGI or MC’s global offices around the world (including marketing / trading opportunities and emerging markets opportunities).

• (i) Reporting, liaising and collaborating with MC offices in Japan and provides commercial supports for marketing and optimization.
• (ii) Liaising and collaborating with MC London Office who looks after the Atlantic market and provides commercial supports including but not limited to marketing, sourcing, European storage, regas capacity, shipping.
• (iii) Liaising and collaborating with other MC global officesrelated to LNG business.

QUALIFICATION AND REQUIREMENT:

• Excellent negotiation skills in fluent English and Japanese, as well as high level of linguistic skills in both languages.
• Minimum Bachelor degree in Mathematics/Actuarial science/Finance or any related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years related experience
• Strong analytical, problem solving abilities, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently & as a team.