WHO WE ARE
ENGIE is a global energy company, a leading provider of electricity, natural gas, and energy services. With 153,090 employees in more than 70 countries worldwide, ENGIE achieved revenue of €66.6 billion in 2016. ENGIE is committed to being a leader in the energy transition. We are looking for talented and motivated people to create the future of energy. Join a rewarding and flexible work environment that encourages innovation and creativity, and help us meet the energy challenges of today and tomorrow. ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS) provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation.
ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services with a leading energy management business, piloted by its entity "Global Energy Management & Sales" who built its savoir-faire managing the Group’s large and diverse asset portfolio over 20+ years. 3,300employees aroundtheworld developour solutions, through+20internationalbusiness platforms.We cover the full energy mix: renewable and thermal power, natural gas & LNG, biomass, environmental products.
Our experts provide tailor made solutions based on a wide range of savoir-faire in energy management with a strong focus on decarbonation and decentralization.
Our +120,000 clients span the entire value chain: producers, asset developers, financial players, utilities, distributors and industrials.
Our global reach and strong local presence enable us to offer these diverse clients tailor-made services and respond to rapid changes in mature or emerging markets alike.
Our 4 expertise:
- Asset Management,
- Energy Transition services,
- Energy supply & Global commodities and
- Risk management & Market access.
The Global Biomass & LNG Business Platform is a rapidly growing sector of the company with staff in Asia, Europe, and North America.
WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE
Description As a LNG Originator, you will report to the Head of Asia Pacific LNG Trading and Short Term Origination and based in Singapore. The main role of the LNG Originator is to assist the Global LNG Business Platform in developing the growth and profitability in APAC region in the short and medium term.
You will be expected to engage effectively with assigned market counterparts and with traders and originators, in-country commercial teams,LNG deal structurersand analysts, LNG operations andshipping, as well as in-house legal, credit, and other functions
Role:
- Identify, evaluate and execute LNG business opportunities
- Optimise the utilisation of LNG assets including supply contracts, shipping and market access rights.
- Ensure market and supply commitments are met in the most effective way.
- Assistance on trading activities, including physical, shipping and paper related activities
- Enhance risk management of existing and planned LNG positions.
- Capture trading value added through continuation and development of the merchant trade.
- Effectively integrate both downstream and upstream sectors of the Gas Value chain to maximise group value.
- He/she is responsible for establishing and implementing physical LNG origination strategies on the short-medium term horizon. This includes marketing existing positions and create new merchant positions. Subject to the specific mandate, he/she also responsible for the execution of contracts relating to short-term and mid-term trading activity carried out by the LNG trading and portfolio teams.
The key responsibilities are:
- Creating new sensible business opportunities
- Screening of assigned markets in Asia for potential opportunities for short and mid -term sales and purchases. Develop and manage relationships with counterparties in those same countries. Make Key Terms proposals, progress buyers and sellers to detailed contract negotiations
- Promoting the Global LNG Business access to spot and short-term LNG trading opportunities through negotiation, conclusion and implementation of MTAs and CNs, and ongoing management of MTAs.
- Delivering commercial terms and secure binding commitments (prices, flexibility, shipping etc).
- Acting as contract manager for executed SPAs as are assigned.
- Ensuring understanding and adherence to the policies, trading compliance policies and standards, and to its Code of Conduct.
- Supporting the LNG trading and portfolio teams in making offers or bids in the spot and mid-term markets, including participation in tenders.
YOUR PROFILE
- Bachelor degree or higher, Business, Accounting, Finance preferred.
- Knowledge of LNG industry to engage with LNG counterparts and develop deals among a range of counterparts in Asia
- Experienced in commodity and other relevant markets, including compliance with financial services legislation and regulations
- Proven track record of success in customer origination/structured activities in the energy market
Behavioral and social skills:
- Excellent team work, communication and influencing skills, hardworking
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to perform under pressure
- Resilience to stress and taking initiative
- High level of confidence and self-motivation
- Ability to prioritise and organise work
- Numerate and analytical with strong attention to detail
- Flexible and commercially focused, with a keen interest in trading and contracting
- Analytical thinker, ability to deal with complex market arrangements and to understand and specify models and analysis required to support commercial decisions and understand market conditions
- Ability to understand value drivers and identify counterparty perceptions of value
- Ability to understand and negotiate LNG contracts
- Ability to understand risk and identify contractual mitigations, judging the trade-off between risk and return
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of Asian cultures and business practices
Language competency:
- Fluent English is essential for the role as that is the primary language for all business matters in the APAC region
- Proficiency in Japanese (as the role will be required to communicate with counterparties in Japan . Knowledge of Japanese is essential)
