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Trafigura · 1 week ago

Senior Nat Gas Contract Lead

Houston, TX

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Trafigura is a leading company in the energy sector, and they are seeking a Senior Nat Gas Contract Lead to support their commercial activities. The role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure efficient and compliant transactions.

IndustrialMineralOil and GasShippingSupply Chain Management

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Draft, review, negotiate and administer commercial contracts, including NAESB Base Contracts (NG), purchase & sales agreements, transportation and storage agreements, and other energy marketing and trading agreements as needed

Coordinate the review and approval process of agreements among Legal, Credit and Front Office and their execution

Manage the entry of the same into the Contract Management system

Participate in the configuration and deployment of trade confirmation templates within our contract lifecycle management system

Support the development and implementation of Contract Admin team procedures and standards to help ensure adherence with applicable requirements and industry best practices

Strictly adhere and comply with Trafigura’s policy and codes

Remotely mentor team members providing them the guidance needed to make them develop their expertise in master agreements and risk assessment through progressive skill-building, and improve their performance in the trade confirmation issuance process

Set a clear development roadmap to transition these team members from confirmation processing to independently handling complex trade confirmations and selected master agreements

Oversee these team members' training and professional development, track and evaluate the team members’ progress on technical and legal competencies

Maintain accountability for the quality and timeliness of trade confirmations produced by these team members

Qualification

Nat Gas expertiseNAESB experienceEnergy Trading knowledgeContract negotiationAttention to DetailResilienceLeadership skillsOrganizational SkillsCommunication