Senior Bunker Trader | Dubai

Title : Senior Bunker Trader (back to back / cargo trading business)

Salary : from 150,000 USD (equiv / neg) + direct % payout

Location : Dubai, UAE

Imperium Commodity Search is confidentially retained by a young, aggressively growing shipping and fuel trading / brokerage business as they build out their established business in Dubai in conjunction with launching their new European office in Copenhagen, Denmark. Future office openings globally in 2025 / 26 will propel people joining them now into significant positions of responsibility as they continue to grow. Our client offers a direct percentage based payout on both trading and brokerage business in all of their asset classes, and is a true believer in meritocracy, with a policy of offering growth and promotions to internal personnel, never hiring management from external sources.

If you are currently trading marine fuels / bunkers / cargo in the Middle East and African markets, and have frustrations around growth / progression opportunity, or live with a poorly defined / discretionary bonus system, we would love to speak to you. Our client offers an excellent credit line and financing set up through their internal capital department, and a plethora of in-house benefits through traditional compensation metrics and additional benefits packages.

You will be :

• Establishing your existing back to back trading client base into the firm and work to build a broad bunker and marine fuel trading business in the Dubai / wider Middle East and African marketplace
• Responding rapidly to bunker enquiries and pricing requests, facilitating trading opportunities
• Trade both truck and barge market in the Middle East and Africa region
• Sourcing bunker and marine fuel, MGO, LSFO, Fuel Oil, Lubricants for shipowners, Charterers, Operators etc.
• Maintaining an active client portfolio for the sale and trading of the above products
• Keeping up to date with market news, commentary and analysis to capitalise on trading opportunity in the marine fuels space
• Negotiate contracts for spot trade of bunker fuel / cargo
• Work with senior management on desk expansion and growth in the mid-term, growing a wider bunker trading presence and business for the organisation
• Where applicable, attending industry events and conferences for networking / business development purposes

We would love to speak to you if you have :