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:

• 2+ years’ experience in a bunker/marine fuel/cargo trader/trading position
• Network of suppliers and customers in the bunker fuel space
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of fuel types, operations and financing
• A solid commercial acumen, with a focus on timely and efficient expansion of the business pool
• The ability to work in Dubai, UAE

To arrange a confidential discussion around this opportunity, please contact Zuzana Zvolenská:
Email: zuzana.zvolenska@imperiumcs.com
Tel: +44 (0)203 927 5090 (UK)