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Job Title: Refined Fuel Trader / Trade Platform Designer → Operations & Trading Management Lead Location: New York / New Jersey Metro Area (Required) Type: Contract to Hire. This role is based in the NY/NJ region. We will consider candidates who live outside the area if they can travel to New Jersey during the work week on a consistent basis. This role reports to the Head of Trading / Commercial Director / Platform Program Lead Role Summary (Two-Phase Role) This position is intentionally structured in two stages: Phase 1: Platform Design & Build (Initial Focus) For the first portion of the role, the successful candidate will act as a front-office refined products trading SME and workflow owner, helping design, validate, and launch a new refined fuels trade platform. The candidate will translate real trading-desk needs into system requirements across the full lifecycle: origination → pricing → execution → logistics → due diligence/KYC → settlement. Phase 2: Operations / Management Transition (Post-Launch Focus) After the platform is live and stable, the role will transition into a leadership seat overseeing trade operations, execution integrity, platform adoption, and ongoing optimization, with continued commercial/trading contribution as appropriate. This is a rare opportunity to design the system first, then run the business on it. Key Responsibilities Phase 1 – Platform Design & Launch Ownership • Serve as trader-in-the-loop product owner for the design of a refined fuels trading platform., • Define platform requirements and user stories based on real desk workflows:, • deal capture & pricing (Platts/Argus benchmarks, diffs, EFPs), • hedging and paper links to physical trades, • shipping & scheduling (laycans, nominations, re-routes), • terminal/storage integration, • credit checks & limits, • documentation, confirmations, invoicing, settlement, • Map and build in real-world exceptions: quality disputes, partial lifts, demurrage, claim handling, washouts, swaps/rolls., • Lead UAT, go-live validation, and trader/ops acceptance testing., • Provide refined products trading expertise to ensure platform matches market and execution reality., • Help shape product scope including:, • EN590 / ULSD / Gasoil, • Jet A1 / Av-kerosene, • Gasoline (multi-grade), • Fuel Oil (HSFO/VLSFO/MGO blends), • Naphtha + blending components, • Validate arb, freight, storage, and blending economics logic in platform tools. Phase 2 – Operations & Management Lead (Post-Launch) • Lead trade operations and execution quality once the platform is live., • Run the refined fuels trade lifecycle on the platform: execution governance, logistics coordination, due diligence/KYC/credit integrity, and settlement reconciliation., • Own platform adoption, training, and operational KPIs., • Drive a continuous improvement roadmap based on live desk feedback., • Manage or help build the operations/trading support team as volume scales., • Continue commercial/trading contribution as appropriate. Required Experience & Qualifications • 7–15+ years refined products trading at a major trading desk (Mercuria / Trafigura / Vitol / Glencore / BP / Shell / TotalEnergies / Gunvor)., • Demonstrated refined fuels P&L capability and deep physical execution knowledge., • Hands-on experience with front-to-back trading platforms, such as:, • Endur/Openlink, Allegro, RightAngle, SAP CTRM, AspectCTRM, Brady/Eka, Murex, • Execution/market access: ICE, CME/NYMEX, Trading Technologies, Trayport, • Post-trade digitization a plus: VAKT, Komgo, • Strong logistics fluency: shipping, storage, blending, inspections, claims., • Ability to convert desk workflows into platform requirements for technical teams., • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or similar. Preferred / “Edge” Capabilities • Prior involvement in CTRM migrations, UAT, platform upgrades, or desk buildouts., • Existing counterparty network with refiners, NOCs, wholesalers, and end users., • Comfortable bridging front office, ops, credit, compliance, and engineering., • Builder mindset with high standards for usability and controls.

Trader Joe's - 910 Hamburg Turnpike [Retail Clerk / Team Member] As a Crew Member at Trader Joe's, you'll: Answer questions, offer suggestions and ensure the customers know they are welcomed and cared for; Entertain customers and make grocery shopping an exciting adventure; Operate the cash register

Refined Fuel Trader / Trade Platform Designer Operations & Trading Management Lead. Serve as trader-in-the-loop product owner for the design of a refined fuels trading platform. Lead UAT, go-live validation, and trader/ops acceptance testing.

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