Freight Risk & Market Analyst

About the role

Trafigura is looking for a Freight Risk & Market Analyst based in Athens to join its Shipping Deals Desk, a middle office team that provides real-time market and risk analysis globally. The team monitors risk and exposure related to commercial activity and reports it daily to the Management Board, and supports the chartering team with risk assessments, optionality and P&L analysis.

Key responsibilities

• Rationalise the economics applied to trading strategies and shipping exposure
• Apply the forward curve daily to physical and derivative markets to assess the impact on trading P&L
• Produce daily commentary for the board and traders explaining changes in trading P&L due to market movements or changes in estimated or actual economics
• Analyse exposure and mark-to-market profit and loss on physical and derivative portfolios
• Allocate transactions to the correct trading strategy and ensure market price risk is captured and hedged
• Assess the impact of changes to future physical deliveries and report on hedge strategy implications
• Create and maintain ad-hoc reports on position reporting, structure and hedging, and own the data integrity in the trading systems

Required profile

• 1-5 years of relevant work experience
• Degree or equivalent experience in Shipping, Business or Economics
• Excellent English, oral and written
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, good market analysis and interpersonal skills
• Meticulous and innovative; ownership, attention to detail, resilience and organisational skills

Required skills

• Proficiency in Excel
• Familiarity with multiple systems is a plus