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Operating at the intersection of trading and operations, you will serve as a key partner to traders, maximizing commercial value through blend optimization, minimizing quality giveaway, and ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant execution across the supply chain.\nIn this role, you will be a key front-line operator within Shell Trading & Supply, managing blending and logistics activities across terminals, vessels, barges, trucks, and ship-to-ship (STS) operations throughout Europe. You will play a direct role in maximizing Trading P&L by identifying and capturing value through operational excellence, quality optimization, and efficient supply chain execution in a fast-paced environment that demands rapid, high-impact decision-making.\nSuccess in this position requires close collaboration with Trading, Operations, and external service providers, as well as strong engagement with Shell-owned assets and Joint Venture (JV) refineries. You will be expected to balance commercial opportunities with operational realities, aligning blending and logistics decisions with asset capabilities, strategic objectives, and business constraints to deliver optimal outcomes.\nWhat you’ll be doing\nBlending & Optimization:\nDesign optimal blend recipes within quality and operational constraints.\n\nEnsure the delivery of on-specification products at the lowest achievable cost.\n\nOptimize blend economics and minimize quality giveaway.\n\nContinuously improve portfolio performance and blending strategies.\n\nMaintain active market awareness to identify component and blending opportunities.\n\nOperational Execution:\nExecute blending and operational plans safely, efficiently, and in line with business objectives.\n\nCoordinate product movements and blending activities to ensure uninterrupted supply.\n\nMonitor operational performance and proactively resolve issues impacting product quality or delivery.\n\nEnsure inventory positions and operational activities are aligned with commercial requirements.\n\nDrive operational efficiency while maintaining product integrity and compliance.\n\nTrader Partnership & Planning:\nAct as a key partner to traders and co-own the operational plan.\n\nTranslate trading strategies into executable blending and logistics plans.\n\nEnsure product delivery at the right quality, location, timing, and cost.\n\nProvide operational insights to support commercial decision-making.\n\nStakeholder & Contract Management:\nManage external relationships with terminals, inspectors, vessel operators, additive suppliers, and counterparties.\n\nEngage effectively with internal stakeholders, including traders and commercial operators.\n\nAct as the contract holder for terminal and inspection service agreements.\n\nDrive performance through effective contract management, KPI monitoring, and cost control.\n\nParticipate in contract reviews and negotiations to maximize value delivery.\n\nCommercial Value Creation:\nIdentify and capture value opportunities across components, logistics, and blending strategies.\n\nBuild, manage, and optimize product and component portfolios.\n\nActively contribute to trading desk margins through optimization and market engagement.\n\nSeek arbitrage and efficiency opportunities across the supply chain.\n\nPerformance Management & Continuous Improvement:\nOwn and monitor key performance indicators related to blending, logistics, and operational performance.\n\nAnalyze portfolio performance and identify opportunities for sustainable improvement.\n\nConduct root cause analyses for operational and quality issues.\n\nDrive continuous improvement initiatives and promote best-practice sharing across teams.\n\nHSSE, Compliance & Risk Management:\nEnsure compliance with Shell HSSE standards and all applicable regulatory requirements.\n\nManage product quality, contamination, operational integrity, and associated business risks.\n\nEnsure adherence to trading, customs, tax, and contractual obligations.\n\nActively support audits, control frameworks, and risk mitigation activities.\n\nTeam Contribution & Leadership Behaviours:\nDemonstrate strong ownership of P&L impact and cost performance.\n\nOperate effectively within a fast-paced, 24/7 trading environment.\n\nSupport team resilience and business continuity through collaboration and flexibility.\n\nContribute to knowledge sharing, onboarding, and capability development.\n\nChampion operational excellence and foster a culture of accountability.\n\nWhat you bring\nStrong knowledge of product quality specifications, blending methodologies, and optimization principles.\n\nSolid understanding of terminal operations, storage management, logistics, and supply chain processes.\n\nGood understanding of trading operations, commercial agreements, and contract structures.\n\nBasic understanding of customs requirements (e.g., excise status and CN codes) and their impact on blending strategies, import duties, and supply chain economics.\n\nStrong commercial acumen with a focus on value creation, margin optimization, and cost efficiency.\n\nAbility to evaluate blending, logistics, and supply chain options through a P&L and value-focused lens.\n\nProven ability to make timely, high-impact decisions in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment.\n\nStrong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across internal and external stakeholders.\n\nAbility to effectively manage complex interfaces across trading, operations, logistics, and third-party service providers.\n\nStrong sense of ownership and accountability, with a results-driven mindset.\n\nExcellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking capabilities, with a creative approach to identifying solutions and opportunities.\n\nAbility to work independently, prioritize effectively, and deliver results in complex, time-critical environments.\n\nCollaborative team player with a proactive, self-motivated, and continuous improvement mindset.\n\nFlexible and resilient, with a hands-on, can-do attitude and a willingness to work outside regular business hours when required to support trading and operational activities.\n\nWhat we offer\nYou bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.\nProgress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.\n\nContinuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.\n\nWork at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.\n\nCollaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.\n\nAchieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.\n\nBenefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.\n\nPerform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase - our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.\n\nTake advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.\n\nJoin an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.\n\nGrow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and\n\ninternational teams.\n\nGain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.\n\nWe'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.\nNote: As part of your application, please submit a motivation letter along with your resume. The motivation letter should outline your reasons for applying to this position and how your skills and experiences align with the job requirements. This will help us better understand your interest in the role and your suitability for the position.\nIf you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that not everyone applies when they don’t feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.\nShell in The Netherlands\nThe Netherlands is one of the two founding countries of the company. Here 9,380 employees (March 2024) of more than 100 nationalities jointly work to provide the country with energy for today, for tomorrow and for you.\nEnergy for today\nThe refinery at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam (Pernis) - Europe’s largest - is facing a cleaner future with less carbon emissions. Chemicals Park Moerdijk is transitioning to a circular future. Shell operates multiple wind and solar farms in the Netherlands. Both onshore and offshore, Shell is exploring for and producing oil and gas via the Nederlandsche Aardolie Maatschappij, NAM (50% Shell, 50% ExxonMobil). Shell is the market leader in transport fuels. Dutch motorists take 3 billion litres of fuel from 570 Shell retail stations (May 2024) annually, while thousands of Shell's own fast EV charge points and Shell Ubitricity normal charge points are being installed as we speak.\nEnergy for tomorrow\nAt the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA), research is conducted into low CO2 energy technologies and sustainable solutions for energy and chemicals. Near Rotterdam Shell builds Europe's biggest green hydrogen plant of the continent. From Amsterdam and The Hague, Shell Nederland leads the transition of the corporation to a more sustainable future, with 6.5 billion euros invested in solar panels, wind farms, green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, EV charging and other groundbreaking solutions for the future.\nEnergy for you\nEven after the company HQ moved to London in January 2022, Shell's commitment to the Netherlands remains very strong. The Hague still housing the headquarters of three of Shell's business divisions, and Rotterdam stays a key trading, marketing and sales hub for Shell products. Combined Shell in the Netherlands works to bring its wide range of energy products as close as possible to you as an energy consumer. This includes a Shell Impact Fund to make the energy transition closer to people with financial challenges, this includes EV chargers on the corner of your street via our daughter company Ubitricity and this includes keeping the country warm in winter with Liquid Natural Gas.\n-\n DISCLAIMER:\nPlease note: We occasionally amend or withdraw Shell jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Before applying, you are advised to read our data protection policy. This policy describes the processing that may be associated with your personal data and informs you that your personal data may be transferred to Shell/Shell Group companies around the world. The Shell Group and its approved recruitment consultants will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application for a career with Shell. Anyone who demands such a fee is not an authorised Shell representative and you are strongly advised to refuse any such demand. 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