TRADER

Main Responsibilities

Market Monitoring and Opportunity Support

• Monitor assigned commodity markets, price movements, market developments, and relevant commercial news to support opportunity identification and assessment.
• Assist in identifying potential leads, counterparties, customer interests, and market developments that may be relevant to BEST’s trading ambitions.
• Support preliminary screening of opportunities through data gathering, market research, and basic commercial assessment.
• Assist in maintaining an updated record of opportunity leads, follow-up items, commercial contacts, and status of ongoing opportunity development work.
• Support the Unit in tracking market developments that may influence trading strategy or opportunity attractiveness.

Analytical and Reporting Support

• Prepare and support daily, weekly, or ad hoc market updates, reports, trackers, and presentation materials required by the Unit.
• Gather data from internal and external sources to support opportunity evaluation, pricing observation, and commercial analysis.
• Assist in compiling supporting information for internal papers, proposals, and management presentations.
• Ensure working files, research inputs, and analytical materials are accurate, properly organised, and updated on time.
• Escalate inconsistencies, missing information, or basic concerns identified during analytical support work to the reporting line.

Internal and External Coordination Support

• Support follow-up with internal stakeholders and external market contacts on routine information requests, meeting arrangements, updates, and document collection.
• Assist in coordinating internal inputs required for opportunity development work.
• Maintain orderly records of stakeholder engagements, meeting notes, discussion points, and agreed next steps where required.
• Support the team in maintaining professional and timely communication in relation to opportunity development activities.

General Trading Development Support

• Provide administrative and coordination support for the Unit’s market development, opportunity tracking, and reporting activities.
• Support maintenance of customer, counterparty, and opportunity records under assigned scope.
• Assist in preparing materials for commercial meetings, business engagement sessions, and internal briefings.
• Carry out other trading development support tasks as assigned by the reporting line.

Financial (Budget/Contract)

• Support preparation and maintenance of simple commercial trackers or supporting information with financial relevance, where required.
• Escalate notable commercial concerns or assumptions identified during assigned work to the reporting line.

Position Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, or other relevant discipline.
• A Master’s Degree would be an advantage.
• Minimum 2 to 4 years of relevant working experience in trading support, market analysis, commercial support, business development support, finance, or related fields.
• Exposure to commodity markets, oil and gas, LNG, petroleum products, petrochemicals, or energy-related commercial work would be an advantage.
• Good capability in market monitoring, research, data gathering, and report preparation.
• Ability to support opportunity tracking, follow-up, and coordination across internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to manage routine tasks consistently and escalate issues appropriately.
• Professional, discreet, and accountable in handling sensitive information.
• Adaptable and positive in a dynamic commercial environment.

Interested candidates can contact Brunei Energy Services & Trading Sdn Bhd at bestrecruitment@be.com.bn for further details on the position.

Applications are open to Bruneian citizens only. Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, a comprehensive resume, copies of all relevant certificates, references, a recent passport-sized photograph and a copy of their identity card (IC). Only complete applications accompanied by all required supporting documents will be considered. Incomplete applications or applications with missing documents will not be accepted.

A competitive remuneration package and attractive fringe benefits will be offered to successful candidates. Closing date is on 20^th July 2026 and only short-listed candidates will be notified.