Analyst, Commercial Operations

Venture Global LNG•Houston, TX

6h•Onsite

About The Position

The Commercial Analyst in Commercial Operations focuses on the management and alignment of all Venture Global internal and external interfaces and relationships. This position’s goal is the flawless execution of cargo deliveries across all LNG facilities, in line with the contractual rights and obligations of the Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs). The successful candidate ensures the safe and reliable delivery of all SPA obligations while achieving Venture Global’s commercial goals and maintaining compliance with all of Venture Global’s values. The role is highly cross-functional within Venture Global and requires excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. This position demands constant real-time alignment and coordination with LNG purchasers, Production Engineering, Marine, and others to ensure commercial commitments are effectively positioned via proactive risk mitigation.

Requirements

Both a commercial and operational mindset in order to anticipate potential risk.
Good understanding of contract management
Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.
Basic operational knowledge of scheduling, inventory management, shipping operations, and cargo transfer
Ability to communicate effectively in a corporate environment
Professional disposition with strong attention to detail
An understanding and ability to maintain business processes within a transaction management system
Ability to interface with mid-office and accounting to ensure correct accounting of transactions
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Strong leadership skills including a focus on teamwork, results orientation, and a commitment to continuous improvement
Strong and effective communication skills (verbal, written, and interpersonal) with individuals and groups from different disciplines. Skillfully manage potentially contentious situations
Excellent customer relationship management
Highly organized and able to independently prioritize and manage multiple activities promptly and with a high degree of accuracy and strong attention to detail
Ability to work effectively on short notice and off-hours to ensure business continuity and effective communication across international time zones
Energetic; adeptly work under pressure
Ability to anticipate risk
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to translate operational changes into financial impacts
Highly competent with using computers, particularly in everyday use of standard office applications (Strong Excel skills or exposure to other scheduling systems are desired)
Bachelor’s degree in business, economics or STEM related field is preferred.
Two (2) or more years working in the energy commodity sector preferred

Nice To Haves

An understanding of contractual language and the interpretation of Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPA) in the LNG industry is preferred
Language proficiency in Mandarin, Spanish or German a plus
LNG experience is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Assist in the management of the cargo schedule and the effective coordination of LNG liftings across Venture Global facilities.
Relationship management with internal and external stakeholders
Coordinating cargo loading activities between Buyers and Venture Global facilities
Optimizing long-term commercial contract performance
Ensuring accurate and up-to-date documentation within relevant systems.
Facilitate Buyer’s schedule change requests and coordinate Buyer’s vessels to allow for a dynamic lifting schedule and seamless execution
Drive compliance with the terminal operational requirements and procedures to minimize delivery risk and delays
Closely coordinate with the production engineering team to forecast and manage expected LNG inventory, mitigate impact of unplanned outages, and identify any changes/deviations in the production plan
Manage responses to external Buyer inquiries on a day-to-day basis and the management of the Annual Delivery Program (ADP) process
Communicate and coordinate with all required Venture Global internal departments
Ability to interact with executive management and summarize activity, as well as recommend action plans
Resolve potential disputes with Buyers
Work closely with the Marine organization on vessel scheduling and other commercial-related matters
Provide business subject matter expertise in support of effective automation and system implementations
Verify and maintain daily LNG commercial positions and accuracy of cargo lifting schedule per Buyer obligations and agreements
Verify custody documentation and invoices
Maintain the transaction management system as the main Buyer interface
Maintain Excel-based models
Continue to develop and maintain procedures to ensure optimal commercial guidelines and practices
Minimize the risk of contractual disputes with effective foresight and proactive coordination of a resilient cargo lifting schedule
Drive operational efficiency of the commercial operations team via continued improvement and implementation of scalable procedures