Gas Trading Specialist (Natural Gas), based in Jakarta

PT. JDA-Indonesia is manpower consultants for the Oil & Gas, Mining, Manufacturing and Construction industries within Indonesia. JDA has been servicing the Indonesian Oil & Gas, Mining, Manufacturing and Construction industry for 20 years. As a result of the decision to strengthen JDA's presence in Indonesia, JDA-Indonesia is now strongly represented in Indonesia with offices in Jakarta, Balikpapan, Tembagapura and Batu Hijau.

Our Client, a Foreign Natural Gas Company is looking for the position:

Gas Trading Specialist (Natural Gas), based in Jakarta

Responsibilities:

In charge of gas sourcing from the stranded gas reserves all around Indonesia in order to execute gas distribution business
Create, implement, evaluate and develop the strategy and execution plan for gas trading for its own uses
Identify and search the stranded gas reserves for the new Business opportunities
Negotiate and deal with the owner of stranded gas reserves for gas purchasing
Work collaboratively with internal and external parties; company executives, team members, peers, legal/financial advisors and other relevant parties
Open communication channel with key industry players and government officials and maintain the relationships
Develop information on key trends and strategic issues impacting the gas industry and the company
Create research report on specific topics (e.g., market trend, government policy, major players’ trend, and etc.) of interest on irregular basis
Summarize laws, policies regarding Oil & Gas Upstream and Downstream business and update regularly

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business administration, MBA preferred
Specialized in dealing with gas trading for its own uses
Extensive knowledge of the natural gas market in Indonesia
Experience in negotiating and dealing with major E&P companies for purchasing gas
Three to seven years experience in the gas industry (including minimum of three years experience of gas trading)
Work experiences in top tier gas companies preferred
Experience working with international companies and in multi-cultural settings preferred
Strong project management skills
Extensive network with government officials and individual companies in gas industry
Fluent in English (both in writing and speaking)
Self-motivated and able to work with limited direction
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications, specifically Excel and PowerPoint