Energy Trading Analyst d/f/m

RWE Supply & Trading GmbH
To start as soon as possible, full time / part time, permanent

In this role, you will be part of the Freight Contracts team within our Back Office department, responsible for the end-to-end trade lifecycle management of all freight deals executed by traders across different physical trading desks including Dry Bulk Freight and LNG.

This includes issuing deal confirmations, managing invoicing, and ensuring timely and accurate settlement of trades. As part of these responsibilities, you will help maintain robust, quality-assured controls throughout the entire trade lifecycle—working closely with teams across Front Office, Risk, Finance, Accounting, and Legal to ensure operational excellence and compliance.

Your responsibilities
You primary focus will be to perform operational tasks with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, while minimising operational risk to the business. Prior knowledge of physical commodity trading and the trade lifecycle is beneficial but not essential.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Daily trade verification: Perform essential checks to ensure all trades are accurately captured in our trading and operations systems. Raise and resolve discrepancies with traders or Freight Operations team, and make deal amendments as required.
• Contract settlement: Ensure contracts are settled within agreed timelines, follow up on outstanding payments, and keep the Freight Operations team informed of any issues.
• Reporting and data analysis: Support ad hoc reporting requests.
• Process improvement: Identify opportunities for operational efficiency and lead initiatives to implement improvements - organising internal knowledge-sharing sessions and keeping stakeholders updated as appropriate.
• Handling complexity: Understanding complex deal structures, ensuring they are well documented and understood within the team.

Your profile 
We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented individual with the following skills and attributes:

• Strong communication skills - Comfortable with daily interaction with Traders, Operators, Finance, and Back Office teams in Singapore and Swindon.
• Highly organised - Able to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines, frequently re-evaluating and adjusting daily tasks to align with operational demands.
• Change-driven mindset - Self-motivated and keen to identify and lead improvements across processes.
• Analytical problem solver - Approaches challenges with a solutions-focused attitude and high attention to detail.
• Collaborative team player - Works effectively with others and builds strong interpersonal relationships.
• Commercial awareness - Understands the broader business context and adapts well to a dynamic trading environment.
• IT Skills - Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required. Basic knowledge of Endur, SAP and/or Python is advantageous. 

Our offer 
Our department gives you the opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of the end to end Freight trading lifecycle from trade execution to settlement. Once you have spent some time with us, your knowledge about Freight trading and vessel operations will have vastly developed and you will have influenced projects to help the team succeed.
In addition, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• Pension scheme & private healthcare
• Flexible benefits, including discounts at shops
• On-site gym
• Open & diverse company culture
• Relocation package

Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 90089
Any questions? Contact HR: Pia König, P.Koenig@rwe.com

We look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatters

RWE Supply & Trading is our connection to the world’s energy markets. With headquarters in Essen, Germany, the tight-knit 2,000-strong team’s drawn from over 70 countries, and operates Europe’s largest and most advanced energy trading floor – trading a mix of electricity, gas, commodities and CO2 emission allowances. They commercially optimise our power plants’ dispatch and take care of the renewables electricity sales, too.

Tech-led and customer-focused, the teams agile mindset helps them respond and adapt intelligently to work that never stands still. Each day, there’s a chance to grow as you create the financial foundations to invest in our green future. From well-established graduate programmes to success-related recognition - you'll experience a culture energised by trust, passion and performance.