Sr Trader Gasoline Comp. & Oxyfuels EMEA

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come.  LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society. A Day in the Life

As the Sr. Trader EU Gasoline Components and Oxyfuels you will be responsible for leading the company’s Gasoline Blending Components & Oxyfuels trading book in Europe, Middle East and Africa under the direction of the Gasoline Blending Components and Naphtha Global Head.  You ensure disciplined risk management, market leadership, and value creation through innovative trading strategies. Furthermore, you serve as the company’s representative to external counterparties and drive alignment between regional trading activities, optimization and corporate objectives. You will play a pivotal role in building out LYB’s commercial strategy in this space while developing junior traders and schedulers.    Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

Serve as a key commercial lead in Gasoline Components and Oxyfuels, creating and executing strategies that generate P&L while effectively managing market and operational risks. Lead, mentor and develop traders within their team, ensuring consistent execution of trading strategies their  region. Actively engage and collaborate with teams such as commercial operations and analytics. Oversee a broad portfolio of the company’s liquids production, balancing risk and return while optimizing portfolio performance. Products will include alkylate, raffinate, aromatic gasoline components, and finished gasoline with a primary focus on MTBE and ETBE, and ethanol. Serves as process owner for EU biofuels sustainability compliance. Ensure all transactions between traders and company assets flow seamlessly through Supply Coordinators. Negotiate complex commercial agreements with refiners, petrochemical companies, trade houses, marketers, banks, and end users to leverage the company’s natural positions and improve commercial integration across the portfolio. Oversee the creation and deployment of proprietary trading models and custom forward pricing curves. Drive value-added strategies such as arbitrage, blending, storage plays, and niche customer access. Build out a comprehensive system of regional blend netbacks for each product in the portfolio and related products in the market to enable accurate valuation of gasoline blending components globally. Manage price risk exposure within the regional commodity portfolio. Monitor and optimize market liquidity, contract optionality, and price elasticity. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for their respective commodities and regional markets, offering strategic insights within IST&O and other LYB business areas. Provides input into LYB financial forecasting process. Manage emerging market opportunities and competitive threats in partnership with business development, ensuring proactive responses. You Bring This Value

Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, or related field 10+ years of progressive experience in commodity trading, operations, blending, or related commercial leadership roles.

Demonstrated success in managing gasoline related trading portfolios, developing asset backed businesses, and building operational excellence.

Track record of innovation in trading