World Fuel is seeking a commercially minded and relationship-driven Bunker Trader to join its world-class marine team in Singapore. This high-impact position offers experienced energy professionals an exceptional opportunity to manage marine fuel portfolios, lead market expansions into Korea and the wider Asia-Pacific region, and drive growth for a prominent global energy distribution leader.
The role comes as World Fuel continues to enhance its massive logistics and fuel supply network across critical maritime corridors. Operating from the company’s strategic Singapore hub, the successful candidate will sit at the center of the global bunkering market, balancing real-time fuel procurement with sophisticated customer management. For trading professionals who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and value cross-cultural collaboration, this role offers an ideal platform to scale a personal trading portfolio backed by an enterprise with an extensive global footprint.
About World Fuel
World Fuel (operating under World Kinect Corporation) is a leading global fuel distribution, energy solutions, and maritime logistics company enabling movement across aviation, land, and marine markets worldwide. With a professional workforce of approximately 5,000 specialists, World Fuel excels at connecting energy supply with commercial demand across complex international routes and multiple time zones safely, reliably, and at scale.
Leveraging a deeply integrated network of suppliers and logistics partners, World Fuel delivers comprehensive downstream solutions—including physical fuel supply, credit lines, trade financing, transactional services, and complex price risk management. Today, the company creates enduring value for its business partners across more than 8,000 distinct locations in over 200 countries and territories, cementing its position as one of the most robust and versatile fuel networks on the planet.
The Role: Bunker Trader – Singapore
World Fuel is looking for a proactive, results-oriented Bunker Trader to optimize and expand its marine fuel business, with a specific focus on the South Korean market and broader regional shipping flows. Based on-site in Singapore, the position requires an individual who excels in fast-paced commodity environments and can easily bridge the gap between market analytics and relationship-driven sales.
The Bunker Trader will take direct ownership of transaction cycles, acting as the primary point of contact for existing accounts while aggressively hunting for new business opportunities. Additionally, the role carries a strong focus on risk mitigation, requiring close coordination with internal credit, finance, and technical operations teams to manage market exposures and ensure flawless delivery execution in a highly competitive arena.
Key Responsibilities
- Account Management & Growth: Manage marine fuel purchase requirements for established accounts and proactively identify expanded commercial opportunities within existing customer portfolios.
- New Business Development: Map out regional market opportunities, build an active sales pipeline, and execute targeted outreach strategies to secure new shipping clients.
- Market Intelligence & Pricing: Continuously research and analyze market conditions, sharing localized pricing insights and fuel fundamentals to support rapid, commercial decision-making.
- End-to-End Deal Coordination: Supervise full transaction lifecycles—spanning initial structure, price fixing, physical delivery coordination, and post-trade administrative closeouts.
- Credit & Risk Management: Monitor ongoing customer credit exposures and collaborate closely with credit risk teams to protect enterprise capital and adhere to compliance guidelines.
- Operational & Logistics Support: Coordinate directly with physical suppliers, port agents, and delivery operators to ensure smooth fuel transfers and rapidly drive the resolution of any marine claims or operational disputes.
Candidate Profile
- Experience & Industry Knowledge: Proven commercial background in bunker trading, marine fuel procurement, or associated international oil and shipping markets.
- Language & Regional Focus: Due to the targeted focus on managing and expanding marine operations across North Asian shipping sectors, fluency in English alongside proficiency in Korean (spoken and written) is highly valued to comfortably navigate business communications with regional shipowners and suppliers.
- Core Commercial Skills: Applicants must demonstrate:
- A strong entrepreneurial mindset paired with excellent negotiation and presentation skills.
- A history of building and sustaining high-value customer relationships through regular engagement and professional site visits.
- The ability to efficiently analyze market trends and implement targeted plans to win spot and term business.
- Personal Attributes: World Fuel is searching for highly adaptable, self-motivated professionals who are comfortable working under pressure, manage multi-stakeholder timelines seamlessly, and deliver exceptional levels of customer service.
Why Join World Fuel?
- Unrivaled Global Footprint: Trade on a highly respected global platform backed by massive financial capability, vast logistics networks, and a presence in over 200 countries.
- High-Growth Regional Portfolio: Take ownership of strategically significant shipping accounts, driving commercial activity across prime Asian maritime markets like South Korea.
- Entrepreneurial & Diverse Culture: Grow within an inclusive, high-performance corporate culture that rewards innovative thinking, fast execution, and cross-border collaboration.
- Comprehensive Financial Solutions: Benefit from an advanced product suite, enabling you to offer clients sophisticated credit, financing, and price risk management solutions that independent brokers cannot match.
About the Location
Singapore stands unchallenged as the premier global marine refueling capital, serving as the central hub for the Asia-Pacific maritime economy. Positioned precisely along the world’s busiest east-west trade channels, Singapore handles roughly one-fifth of the world’s entire bunker supply market. For an energy professional, the city offers a highly sophisticated, world-class business ecosystem populated by top-tier shipowners, energy conglomerates, and financial institutions, providing a dynamic and unparalleled environment for executing large-scale international bunker trading.
How to Apply
Maritime professionals who possess a strong commercial mindset and are eager to elevate their careers with the marine fuel team in Singapore are encouraged to submit their formal credentials via World Fuel’s official corporate recruitment center.
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