General Manager - Chemical Trade

🌍 General Manager / Senior Trader – International Petrochemical Trading

📍 Location: Singapore / Indonesia

We are representing an established international industrial group looking to expand its petrochemical trading business across international markets.

We are seeking an experienced General Manager / Senior Trader with strong commercial and trading experience in Polyethylene (PE), particularly HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE and/or mLLDPE.

This role can suit either an experienced commercial leader capable of building and leading the trading business, or a strong senior trader with an established international customer and supplier network.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and grow the international petrochemical trading business, with a primary focus on Polyethylene (PE).
• Build and manage international customer and supplier relationships across China, Southeast Asia and other key global markets.
• Source products from producers and suppliers and develop downstream customers and distribution channels.
• Identify trading opportunities through market intelligence, supply-demand analysis and price movements.
• Lead commercial negotiations covering pricing, payment terms, contracts and trading terms.
• Manage the full trading cycle from sourcing and commercial negotiation through shipment and delivery.
• Develop relationships with producers, distributors, trading houses and industrial end-users.
• Identify opportunities to expand into complementary non-PE chemical products.
• Work closely with Operations, Logistics, Finance and other internal teams to ensure smooth transaction execution.
• For GM-level candidates: build the business strategy, develop the trading platform and lead the commercial/trading team.

Primary Product Focus – Polyethylene (PE)

Candidates should have strong trading or commercial experience in one or more of the following:

• HDPE – High-Density Polyethylene

• LDPE – Low-Density Polyethylene

• LLDPE – Linear Low-Density Polyethylene

• mLLDPE – Metallocene Linear Low-Density Polyethylene

Strong existing supplier and/or customer networks within the PE market will be highly advantageous.

Secondary Product Exposure

Experience in the following products would be an added advantage:

• PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride

• Caustic Soda – Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)

• Ammonia (NH₃)

• LPG – Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Requirements:

• Degree in Business, Chemical Engineering, International Trade, Economics or a related discipline.
• Strong experience in international petrochemical / chemical trading, ideally with direct PE trading exposure.
• Hands-on knowledge of HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE and/or mLLDPE markets.
• Established relationships with producers, suppliers, distributors and/or end-users will be highly advantageous.
• Proven ability to develop new customers and international markets.
• Strong understanding of pricing, supply-demand dynamics, commercial negotiation and physical trading.
• Comfortable managing transactions from sourcing and negotiation through contract and shipment execution.
• Able to communicate independently with suppliers and customers in China.
• For GM-level candidates, proven experience building a trading business, developing strategy and leading commercial teams would be highly regarded.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to build and grow an international petrochemical trading business.
• Strong focus on the global PE market.
• Freedom to develop new suppliers, customers and trading opportunities.
• Regional and international market exposure.
• Senior commercial opportunity with significant room for business growth.

📩 Interested applicants are invited to apply directly or send their updated CV (MS Word format) to ivy@jobally.com.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

EA Licence No.: 23C1932

EA Personnel Reg. No.: R1104467