Battery Metals Operator

Hartree Partners is a global energy and commodities firm with an international reputation for integrity. In the ever-evolving Global Energy Industry, Hartree Partners uses decades of experience in the physical and financial energy and commodities markets to explore the opportunities this evolution provides. Hartree assists customers in participating in new markets and navigating their complexities for maximum revenues at minimum risk.

The company provides a wide range of services to a substantial and diversified customer base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.

Founded in 1997, the firm is headquartered in New York and today, operates across 18 global offices and employs approximately 800 people in its core trading operations. Together with its affiliates, Hartree employs nearly 1,700 people supporting the firm’s growing strategic asset portfolio to complement its merchant trading capabilities. It is owned by the company’s founding partners, senior staff, and Oaktree Capital.

As the transition from traditional fossil fuels to sustainable fuels accelerates and produces extreme market volatility, Hartree is uniquely positioned to capitalize on opportunities from both a trading and asset investment/acquisition perspective. Hartree operates with major investments in commodities, environmental instruments, asset management, advisory services and infrastructure solutions.

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The Operations department of Hartree Partners is seeking an experienced Battery Metals / Concentrates Operator. The position is charged with executing and managing physical trades through the entire life cycle while ensuring strict compliance to operations procedures and processes. The ideal candidate will have experience with managing physical commodity movements from point of origin to point of sale, as well as experience coordinating the many aspects of trade financing and risk mitigation.

• Develop and execute global transportation flows of battery metals and related byproducts
• Execution of physical trades including coordination of customer deliveries with industry best practices
• Account management including oversight of regional markets, customer requirements, and inventory tracking
• Experience with Assay exchanges and coordinating with laboratories
• Negotiation of deal financing, Letter of Credit review and negotiation, and supplier payments as well as Credit coverage
• Container and Bulk freight negotiations
• Coordinating with the Legal and Finance departments for new vendor/warehouse set up in support of new business development

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Minimum 4-6 years’ experience in Transportation Logistics, Operations, Customer Service
• Experience with Container freight bookings preferred
• Understands industry vetting standards and/or Project Management functions are preferred
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Problem-solving and thought partnering skills
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

* The salary range for this position is $95,000 - $120,000. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. This range is an estimate, based on potential employee qualifications, work location, operational needs and other considerations permitted by law.