Koch Industries

Lead Originator and Physical Trader

Koch Industries$125K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in energy or commodities with NGL experience.
  • Proven trading, marketing, or origination skills in the NGL sector.
  • Strong relationships and understanding of physical NGL markets.
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and develop innovative customer opportunities to drive growth.
  • Expand KM&T's asset portfolio via new storage and transport opportunities.
  • Lead negotiations and develop deal-specific contracts with internal teams.
  • Optimize physical NGL positions across all assets to maximize profitability.
  • Cultivate and enhance relationships with key customers and counterparties.
  • Monitor market trends and strategize for growth based on insights.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Retirement plans and life insurance options.
  • Paid vacation and time off benefits.
  • Educational assistance for further learning.
  • Paid parental leave and adoption assistance available.
Full Job Description
Koch Minerals & Trading, LLC (KM&T)

Location: Houston, TX | Hybrid in-office/remote schedule

Your Job

Koch Minerals & Trading (KM&T) is seeking a Lead Originator and Physical Trader to help accelerate our growth in the NGL markets. We are looking for an entrepreneurial risk-taker who brings both origination and trading skills to help shape the direction of our growing business - someone who can lead deal negotiations, build out an asset portfolio, and apply a trading mentality to monetize the opportunities they create.

What You Will Do

  • Origination & Business Development
    • Identify and develop new and creative customer growth opportunities consistent with the business strategies, bringing an entrepreneurial, risk-taking mindset that accelerates KM&T's growth.
    • Build and expand KM&T's asset portfolio by identifying, evaluating, and securing new storage, transportation, and other infrastructure-related opportunities.
    • Lead the negotiation of key deal terms while applying a trading mentality to structure, capture, and monetize value - developing and finalizing deal-specific contracts with cross-functional teams (legal, credit, and trading).
    • Assess and frame up opportunities using sound economic and decision-making models; collaborate with the trading team to identify marginal value and assess risks.
  • Physical Trading
    • Monetize origination opportunities, managing and optimizing physical NGL positions across storage, transport, and other assets.
    • Leverage market knowledge and industry relationships to capture value across the physical NGL markets.
  • Customer & Counterparty Relationships
    • Develop new and strengthen existing relationships with key customers and counterparties across the physical NGL markets; understand what our customers value and identify areas of mutual benefit.
    • Leverage these insights to deliver additional value and foster long-term partnerships.
  • Market Assessment
    • Develop a deep and comprehensive understanding of the physical NGL markets and their participants; identify key trends and frame growth strategies accordingly.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Trading, marketing, or origination experience in the NGL industry (C2-C5).
  • Strong industry relationships and knowledge of the physical NGL markets.
  • 5+ years of experience in the energy or commodities industry
  • Bachelor's degree


What Will Put You Ahead

  • Experience building an asset portfolio - including storage, transportation, and other infrastructure.
  • Experience negotiating, contracting, and closing commercial business.
  • Experience assessing the NGL markets and providing a point of view or recommendations on opportunities.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or another business field.


At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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