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Who We Are

We are one of the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, based on proved reserves and production of liquids, and natural gas. With operations and activities in 17 countries, we explore for, develop, and produce crude oil and natural gas globally. We are challenged with an important job to safely find and deliver energy to the world. Our employees are critical to our success, and with them we power civilization.

We’re grounded by our SPIRIT Values – safety, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork. These values position us to deliver strong performance in a dynamic business – but not at all costs. We believe it’s not just what we do – it’s how we do it – that sets us apart.

We strive to make a significant difference in the communities where we live and operate. We create an inclusive environment that values all voices and opinions. Together, the different backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and perspectives of our employees drive our success.

Description

ConocoPhillips’ Commercial business is responsible for marketing the company’s global production and engaging in third-party marketing and trading. North America Gas and Power (NAGP) has been ranked a Platts Top 5 U.S. Natural Gas Marketer since 2002.

NAGP delivers competitive advantages for ConocoPhillips through industry leadership, first-in-class customer service, and unmatched operational reliability. Within NAGP, the Southwest Region is responsible for improving realized margins for ConocoPhillips’ growing equity portfolio and leading a sizable third-party marketing and trading business.

If you are selected as the Natural Gas Supply Originator – Southwest Region, you will be the primary external contact to work with key customers and seeks to develop and engage new customers. Origination responsibilities require the preferred candidate to be familiar with the Southwest US marketing, trading, and transportation infrastructure, and have the expertise to identify and originate commodity, asset, and service transactions. This role will be essential to the success of the Commercial team, and requires the ability to build value through evaluating, recommending, and executing focused physical natural gas marketing strategies, along with structured products and select financial offerings.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Developing reliable markets for ConocoPhillips’ natural gas production in the Southwest Region
• Expanding business in the Southwest
  • Pursuing gas sales and asset management agreements with municipals, LDC’s, industrials, power generators, and marketing companies
  • Handling strategic accounts for Southwest producers and developing tailored solutions including negotiation of asset management agreements
  • Targeting new and existing customers in support of key initiatives including volume and marketing growth
• Optimizing of transportation and storage assets
• Developing, maintaining, and growing long-lasting strategic customer relationships
• Working with markets to secure gas supply and energy management agreements
• Identifying and executing well-adapted marketing and trading strategies
• Overseeing all aspects of the deal making process, including analysis, due diligence, negotiation, and closing
• Researching customer opportunities in the Permian, San Juan, and desert Southwest and executing strategies jointly created with Vice President of the Southwest Region
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key internal partners such as physical and financial trading, scheduling, structuring, credit, accounting, and legal
• Engaging customers through presentation of market fundamentals and ConocoPhillips’ marketing messaging

Qualifications

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as a permanent resident, refugee or asylee
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Math, Science, other related field, or foreign equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in gas trading or related activity
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft O365 applications: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams and Word
• Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to travel overnight 25% of the time on a yearly basis
• Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to work after hours, weekends and holidays as needed

Preferred:

• 3+ years of Southwest trading or origination experience
• Advanced understanding of Southwest natural gas contracts
• Advanced knowledge of risk management concepts and tools
• Recognized as an industry leader
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, multifaceted trade floor environment
• Efficient verbal and written communication skills to provide updates to asset owners, traders, and schedulers (e.g., internal reporting and external presentations)
• Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals and provide outstanding customer service to internal and external stakeholders
• Delivers positive results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
• Drives thoughtful and pragmatic change, inspires innovative thinking and continuous improvement, and models adaptability through resourcefulness, flexibility, and positivity
• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what is right
• Builds effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical
• Listens actively and invites new ideas for exchanged opinions, then influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results

To be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of June 2, 2021.

Candidates for this U.S. position must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee or asylee. Individuals with temporary visas such as A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, NATO, O, P, Q, R or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization in the United States now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

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