Editorial summary

The company is seeking a General Manager or Senior Trader to lead its international petrochemical trading division, focusing on polyethylene products such as HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, and mLLDPE. The role involves building and expanding the trading business within the global market and requires extensive commercial and trading experience in the petrochemical sector. The position is based in Singapore or Indonesia, with a salary of 19,000. The ideal candidate may be an experienced commercial leader or a senior trader with an established track record in polyethylene trading.

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Job description

[This job id 29819 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 04 Sep 2026]

🌍 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 .

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

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