Vacancy title:
Products Trading Operations Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 29 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the petroleum products trading operations processes as the account manager for allocated oil marketing companies (OMCs) to effectively manage the relations, payments, demand and effective stocks management in line with established agreements and procedures.

Essential duties

1. Conduct know your customer checks for new OMCs, and sign qualifying ones onto the sales and purchase agreement.
2. Monitor monthly demand confirmations and address related issues, including stock adjustment requests by customers.
3. Share account statements for timely payments, reconcile pending payments, and ensure financial regularization.
4. Receive and review loading requests, process loading orders, and coordinate with stakeholders for timely deliveries.
5. Participate in the development and implement approved products trading operations processes and procedures in line with the level of business being implemented and in compliance with related regulatory guidelines.
6. Initiate and proactively following up timely internal process approvals of product orders in both the KPC and UNOC ERP system, to ensure operational efficiency and responsiveness for timely completion of the OMCs generated/initiated processes.
7. Supervise the products dispatch assistants and operatives to ensure efficient operations in the servicing of customer loading orders as per the prevailing procedures and within the committed timelines set up by the respective terminals while exercising flexibility to meet the operational targets.
8. Ensure/support the implementation of safety, quality control measures, and regulatory guidelines in the handling of petroleum products to service customer loading orders.
9. Review demand forecasts in comparison with the respective customer product loading/evacuation performances and participate in the business KPI reviews.
10. Support annual stakeholder management plans and securing of buy-in.
11. Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor(s).

Qualifications & experience

1. A bachelor’s degree (hons) in engineering, industrial chemistry, economics, statistics, commerce, marketing, business administration or a related degree.
2. Relevant specialised training in petroleum products trading will be an added advantage.
3. Demonstrable knowledge of HSE principles is an added advantage.
4. A minimum of four (4) years demonstrable relevant working experience, preferably in downstream petroleum products trading business.

Skills and competencies

a) Operations & logistics management
b) Stakeholder management
c) Petroleum products industry knowledge
d) Knowledge of customs clearance process
e) QHSSE awareness
f) Should have excellent communication and personnel management skills
g) Should possess an impeccable record of integrity

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested staff should submit their applications through the UNOC online recruitmentv system accessible through this link https://www.unoc.co.ug/career-opportunities/vApplications should be submitted not later than Friday 29th August 2025 by 11:59pm EAT.

Applicants are required to scan and attach CERTIFIED copies of the required academic documents only e.g. Relevant Degree Transcript, Postgraduate Diploma or Masters.

Please note that only applications submitted through the UNOC recruitment system shall be considered.

NOTE: UNOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any monies at any stage of the recruitment process.

Forward any enquiries regarding this advert to recruitment.unoc@unoc.co.ug

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