Commercial Analyst
Atlas Oil · Houston, TX ·
Commercial Analyst
Job Summary
We are seeking a Commercial Analyst to join our crude oil and liquids trading team. This role combines market analysis, trade desk support, and commercial exposure. The successful candidate will deliver actionable insights, manage daily economics and risk, and contribute directly to trading, marketing, and business development.
Key Responsibilities
- Track market fundamentals: supply/demand, flows, infrastructure, arbitrage.
- Monitor policy, regulatory, and new energy developments.
- Support traders with hedging, risk, and scenario analysis.
- Evaluate deal economics, blending, and asset optimization.
- Assist in transaction structuring and execution across crude and liquids markets.
- Prepare presentations and materials for customers and trading partners.
- Participate in customer/counterparty meetings to support relationships.
- Manage daily P&L, exposure, and position reporting with full accuracy.
- Ensure trade capture integrity by working with middle/back office.
- Assist in scheduling/logistics of crude movements (pipeline, rail, barge, truck).
Preferred Qualifications
- 2-3 years experience as a Commercial Analyst for a trade team/floor.
- Experience in market analytics, blending, and/or physical scheduling.
- Familiarity with the evolving energy landscape.
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Strong commercial and communication skills; customer-facing ability.
- Ambition to progress into a front-office trading or commercial role.
Education / Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field required.
Company Summary
Headquartered in Taylor, Mich., Atlas Oil is the inaugural Simon Group Holdings company. Since our founding in 1985, Atlas has grown through technological and operational innovation, all while maintaining our unwavering commitment to customer success. Atlas offers single-source solutions for fuel, transportation and logistics and is one of the largest fuel distributors in the country, delivering over 1 billion gallons of fuel annually to customers in 47 states. We also have an active Supply and Trade and real estate divisions.
Atlas Oil Company knows that culture is key to the success of a business, so our strong cultural values lead the way we build our team. Atlas focuses on collaboration and puts decisive, disruptive innovation at the top of the pyramid. We are passionate about what we do, and we’re always looking for talented individuals who are as motivated as we are.
If you are a passionate, solution-driven, out-of-the-box thinker that thrives on results, we’d love to hear from you. Atlas offers a welcoming, motivating environment where you’ll be surrounded by entrepreneurial-minded people who always give 110%.
Atlas Oil Company knows that culture is key to the success of a business, so our strong cultural values lead the way we build our team. Atlas focuses on collaboration and puts decisive, disruptive innovation at the top of the pyramid. We are passionate about what we do, and we’re always looking for talented individuals who are as motivated as we are.
If you are a passionate, solution-driven, out-of-the-box thinker that thrives on results, we’d love to hear from you. Atlas offers a welcoming, motivating environment where you’ll be surrounded by entrepreneurial-minded people who always give 110%.