Job Areas - Commercial

Shell Aviation is a world leader in marketing aviation fuel and operating airport-fuelling facilities, but it also has a huge range of knowledge on everything from formulating better fuels to designing and managing cost-effective installations. The company has invested in the future of aviation - in new locations, in upgrades to existing locations and in technical advances. It is one of the few fuel companies with Research and Development facilities dedicated to the aviation sector.

Following an investigation of customer requirements, Shell Aviation has made major improvements to the way it works, in order to offer greater efficiency, responsiveness and professionalism. Its operating methods major on local strength backed by global support and it places great emphasis on training, meaning that the skills and professionalism of its people are maintained at a higher level than ever before.

At the beginning of the supply chain, Shell companies produce over 2.3 million barrels every day and have many supply contracts from other sources. Shell Aviation can transport clean, dry fuels by ship, barge, rail, truck or pipeline and, at the other end of the supply chain, there is an expanding network of airport facilities to promptly deliver those fuels “into-plane”.

Manufacture is carried out to tight specifications at every stage in relation to health, safety and environment standards. As part of its leading role in the industry, Shell Aviation chairs the committee is the custodian of the industry “checklist” for fuel destined for joint fuelling systems.

Its operating methods major on local strength backed by global support and it places great emphasis on training, meaning the skills and professionalism of its people are maintained at a higher level than ever before.

The core commitment of Shell Aviation is to ensure flyers of all types benefit from a comprehensive, totally reliable supply network, a commitment that is as strong today as it was during the early days of international flight.

Business Analysis/Consulting: Delivering strategic thinking

Focusing on varying projects within different business areas, you will provide commercial analysis skills to business managers and senior executives. This will involve:

• Collecting and evaluating data and constructing detailed economic models
• Monitoring and managing the implementation of agreed business improvement initiatives
• Providing project analysis and evaluation to support decision-making processes
• Performing competitor analysis and interpreting industry data to develop marketing plans

Finance: Managing and controlling financial assets

As a member of the Finance team, you could be central to providing financial support to our retail, manufacturing or production operations, or in a corporate setting. These roles provide invaluable first-hand business exposure. Your responsibilities may include:

• Cost analysis
• Detailed problem solving
• Results and variance reporting
• Internal controls
• Capital budgeting and tracking
• Financial planning

Human Resources : Attracting, recruiting, motivating, rewarding & developing people.

Attracting, recruiting, motivating, rewarding & developing people. Promoting creativity, flexibility and diversity in complex, multi-cultural businesses. These activities are at the core of how Human Resource (HR) professionals add value to Shell.

HR Professionals at Shell are customer focused and have strong professional and HR business networks both regionally and internationally.  HR works to enable Shell businesses (for example Retail, Exploration and Production, Manufacturing) meet their objectives and build shareholder value through people.

You could start in a generalist role and learn about a range of HR issues and how they impact Shell businesses. For example, recruitment, remuneration and benefits, employee relations, learning, employee development, organisational change and development, performance management or diversity and equal opportunities. Business managers and employees at all levels will be your customers and the challenge will be to quickly become a respected HR partner - making a valued contribution to the success of the business.

Or you could start in a more specialised HR adviser role in one of our in-house `centres of excellence'. You will focus on one of the above fields and serve a wide range of organisational customers. Projects you may work on could range from developing and implementing new reward practices, to assessing the business impact of recent legislation, to bringing fresh ideas to our recruitment and attraction team. Your challenge will be to quickly become a respected expert in your field.

Wherever you begin you are guaranteed a real job from day one.

HR employees also have the opportunity to participate in the Shell Coastal Volunteers Program, the Earthwatch Fellowship Program and Project Better World initiatives. World initiatives. All these activities are supported by the business to enhance the development of its employees.

Commercial employment opportunities and challenges cut across all of Shell's businesses and activities. That means the variety of products you could be involved in marketing or selling with us is vast - from fuels, lubricants or liquified petroleum gas to chemicals, bitumen or natural gas - and that's not mentioning our services.

Marketing fuel to car drivers or businesses in industrialised nations is one thing - and a major challenge in today's fiercely competitive market. However, your commercial role could also have an impact on the lives of individuals or the economies of nations - take, for example, marketing liquified petroleum gas canisters, a clean portable cooking fuel, in countries such as Argentina, Senegal or Morocco.

Whether in a business analyst role, sales, brand management, or even trading, you'll be working with one of the best known global brands - arguably Shell's greatest asset. The strength of our brand provides tremendous opportunities both in our historic markets and in new areas such as financial services, convenience store retailing and integrated energy supply.

Whichever your direction, we aim to provide a comprehensive foundation for your early career through tailored training inside a commercial competence framework.