Principal Inbound Maritime Projects | BHP Chile

About the Role

Reporting to the Lead Principal Inbound Maritime Minerals America, this role enables the inbound maritime team to operate in a well governed, yet efficient manner, and to provide supply chain expertise in the international inbound freight to our business optimising the freight choices when procuring goods to deliver bottom line cost savings focusing on the risk lens.

In this role, you will also be responsible for: 

•    Working alongside Procurement (OPEX and CAPEX) to provide detailed inbound supply chain expertise advising on freight cost choices in the procurement of goods internationally.
•    Applying an understanding of the end-to-end Supply Chain to enhance efficiency, drive optimisation, maximise value and deliver safe and sustainable solutions.
•    Executing and optimising shipping practices by applying material, ship and port knowledge.
•    Applying logistics management procedures and requirements to safely and efficiently meet stakeholder demands.
•    Gaining support for and negotiating outcomes that achieve mutually beneficial goals.
•    Supporting the management of vendor/customer selection, contracts, and performance to maximise operational and financial outcomes and mitigate BHP’s exposure to risk.
•    Planning, tracking the delivery of and manages a project to generate value and drive the achievement of project outcomes.
•    Identifying and assessing risks, making risk informed decisions, using BHP’s risk management framework and building a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.
•    Working within a global team based in Americas (Chile, USA and Canada) and Asia and Oceania (Australia, Singapore, Philippines and India).

About You

To be a top performer you will need:

•    More than 5+ years’ experience in Maritime industry, Logistics or Supply Chain.
•    Degree qualified or post graduate qualification studies in Maritime Studies, International Commerce, Maritime Engineering, International Logistics and/or Business Analysis.
•    An understanding of the BHP Inbound Supply Chain and/or BHP Project Landscape will be a Plus. 
•    The ability to lead projects and prepare business case materials.
•    Detailed orientated and has the ability to work closely and connect effortlessly with all levels of the organisation and timely deliver on projects and assigned tasks.
•    Demonstrated experience in challenging supply chain and implementing new ways of working.
•    Experience in working with internal & external stakeholders in other locations.
•    Proven experience in working in critical consumables supply chain and/or Projects logistics.
•    Advanced English and Spanish proficiency.