Specialist Maritime Commercial - Iron Ore (Vessel Scheduler)
Singapore
About BHP
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About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Specialist Maritime Commercial – Iron Ore to join the Maritime & Supply Chain Excellence team in Singapore, as part of BHP’s Commercial organisation. BHP’s Maritime Supply Chain Excellence is responsible for overseeing the company’s global maritime transportation strategy across our global production and customer network and managing the chartering of ocean freight to fulfil BHP’s outbound and inbound shipping requirements. This includes focusing on supply chain optimisation and collaborating within the maritime industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with BHP‑chartered vessels.
The candidate is a Vessel Scheduler and a value‑driving optimiser in BHP’s Maritime Iron Ore team. The role plays a critical part in maximising value across BHP’s iron ore supply chain by balancing operational constraints, freight economics and customer commitments. The role requires close collaboration with Chartering and Operations, Sales, Port and Integrated Production Operation to align shipping operations with production and sales goals. Success requires the ability to anticipate constraints, evaluate trade‑offs and proactively shape scheduling outcomes in a dynamic operating environment.
The candidate will also support the commercial delivery of sustainability and productivity objectives for the Maritime Iron Ore team, delivering optimised maritime solutions for BHP’s outbound commodity supply chain. BHP’s Commercial organisation is the engine behind the company’s global value chain, connecting its mining operations to customers and markets around the world. It is responsible for maximising commercial value, managing risks and ensuring efficient, sustainable and customer‑centric operations across procurement, maritime, marketing and market intelligence.
Key Accountabilities
- Demonstrates commitment to the BHP Charter and Values and adherence to all relevant compliance policies.
- Demonstrates a capability set aligned to a culture of performance. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and can deal with high-pressure situations and ambiguity.
Safety & Sustainability
- Demonstrates and instils an overriding commitment to health, safety and environmental responsibility.
- Adhere to all applicable maritime laws and regulations and the company’s marine vetting policy.
Scheduling and Optimisation
- Prepare and refine vessel schedules, optimise allocations and seek improvements in scheduling processes.
- Has ability to anticipate and resolve operational and scheduling bottlenecks related to vessel movements and cargoes and manage competing priorities.
- Have high levels of attention to detail. Ensuring accuracy in schedules, cargo plans, and other critical information is vital.
- Apply data-driven analysis to optimise vessel line-ups, anticipate disruptions and support decision making across the supply chain.
Stakeholder Management
- Navigate competing priorities across Chartering, Operations, Sales, Ports and Production to align vessel schedules with evolving commercial and operational objectives.
- Be seen as a reliable point of contact who understands operational realities and stakeholder needs.
- Develop relationships that encourage open, two-way communications and proactive problem-solving.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Science, Engineering, Shipping, Supply Chain or Business.
Experience and Technical Competencies
- About 2 years of working experience in commodity, shipping and/or mining industry.
- Exposure to dry bulk shipping, vessel operations or large-scale industrial supply chains is highly desirable.
General skills
- Good working knowledge of Excel and Microsoft products
- Proficient in analysing big data
- Exposure to SAP and programming is viewed favourably
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
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Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
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