Principal Logistics Optimisation | Copper SA

BHP; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Paid parental leave

Extended leave entitlements

Parent rooms

Employee share program

Job summary

BHP in Adelaide is seeking a capable logistics professional to join the Copper SA Warehouse & Logistics team as Principal Logistics Optimisation. This newly created role strengthens strategic capability across the Copper SA logistics network and supports transformation activities, with a focus on future-state planning and commercial optimisation.

Reporting to the Manager Warehouse & Logistics Copper SA, you will lead complex, cross-functional projects, drive efficiency in inbound and outbound

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in logistics, supply chain or operational leadership roles.
• Well-developed commercial acumen and the ability to identify and deliver value creation opportunities.
• Proven experience leading strategic improvement initiatives, business transformation and change programs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and influence outcomes.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving capability with a focus on achieving sustainable business outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across multiple levels of the organisation.
• Ability to think strategically while maintaining a proactive focus on practical execution and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver logistics optimisation and business improvement opportunities across the Copper SA logistics network
• Support future-state logistics network design and long-term strategic planning activities
• Drive optimisation of inbound and outbound logistics activities to improve performance and reduce waste
• Lead logistics commercial reviews with Procurement stakeholders and identifying opportunities to reduce waste and optimise performance
• Support procurement, vendor governance and commercial improvement initiatives
• Lead strategic logistics transformation and cross-functional improvement projects
• Support implementation of approved business cases, organisational initiatives and operating model changes
• Develop benefits tracking, reporting and performance measurement frameworks

Skills

Logistics leadership

Commercial acumen

Strategic improvement

Stakeholder management

Analytical problem solving

Effective communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.

Our Operations

Our South Australian operations consist of three primary mine assets, containing some of the world's most significant deposits of copper, gold and uranium; Carrapateena is one of the largest mining projects in the state in the last 10 years, Olympic Dam is a globally renowned deposit with nearly 700km of underground roads and tunnels, and Prominent Hill produces one of the highest grades of Copper in the world. Beyond this at Oak Dam exploration undertaken to date has indicated the presence of high-grade copper and associated minerals. The plan is clear and the future is bright in BHP South Australia’s Copper Province.

About The Role

An exciting opportunity exists for a capable and motivated logistics professional to join the Copper SA Warehouse & Logistics team as Principal Logistics Optimisation. This newly established role has been created to strengthen strategic capability across the Copper SA logistics network and support the continued evolution of the Warehouse & Logistics function following asset integration and logistics transformation activities, playing a key role in shaping the future of logistics across Copper SA. Reporting to the Manager Warehouse & Logistics Copper SA, the role is designed to provide dedicated leadership to future-state planning, logistics transformation, commercial optimisation and complex stakeholder engagement activities.

This is a 12 month fixed-term contract position located in the BHP Adelaide office on a 5/2 Monday to Friday roster, with regular site travel as required.

In This Role You Will

• Identify and deliver logistics optimisation and business improvement opportunities across the Copper SA logistics network
• Support future-state logistics network design and long-term strategic planning activities
• Drive optimisation of inbound and outbound logistics activities to improve performance and reduce waste
• Lead logistics commercial reviews with Procurement stakeholders and identifying opportunities to reduce waste and optimise performance
• Support procurement, vendor governance and commercial improvement initiatives
• Lead strategic logistics transformation and cross-functional improvement projects
• Support implementation of approved business cases, organisational initiatives and operating model changes
• Develop benefits tracking, reporting and performance measurement frameworks

About You

You are a strategic and commercially focused logistics professional who thrives in complex operational environments and is passionate about continuous improvement, supply chain excellence and delivering business value.

What You Bring

• Extensive experience in logistics, supply chain or operational leadership roles
• Well-developed commercial acumen and the ability to identify and deliver value creation opportunities
• Proven experience leading strategic improvement initiatives, business transformation and change programs
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder environments and influence outcomes without direct authority
• Solid analytical and problem-solving capability with a focus on achieving sustainable business outcomes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills across multiple levels of the organisation
• Ability to think strategically while maintaining a proactive focus on practical execution and delivery
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and driving organisational improvement

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.

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.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [e-mail].