Internship Opportunity | Commodities Analyst

BHP; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

BHP is offering a 6‑month Commercial Internship in Singapore to gain real‑world experience in global commodities trading. You’ll work with a dynamic team, supporting trade execution, market analysis, and performance reporting while developing a solid understanding of international supply chains.

Ideal candidates are pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate studies in commerce, economics, engineering, or business, with strong analytical and collaborative skills.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to conceptualize complex business problems.
• Strong collaboration, communication and ownership mindset.
• Current undergraduate or postgraduate student in commerce, economics, engineering or business.

Responsibilities

• Support global trade of metals and energy commodities (e.g., iron ore, copper, coal), including physical cargoes and related derivatives.
• Assist with scheduling and optimisation of physical commodity shipments and trading book management.
• Conduct market analysis to identify trade signals and opportunities; analyse data, draw insights, and support strategic commercial projects.
• Develop and optimise marketing and book optimisation strategies, delivering tangible outcomes for the business.
• Build and enhance performance dashboards and reporting (Power BI/Excel) to support decision-making and track team performance.
• Communicate insights, progress, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders and incorporate feedback.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Education

Undergraduate/Postgraduate student in commerce/economics/engineering/business

Tools

Power BI

Excel

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.

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 The Role

Are you ready to gain real-world experience, contribute to meaningful projects, and accelerate your career in commercial operations? Join the BHP Commercial Internship Programme in Singapore and become part of a dynamic team shaping the future of resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Support global trade of metals and energy commodities (e.g., iron ore, copper, coal), including physical cargoes and related financial derivatives.
• Assist with scheduling and optimisation of physical commodity shipments and trading book management.
• Conduct market analysis to identify trade signals and opportunities; analyse data, draw insights, and support strategic commercial projects.
• Develop and optimise marketing and book optimisation strategies, delivering tangible outcomes for the business.
• Build and enhance performance dashboards and reporting (e.g., Power BI/Excel) to support decision-making and track team performance.
• Communicate insights, progress, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders and incorporate feedback.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate/postgraduate student currently pursuing a degree in the fields of commerce, economics, engineering or business.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to conceptualize complex and/or ambiguous business problems and their associated impacts.
• Strong collaboration, communication, analytical mindset, and a sense of ownership.

What You’ll Gain

• This role offers you great opportunities to work with world class physical commodities experts to learn about the international trade.
• Hands‑on experience of management for commodities global supply chain.

What We Offer Our Interns

Our dynamic 6‑month Commercial internship is designed to give you real-life working experience. You’ll be exposed to a variety of projects across different commodities and regions, helping you understand how business operates in the real world. The program combines hands‑on learning with formal training sessions to help you build both technical and professional skills from the ground up. You’ll also participate in a team‑based projects, where you’ll collaborate with others to solve real business problems—giving you the chance to apply what you learn and develop practical solutions.

Beyond the profession work above, we also offer excellent work culture:

• Ongoing commitment to your safety and well‑being
• Holistic and personalised development opportunities
• Support from your global interns and graduate network
• Multicultural, inclusive and diverse workforce

We believe that you would have the opportunity to learn extraordinary leadership and technical skills from this internship, which will transfer into your future careers that create lasting impact.

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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

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].