Analyst Materials Planning | Fixed-Term/Secondment

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.

About the Role

Contributes to the monitoring, analysis evaluation and management of inventory to support our operations and functions.

• Ensure conformance with the BHP Charter, the BHP Group Level Documents, Code of Conduct and relevant statutory obligations.
• An overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and sustainable development.
• Work collaboratively with Inventory and other colleagues to optimize and deliver sustainable materials availability and usage outcomes
• Management of exceptions, assessing parts availability for scheduled work, and make recommendations in line with the Inventory Planning process
• Review free text items, identify opportunity for transfers, and ensure Parts Availability alignment with Work Order scheduling
• Coordinates proactively and effectivity to expedite delivery of materials when schedule changes cannot be accommodated
• Coaches end users to develop understanding of inventory planning process and integration points to optimise Work Management planning
• Frequent engagement with regional stakeholders in conducting Parts Availability reviews and actioning recommendations.
• Address ad hoc queries from business, drumbeat Parts Availability meetings around inventory value, service, Parts Availability, and Work Order planning
• Participate and support activities such that Inventory meets the Business Plan and meets Department and Global KPIs.
• Assist the Lead Inventory Planner in resolving complex issues, review of work allocation, and any associated activities to manage team’s performance
• Assist the Lead Inventory Planner to continuously update and improve procedures and Quick Reference

About You

• Bachelor ’s degree and / or similar qualification in a commercial, business and/or technical discipline
• Pragmatic commercial outlook and exemplary judgement (balances business value vs. risk) to deliver best outcome for BHP
• Demonstrated experience with monitoring parts availability
• Collaborative mind- set and advanced interpersonal skills.
• Capable in building constructive long term relationships.
• An ability to operate effectively in complex environments
• Ability to think laterally to independently resolve issues and influence change.
• Autonomous, detail oriented, organised, and objective.
• Communication skills enabling the influencing of a diverse stakeholder group
• Ability to work individually and in a team as required.
• Ability to support Supply Leaders to deliver upon department KPIs.
• Experience with Work order management and SAP will be highly regarded

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.

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