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SalaryDate: 23 Jan 2024
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Job Country:Canada
Job State/Province: Saskatchewan
Job Location/Region: Saskatoon
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!
Come and be a part of this success!
About Potash
The Jansen project in Saskatchewan, Canada is set to become one of the largest potash mines in the world and is located approximately 140 kilometers east of Saskatoon. BHP’s CAD$14 billion (US$10.5 billion) investment in the Jansen project will deliver a potash mine in Saskatchewan designed to maximize sustainability. As the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, Jansen is expected to generate approximately 5,500 workforce opportunities during construction and 900 long-term roles.
Jansen's construction will take place over several years with first production planned for late 2026. Once fully ramped up, Jansen is expected to have an initial production capacity of approximately 8.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with the potential to produce 16 to 17 Mtpa in future stages. To find out more about Potash and the Jansen project, click here.
Work Location
Downtown, Saskatoon office. 40 hours per week. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP.
Purpose
Reporting to the Lead Logistics Planner, this role will develop all logistics planning and scheduling activity inclusive of quality management and assurance in the planning and scheduling timeframe. The Logistics Planner optimizes plans and schedules to supply product from Jansen to market which minimize cost, manage inventory, and meet customer requirements.
About the Role
In this role, you will:
- Perform Shipment planning to ensure utilization of available capacity at lowest logistics cost
- Conduct rail planning to ensure shipping demand is met and inventories are managed within operating window limits
- Support the delivery of Logistics Planning and Scheduling activity
- Contribute to the aggregation and consolidation of the Operations shipping and rail schedules into an integrated Asset level forecast in 1SAP
- Develop the implementation and monitors effectiveness of Planning improvement initiatives with support from Integrated Planning and Analysis & Improvement
- Perform capacity planning of rail, port and US distribution providers
- Provide input into long-term planning (RDP, Life of Asset, 5 year plan, 2 year budget and short range forecast)
- Liaise with supply chain stakeholders to ensure shipping demand can be fulfilled, inventories managed
- Chair weekly meetings to review schedules and participate in monthly planning meetings
- Represent BHP Potash in external supply chain planning forums as required
- Develop operating strategies for the supply chain in support of the integrated plan
- Communication of plans to Potash supply chain stakeholders including marketing, operations, rail operators, US distribution terminals, and ports
About You
- Establishes and maintains networks and effective communication channels
- Strong analytical skills and ability to identify opportunities for improvement
- Action-orientated and able to contribute to the problem solving process through cross-functional groups and teams.
- SAP competency in Supply Chain Management an advantage
- Knowledge of regulated rail access processes and rail haulage requirements
- Knowledge of bulk shipping practices and requirements
- 5-7 years relevant experience within supply chain management, port and rail logistics
Application Deadline
This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on February 6, 2024.
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
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 is 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 recognize 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 inclusion@bhp.com.
At BHP, we aim to unlock the enormous potential that diverse and inclusive teams bring to the workplace, to leave a strong legacy within and beyond our operations for the generations to come.
Based on existing demographics in our Potash project preference in hiring will be given to qualified women and Indigenous peoples who self-identify as such in the application process. This reasonable and justifiable measure has been implemented pursuant to section 56 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018.
The BHP Jansen project marks the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, and with that growth will come significant employment opportunities. With first production projected to occur late in 2026, from now until the project fully ramps up there will be significant recruitment requirements over the coming months and years. To find out more about the project, hints and tips on our process and where a career with BHP Potash can take you, sign up to our talent updates here.
