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
The Market Analysis & Economics (MAE) team is BHP’s in-house research and analysis unit, and we provide our stakeholders with thought leadership and impactful foresight. Our analytical works reduce complexity, inspire confidence and enable value. We aspire to be the best analytical & foresight function bar none, and a great place to work.
We are looking to hire a Metals Analyst to join our team. You will be responsible for metals analysis with the focus on two commodities - copper and nickel. You are expected to provide forecasts on key end-use sectoral demand with deep-dives in the global copper value-chain and battery supply chain. This position will be influential in forming BHP’s view of long-term metals demand and price outlook, to inform BHP’s strategic planning and commercial decisions.
In this role you will
- Demonstrates an overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility and sustainable development.
- Demonstrates commitments to the BHP Values and Code of Business Conduct.
- Develops and maintains robust copper demand forecasts for China, with a deep understanding of global copper value chain. Also to maintain a reliable nickel demand forecast that covers the battery raw material supply chain.
- Support market analysis for by-products of BHP’s copper production (e.g. Molybdenum, Zinc)
- Develop and maintain Power BI Dashboards to serve the regular data needs of various stakeholders.
- Works closely with the Commercial teams with short-term market analysis to inform key commercial decisions.
- Collaborates with Portfolio and Strategy Development Team to build long-term commodity price outlook for portfolio decisions
- Supports to strategic decision-making by Minerals Australia and Minerals America (Assets)
- Establishes and maintains a very strong network within the resources/energy industry.
- Contributes to BHP Billiton’s thought leadership endeavors.
- Engages constructively with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Assists the Vice President Market Analysis and Economics, and leaders of the Commercial function with projects as required.
About You
Qualifications
Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, with postgraduate qualifications preferred.
Experience & Technical Competencies
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in commodity research and analysis, with experiences in copper and other base markets preferred.
- Able to extract actionable insights under conditions of uncertainty and time pressure.
- Good data and modelling skills (Excel, Power BI)
- Extended research network in mineral commodity sector
- Advanced written and spoken communication skills in English.
Applications close 28th March
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 inclusion@bhp.com.
