Date: 28 Aug 2025
Job Posting End Date:
Job Country:
Australia
Job State/Province: New South Wales
Job Location/Region: Newcastle
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
Based in our offsite BHP Newcastle Office, NSW and reporting to the Logistics Manager, the Logistics Scheduler is a pivotal role in coordinating the movement of coal from mine to market. Working closely with operations, rail, port, and customer teams, you will ensure efficient scheduling, compliance with contractual obligations, and timely delivery to customers.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop, maintain, and optimise daily, weekly, and monthly coal logistics schedules
- Maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, rail operators, and port terminals to ensure effective coordination and alignment of movements with production and sales commitments
- Monitor coal flows to ensure contractual and operational requirements are met
- Respond to logistical changes and disruptions, reforecasting and adapting schedules as required
- Provide regular reporting and performance analysis to management end customers
- Be on call 24/7 for logistics related issues
The logistics scheduler role will also be required to work on a rotation to support administration requirements related to all port and rail SAP transactions and contract administration obligations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides administrative support to the integrated supply chain schedules
- Maintains product movement records using the 1SAP supply chain process
- Processing and reconciling supply chain vendors, project vendors and general invoices associated with Mt Arthur’s Integrated Operations
- Managing vessel Laytime calculations in accordance with customer contracts
- Assist with 24/7 on call scheduling activities.
Working in a small and close team you will be provided with the opportunity to collaborate with all levels of the business, and you will have access to supportive, hands-on leaders. You will also be provided with experience opportunities to act in other roles within the team.
About You
You will ideally have tertiary qualifications in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or any other relevant formal qualification coupled with a minimum 2 years working experience.
You will also possess the ability to work, both, independently and as part of a team. You will have a high level of attention to detail, strong business acumen and the ability to build consultative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people.
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.