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Albemarle in Australia – Be An Essential Element To A Brighter Future  

Albemarle is a global leader in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health. We are one of the biggest producers of lithium in the world and Australia is critical to our energy storage business. 

Our new world class Lithium Hydroxide Processing Plant at Kemerton, near Bunbury in the South West of Western Australia, is the most modern plant globally and is set for major expansion. Albemarle investment in Australia spans mining joint ventures and processing operations. Our corporate office sits in the heart of the Perth CBD.

We are a rapidly growing part of Albemarle Corporation which has over 7000 employees worldwide across energy storage and specialty chemicals. We are suppliers of choice for leading companies including the world’s biggest electric vehicle manufacturers, and makers of batteries and electronics. 

The work we do at Albemarle helps to pioneer new ways to move, power, connect, and protect.

The Role

It is a residential role, you will work full time at our Kemerton site (located near Bunbury in the South West of Western Australia), and will be required to work Monday to Friday (standard business hours).

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Production Planner to understand and coordinate planned site output and align with orders to be fulfilled.
• Utilise SAP TM and Elemica systems for transactional activities.
• Monitor the system queue for pending and active orders to be shipped.
• Monitor and communicate the plan for packing and shipping to the warehouse staff to meet shipping schedules. Including prioritisation of packing activities.
• Work with the global and local Supply Chain teams to ensure that movement of containers and finished products is coordinated appropriately.
• Organise the processing of interface tasks, e.g. order processing, master data maintenance, complaint processing, usage decisions.
• Ensure the creation of the necessary documents and labels for order processing.
• Effectively communicate with all stakeholders the progress of activities, identify risks and proactively resolve issues.
• Organise and participate in routine closing activities, such as month-end.
• Continuously monitor the status of systems to ensure ongoing accuracy and compliance.
• Organise and manage inventory of finished products, including ageing, off-specification or other finished product inventory.
• Act as the contact person in the operative day-to-day business for the logistics service provider at the site as well as tracking of KPIs internally and with service providers.
• Recording and tracking of complaints to the logistics service provider at the site in close cooperation with quality management.
• Ensure that all activities are undertaken consistent with Chain of Responsibility and, where required, Dangerous Goods requirements.
• In all activities, act ethically and consistent with Albemarle’s Core Values and Code of Conduct.

About You

Albemarle is a values-driven company that appreciates and promotes resilience, equity, inclusion and diversity of background, experience and expertise. As the successful candidate you will possess:

• Road, Rail and Ocean Logistics background preferred. 
• Import/Export freight forwarding experience preferred. 
• Excellent time management & multi-tasking skills
• Very strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving capability.
• Demonstrated ability to work continuously under pressure.
• Intermediate / Advanced MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• SAP TM experience is preferred.
• Dangerous Goods training preferable.
• Chain of Responsibility training preferable
• Some Warehouse experience beneficial

Albemarle requires successful applicants to pass a pre-employment medical, and complete on-boarding verification of employment history, right to work, qualifications and police clearance.         

On Offer

The successful candidate will be provided with an attractive salary package and the following employee benefits:

• 12% superannuation
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Private Health Insurance subsidy - up to $1500 per year
• Novated Leasing
• Life Insurance and Income Protection Insurance

Albemarle acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and cultures; and to Elders past and present.

Albemarle is committed to building a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from people encompassing diversity of age, ethnicity and cultural background - including First Nations Australians, and from those with varied religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical ability and thinking styles, family background and level of education and experience.

Albemarle is proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women. If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, click here: Albemarle Corporation Benefits | WORK180 Endorsed Employer

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