Date: 2 Aug 2026
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Job Country:
China
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Job State/Province: Shanghai
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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.
The Logistics Specialist plays a key role in supporting the China Hub's operations, stakeholder engagement, supplier interactions, and leadership activities. This position combines office management, executive support, communications, translation, and coordination responsibilities to ensure the smooth operation of Hub activities and the effective engagement of suppliers, internal stakeholders, and senior leaders.
The role requires a highly organised, proactive, and bilingual professional who can operate independently, manage competing priorities, and build strong relationships across cultures and organisational levels.
Key accountabilities:
Hub Operations & Office Management
- Coordinate and manage in-country office and administrative activities for the China Hub.
- Plan and organise supplier visits, site tours, and "Go & See" programs for stakeholders across the business, including senior executives and leadership teams.
- Coordinate travel, accommodation, meeting logistics, and event arrangements for Hub-related activities.
- Support the delivery of key meetings, workshops, leadership visits, and stakeholder engagements.
Executive & Leadership Support
- Support the preparation, drafting, and management of executive briefing materials, leadership updates, presentations, and meeting packs.
- Coordinate leadership schedules and administrative activities associated with Hub operations.
- Maintain accurate records, action registers, and follow-up activities arising from key meetings and stakeholder engagements.
- Anticipate leadership requirements and proactively manage priorities to support effective decision-making.
Translation & Business Support
- Provide high-quality translation and interpretation support between Mandarin and English for business, commercial, and operational activities.
- Translate supplier information, presentations, contracts, reports, onboarding documentation, and other business materials as required.
- Support supplier onboarding and commercial processes through effective communication and document management.
- Ensure translations accurately reflect technical, commercial, and cultural nuances.
Communications & Stakeholder Engagement
- Support Corporate Affairs and Hub in developing internal and external communications.
- Assist in drafting communication
Qualifications & Experience
- Previous experience supporting senior leaders in an Executive Assistant, Office Manager, Administrative Coordinator, or similar role within a large, global organisation.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating executive visits, events, stakeholder engagements, and complex administrative activities.
- Experience working across international teams and navigating cross-cultural business environments.
- Exposure to procurement, supplier management, commercial, logistics, or operational functions is advantageous.
Skills & Capabilities
- Fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills in both languages.
- Strong translation and document preparation capabilities, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly and accurately.
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Able to work autonomously, exercise sound judgement, and proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders, suppliers, and external partners.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Teams.
Personal Attributes
- Proactive and solutions-focused, with a strong customer-service mindset.
- Professional, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Collaborative team player who builds trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Culturally aware, resilient, and confident working across International and Chinese business environments.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, communicate, and build credibility at all levels of the organisation.
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 [email protected].
