Operations Department
Beijing, China
Internship Duration: minimum 6 months
Start date: June (Upon Agreement)
We are looking for motivated candidates, we offer the chance to join one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of commodities, and to become part of a global multicultural team, protecting and enhancing the organisation’s value and positive change.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in executing trade contracts with clients.
- Daily system data entry and report summarization.
- Liaise with agents to handle logistics and warehousing matters.
- Collaborate with team members and other internal support departments to complete execution work.
- Communicate and coordinate with the headquarters of the company based in Switzerland.
- Support ad-hoc operations projects and initiatives as needed.
We are looking for a candidate who:
- Currently pursuing a degree or a completed degree with majors within international trade, economics, finance, or business.
- Effective communication skills in both Chinese and English.
- Good team spirit and a sense of responsibility.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, including the ability to use Pivot Tables for data analysis)).
- Applicants demonstrating advanced data analysis and processing skills will be given priority.
- The internship period should be no less than three months, and the internship should be no less than three working days per week.
The ideal candidate is:
- goal-oriented with a constructive mindset
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and manage multiple tasks and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
- willing to take on a diversity of tasks and responsibilities
- highly detail-focused and process-oriented
- able to display good time management and organisational skills
What we offer:
- Practical knowledge in commercial with the metals industry.
- Exposure to the operations environment.
- Mentorship and learning opportunities from sustainability professionals.
- A multicultural and international work environment.
Who We Are
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.
With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.
Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.
Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.
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