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IXOM plays a vital part in the lives of tens of millions of people every day. We’re the experts behind the scenes, who ensure safe and reliable access and help industries, businesses and local communities to thrive.

Our products, services and solutions are used across many end markets, including dairy, agriculture, viticulture, electricity, steel, food and beverage, pulp and paper, mining and construction, and water treatment (just to name a few).

We are supported by over 1,300 people globally and our operations span across four continents and nine countries, with headquarters in Melbourne, Australia.

An Exciting Opportunity to Grow Your Career in Product Management

It’s a great time to join Ixom’s Traded Products team, as we experience significant growth across our business. We’re looking for a Junior Product Manager to support our Mining, Metals, Oil & Gas portfolio in this newly created role based at our Melbourne Head Office. This role will be perfect for an emerging product management professional ready to make an impact.

Why Join Our Junior Professional Program?

- Work alongside a highly experienced leader who will mentor and guide you
- Access professional and technical development programs
- Join the Ixom Professional Networking Group to build your business skills
- Enjoy earning potential linked to performance and opportunities for career progression

This is your chance to step into a role where you’ll learn, grow, and contribute to a thriving business.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage and further develop our key external relationships with our long-standing suppliers and ongoing portfolio of customers
- Generation of product plans to support the various IXOM end market strategies, sourcing of these products and management of the Principals and Suppliers
- Ensuring the end to end (buy through to sell) profitability of their product portfolio.
- Successful achievement of inventory goals
- Establishing product and marketing development plans, including market maps for key products related to the Mining, Metals, Oil and Gas industry.
- Developing and implementing pricing strategies and monitoring conformance
- Partner with internal stakeholders across a variety of business functions for Ixom group collaboration
- Support the team with pricing, marketing intelligence and strategic positioning with bids tender and annual pricing reviews.

Who are we looking for?

- Tertiary qualification in Science or Technical discipline, or experience in relevant technologies (Industrial chemistry, process engineering or metallurgy, mining or business) is highly preferred
- Strong communication skills and ability to work within a team
- Supply Chain or distribution experience would be advantageous
- Prior exposure to dealing with chemicals and Dangerous Goods would be beneficial
- Degree of commercial acumen to problem solve and adapt to a range of scenarios
- Financial literacy with basic understanding of international trading is strongly preferred
- Ability to influence and build relationships at all levels of the organisation
- Tenacious and knowledgeable with the innate ability to read and react to a wide range of situations
- Flexibility and freedom to travel when required, both interstate and internationally.

Benefits at IXOM

For a start, you'll work for a large global organisation, where you'll not only earn a competitive salary, but you'll also have access to an Employee Assistance Program, a recognition program, and a range of health and wellness benefits and discounts.

Our wellbeing program is second to none, and we offer a range of education assistance and learning resources, as well as secondment and promotion opportunities to help you grow both personally and professionally.

We support what’s important to you by promoting workplace giving, diversity and providing volunteering leave, and, of course, we offer flexible working wherever possible.

For the successful candidate, there is opportunity for accelerated career progression within the team.

To Apply

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you

Our Process

At IXOM we are committed to employing individuals who align with our 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, and reference checks.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact our Talent Acquisition team.

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