International Trade Coordinator

Posted: 14/08/2025

Closing Date: 14/09/2025

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Melbourne

Job Category: Administration and Office

**The Company**

Mitsui & Co. (Australia) Ltd. (MCA) is the wholly owned Australian subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., one of the world’s most diversified trading, investment, and services enterprises. In Australia, we are the fourth largest exporter of key natural resources and agricultural commodities and manage a diverse portfolio of businesses including iron ore, coal, gas, power generation, transportation, construction, machinery, food and many more.

**The Role**

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced **Business Support Officer** to join our **Chemicals Trading Division**,**based in the **Melbourne Head Office** on a **permanent full-time basis.** This role involves business coordination and assisting the Division in contract administration, trading activities and handling customer inquiries. You will be responsible for commercial coordination and documentations for the trading business.

**Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to**:

- Provide business and administrative support to the Chemicals Division team
- Assist with the execution and coordination of international trade and domestic transactions
- Manage purchase/sales orders, shipping arrangements and inventory updates
- Liaise with overseas offices, suppliers, customers, shipping lines, and logistics vendors
- Prepare, verify, and process shipping and commercial documents (e.g., invoices, packing lists, BLS, CoAs)
- Support internal processes including approvals, compliance checks, and reporting
- Assist in trade-related banking transactions, including letters of credit and remittances
- Coordinate meetings, business travel, and expense claims for the team

**The Person**

We are seeking a proactive trading administrator with 5 years’ experience in business coordination and documentation experience in trading, importing and exporting activities. You possess excellent communication and coordination skills and are adept at managing multiple tasks, with a keen eye for detail. Your ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders will ensure you excel in this role.

**Qualifications**
- Tertiary qualification or part qualification in International Trade or relevant business discipline
- Completion of a Business Administration course and/or an import/export course is preferred.

**Required Skills & Experience**
- _5 years of experience in a business support, trading assistant or logistics coordination role (preferably in chemical, trading, or industrial sectors)_
- _Solid commercial understanding of international trade transactions_
- _Working knowledge of _**_Incoterms _**_and _**_shipping documentation procedures_**:

- _Experience handling _**_trade-related banking transactions_**_, including letters of credit and TT payments_
- _Familiarity with_**_ coordination of logistics vendors_**_ and freight forwarding processes_
- _Excellent organisational and time management skills, with strong attention to detail_
- _Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); SAP or ERP experience is an advantage_
- _Strong verbal and written communication skills, with ability to engage internal and external stakeholders professionally._

**Benefits**

Emphasising our commitment to environmental sustainability and employee development, we foster a community-driven culture that values both professional growth and social engagement.

As part of our Mitsui team, you will enjoy the following benefits:

- Competitive salary with performance incentives.
- Annual corporate health & wellbeing program and free group fitness classes.
- A supportive and flexible working environment with excellent development opportunities.
- Monthly social drinks, team events, Christmas functions, Corporate Triathlon, parents and children engagement activities and more.
- Engage in meaningful sustainability and community initiatives, including annual events such as Clean Up Day and National Tree Day.
- Access to the Female Leadership Program introduced by the Diversity & Inclusion Committee
- Access to our Employee Referral Program

**How to Apply**
- We support diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity. We encourage people of all cultures, backgrounds, gender, age, sexual orientation, and abilities to apply._