SC & P Operations Sr

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Location:

South Plainfield, NJ, US

Business Unit:
Precious Metals Management

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Precious Metals Management

Umicore supplies and handles all precious metals, ensuring physical delivery by using the output of our precious metals refineries as well as our network with industrial partners and banks. We offer our customers tailor‑made solutions for the delivery, hedging and trading of precious metals. To ensure secure and sustainable sourcing of precious metals we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and make new partnerships.

Which is where you come in.

We are seeking an experienced and reliable Logistics Operations Coordinator to manage and secure materials within a high‑security environment. This role is responsible for enforcing stringent security and compliance standards while maintaining accurate and precise inventory control of precious metals and other high‑value materials. The Logistic Operations Coordinator works closely with internal divisions, Trading, Operations, Finance & Controlling teams to support daily operations while maintaining the highest levels of safety, accuracy, and integrity.

Vault Operations

• Coordinate daily vault activities, including receiving, verifying, weighing, labeling, and documenting high‑value materials.
• Maintain strict access control and always enforce chain‑of‑custody procedures.
• Ensure materials are stored in organized, secure systems for efficient retrieval.
• Conduct routine vault audits, cycle counts, and reconciliations to maintain inventory accuracy.
• Monitor KPIs, such as inventory balances, movement accuracy, turnaround times and reconciliation of breaks
• Tracking shipments and resolving delays and discrepancies.
• Ensure all personnel follow established SOPs, security protocols, and compliance requirements.
• Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, and operational excellence.

Security & Compliance

• Enforce high‑security standards for material handling, storage, transport, and documentation.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, environmental, and regulatory requirements related to precious‑metal management.
• Maintain audit‑ready documentation in ERP and vault‑management systems (SAP preferred).
• Investigate discrepancies, report security concerns, and implement corrective actions as needed.

Cross‑Functional Coordination

• Coordinate material flow with customers, internal divisions, vendors, production, and quality teams.
• Support scheduling and prioritization of material movements to meet operational timelines.
• Ensure outgoing shipments comply with packaging, documentation, and regulatory standards.
• Coordinate logistics pickups with carriers, determine the most cost‑effective shipment methods and apply appropriate incoterms for domestic and international shipments
• Ensuring all import and export goods comply with CBP requirements.
• Understand customs procedures, and HTS classification
• Support audits, regulatory & compliance requirements
• Executes assigned tasks in SC & P Operations following standard operating procedures and safety/quality requirements.
• Maintains accuracy and completeness of records, documentation, and transactions in line with controls.
• Recognizes issues or inconsistencies and supports the continuous improvement of work procedures and instructions.
• Supports colleagues and responds to stakeholder requests in a timely, professional manner.
• Maintai…