SC & P Operations Sr. Staff

Umicore

• $100K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in secure materials handling or vault operations
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Understanding of risk management in controlled environments
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
  • Proficiency in ERP or inventory management systems, preferably SAP
  • Ability to thrive in a high-security, regulated setting
  • Must pass background checks and adhere to security protocols

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate all daily vault operations to ensure secure handling of materials
  • Enforce strict access control and chain-of-custody procedures
  • Conduct regular audits and inventory reconciliations
  • Monitor key performance indicators related to inventory movement
  • Manage logistics for shipments, ensuring compliance and timely delivery
  • Investigate and resolve discrepancies, leading to corrective actions
  • Promote a culture of operational excellence and accountability

Benefits

  • Collaboration with diverse internal teams and external stakeholders
  • Opportunity to work in a high-security, regulated environment
  • Contribution to the safekeeping of precious metals and high-value materials
  • Engagement in continuous improvement and process optimization
  • Potential for career development within a specialized field
Full Job Description
Job Purpose

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.

Your Key Accountabilities

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.
  • Maintains accurate documentation and records in line with policies and procedures.
  • Escalates issues, risks, and deviations promptly to supervisor and follows through on corrective actions.


Who we are looking for

Required
  • Experience in secure materials handling, vault logistic operations, warehousing, or precious-metals environments.
  • Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively
  • Understanding risk and controlling environments
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills cross department and with external stakeholders
  • Proficiency with ERP or inventory systems (SAP highly preferred).
  • Ability to work effectively in a high-security, regulated, camera-monitored environment.
  • Ability to pass background checks and meet facility security requirements.


Preferred
  • Experience working with precious metals, high-value materials, or specialized industrial materials.
  • Knowledge of ISO or similar quality and compliance systems.
  • Experience improving processes and implementing operational efficiencies.


Physical Requirements
  • Ability to lift 75 lbs. of secured materials.
  • Ability to stand, walk, and perform repetitive handling tasks in secure areas.
  • Comfortable working in restricted-access, high-security vault environments.

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