Job Description
Manager Sales Operation & Shipping

 

  • Monday to Friday | Perth Airport - relocating to West Perth mid 2026
  • Performance, Retention and Profit Share Bonuses
  • Private health cover contribution for employees and immediate family
  • 18 Weeks paid Parental Leave for primary caregivers

 

About the role:

Hancock Iron Ore (HIO) is seeking an experienced and dynamic Manager Sales Operation & Shipping to lead our shipping, sales operations, and market planning activities. This position will be a Monday-Friday roster based at our Head Office in West Perth, with travel to Asia as required.

 

Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer this pivotal role ensures the safe, efficient, and commercially optimised movement of our products to market, integrating freight strategy, shipping execution, and sales governance to maximise value and maintain HIO’s competitive edge.

 

This position will lead a team of five, which includes one Lead Shipping & Chartering and four Advisors Sales & Marketing.

 

Duties:

  • Lead and develop a high-performing Sales Operations & Shipping team.
  • Manage a flexible and competitive freight portfolio, negotiating and executing freight contracts and chartering arrangements
  • Oversee shipping operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant vessel scheduling and administration
  • Align sales book management with customer commitments, production plans, and shipping capacity
  • Drive sales operations governance, ensuring accurate documentation, invoicing, and revenue collection
  • Monitor market trends, pricing, and competitor activity to inform decision-making and reporting
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, customers, shipbrokers, port authorities, and other key stakeholders

 

Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business, Economics, Supply Chain, Finance, or related discipline
  • Significant experience in marketing, shipping, marine logistics, and sales operations within the Asian iron ore markets
  • Mandarin language skills and a thorough understanding of Chinese culture
  • Proven expertise in commercial negotiations, portfolio and stakeholder management, and contract execution
  • Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams in fast-paced commercial environments

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About Hancock Iron Ore

The world of iron ore is evolving, and so are we. Atlas Iron and Roy Hill have joined forces to become Hancock Iron Ore, building on our combined strengths of resilience and innovation.

Our portfolio of world-class iron ore operations located in West Australia’s Pilbara region has a strong history of delivering reliable products for our customers in key international markets. As one team under Hancock Iron Ore, we have four operating mines: Roy Hill, Miralga Creek, Sanjiv Ridge, and Mount Webber, with McPhee Creek under construction plus a range of exciting development opportunities.

We deliver more than 70 million tonnes of ore each year through our own two-berth port facility at Stanley Point and the multi-user Utah Point in Port Hedland, providing the materials needed to foster global economic growth and development. Leveraging established infrastructure, including our processing plant and 344km independently owned and operated heavy haul railway, our operation oversees each moment from when ore is mined through to when it is shipped.

Perth Remote Operations Facilities

You'll be joining us at our Remote Operations Centre (ROC) where you will benefit from:

  • Free on-site parking 
  • Modern spacious office with break-out facilities
  • In-house café providing variety of food options and barista coffee
  • Flexi Leave 
  • Flexible working hours outside of core business hours
  • Active social club with community events and activities for employees
  • Lifestyle, learning and recreation initiatives, including family events

Equal Opportunity

Hancock Iron Ore is an equal opportunity employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, Veteran personnel and women to apply. We promote cultural diversity, gender equality and non- discrimination. We are proud of our relationships with our Traditional Owners and value the difference these partnerships make to the success of the project and to the lives of the people on whose land we operate.

Application Information

To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.

This advertisement will close no later than the Posting End Date specified.  We may close the advertisement early should suitable candidate/s be identified, so encourage prompt applications.

Recruitment Agency submissions will not be considered.
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Posting End Date:  12/06/2026
Information at a Glance
Business Unit:  Commercial
Job Location:  West Perth
Posting End Date:  12/06/2026
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