Buyer Trainee

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

This is a Buyer Intern role. Our Business Development team is seeking recent college grads to fill our Buyer Trainee roles. Buyer Trainees will learn the process of buying discarded metal, commonly known as scrap metal – from suppliers within a given territory. As a trainee, you will be enrolled in a one-year program preparing you to manage your own territory.

You will be responsible for recycling at the processing yards in your assigned region.

Throughout the 12-month program, you will receive field-based training and shadow a team of seasoned experts from our Operations, Commercial, and Support functions. You will also receive comprehensive leadership and professional development training, where you will engage with leaders from other programs across our global operations. Travel to locations within the US and occasionally overseas may be required.

After the year-long training program concludes, you will be considered for a permanent role on the Sims Metal team. Sims Metal is offering you the chance to build a rewarding and fulfilling career with a leading sustainability company, and acquire transferable skills you can apply anywhere! If you are good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you are great at what you do, come work with us!

Sims Limited is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all employees and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential. The company does not discriminate regarding race, sex, religion, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, housing status, source of income, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This applies to any employment decision, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Qualified applicants with a disability needing a reasonable accommodation may request such without fear of reprisal or discrimination.

If you are passionate about and eager to make a difference in the recycling industry, we invite you to apply today and help us secure our future at Sims Limited. To learn more about Sims Limited, please visit  for more information on Sims and its commitment to sustainability.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of

Purpose:

Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.