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Buyer Trainee

Sims Metal
Chicago, IL Intern
POSTED ON 8/5/2025 CLOSED ON 9/4/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer Trainee position at Sims Metal?

Sims Limited is a global leader in metal recycling and the provision of circular solutions for technology. Employing over 4,000 employees globally, the company operates more than 155 facilities across key regions like the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. We supply recycled and re-purposed raw material products and components to our customers, strengthening their supply chains with competitive, high-quality inputs, while enabling them to reduce the energy and emissions intensity of their products and services.

Through our work at Sims, recycling of ferrous metals like steel as well as non-ferrous metals like aluminum and copper, we play a critical role in enabling sovereign metal manufacturing by strengthening domestic supply chains and contributing to building the cities and infrastructure of tomorrow.

About The Job

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!

Equal employment opportunities

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.

For more info

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 www.simsltd.com for more information on Sims and its commitment to sustainability.

Job Types: Full-time, Internship

Pay: $75,000.00 per year

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Vision insurance

Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person

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.

At Sims together we are a diverse group of employees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. 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.

Salary : $75,000

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