Business Partner Sustaining Capital - Supply Chain Services

Business Partner, Sustaining Capital – Supply Chain Services 

• Great opportunity to work for a global mining company who works to leave a lasting, positive legacy
• Join a global network and diverse team where people are encouraged to offer unique perspectives and build knowledge and connections
• Agile flexible working, based in the Perth CBD

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Business Partner Sustaining Capital to lead the Rio Tinto Iron Ore Supply Chain Services post-award contracts team, which is responsible for providing commercial advice, and leadership to the RTIO Sustaining Capital Delivery Teams to support the successful and safe project delivery of the sustaining capital project pipeline. 

In addition, the role is responsible for the management of an end-to-end major project contracts team for the successful delivery of Clahdo, a major infrastructure upgrade at Cape Lambert.

This is a great opportunity for an effective leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has strong stakeholder engagement skills. The successful candidate needs to demonstrate success in team leadership and engagement, strategic thinking, negotiations and familiarity with construction agreements and claims management. 

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Senior Business Partner, Sustaining Capital and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Procurement team, you will demonstrate:

• Leadership skills to develop and mentor an engaged team of Contracts Advisors and embed our people at the heart and relay race culture initiatives;
• Ability to lead a successful end-to-end contract lifecycle major project team;
• Demonstrable ability to articulate and live Rio Tinto’s values of Care, Courage and Curiosity;
• A curious mindset, building an integrated team, supporting collaboration within RTP Sustaining Capital, Sustaining Capital and RTP;
• A proactive approach in seeking opportunities to leverage and align on commercial strategies across RTP;
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills to drive the ongoing improvement of sustaining capital processes and maturity;
• Well developed negotiation skills with demonstratable strategic thinking to resolving complex negotiations;
• Ability to lead our strategic procurement transformation as we continue to unlock synergies from the program approach;
• A holistic and robust approach to safety, contract management, risk, change and project management across your assigned portfolio ensuring that all material risks are identified and managed.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Proven leadership ability, with a strong commitment and passion for talent development;
• Understanding of end to end construction contract management, and procurement processes;
• Exceptional level of stakeholder engagement skills;
• Strong negotiation skills and demonstrated experience leading complex contract or claim negotiations;
• Proven agility and ability to manage change programs;
• A tertiary degree in business, law or commercial discipline is highly desirable;
• A background in project contracts and procurement is highly desirable.

What we offer 

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress. 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family  
• Attractive share ownership plan 
• Company provided insurance cover 
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options 
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) 
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more) 
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

You will be based in Perth, Central Park working in a global team.

Rio Tinto Global Procurement ensures resilient supply chains that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through the strategic sourcing and buying of goods and services for our operations. Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through effective supplier partnerships, innovation, easy and standardised processes, e-technology, corporate social responsibility and increased commercial advantage. 

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

Applications close on 17 September 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)