Inventory Officer

Inventory Officer

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• BIBO from Darwin to Jabiru

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for an Inventory Officer to lead the strategy development for the Ranger Mine inventory management. You will identify opportunities for improvement within Inventory areas critical to production of uranium. 

You will work cooperatively, identify cost-savings and improvement opportunities and collaborate with the Warehouse Superintendent on all matters relating to receipting, stock taking and other interdependencies.

Reporting to the Manager Business Services and working in a collaborative community, you will:

• Develop and execute the Inventory management and reduction plan
• Own execution of Supply Chain Analysis, Materials Planning & Supply Network Planning capabilities & strategies
• Establish Threshold Service Delivery and Inventory positions through analysis
• Responsible for implementing and executing materials planning standards, processes, owns cost reduction initiatives across Inventory Management and Bulk Commodity transport areas of Supply within ERA.
• Conduct regular reporting and ad-hoc analysis requests and reports, forecasts, KPIs/Metrics within Supply Chain using SAP R/3, Oniqua MRO software, BW, established tools, ISO processes and Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Visio).
• Report on supply-related and demand planning issues and make recommendations to senior management
• Manage the product life cycle from an inventory management point of view, through close collaboration with the Warehouse Superintendent and processing plant Managers
• Responsible for the day-to-day material planning and updating of Material Master Data carried out by the Inventory Controller
• Develop and enhance materials planning, implementation of process and procedure improvements in collaboration with Warehouse Superintendent.

What you will bring

• 3+ years minimum verifiable experience in a similar role in logistics, inventory analysis, planning/purchasing/supply chain in a mining environment
• Exceptional and verifiable SAP and Excel skills are required
• Solid analytical skills
• Logistics coordination experience
• Excellent written/spoken English
• MS Office-enabled (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio)
• C Class Driver’s License

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Excellent retirement plan
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

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 almost 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 will be working

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) is one Australia’s longest continually operating uranium mine. ERA has an excellent track record of reliably supplying customers. Uranium has been mined at Ranger for three decades. Ranger mine is one of only three mines in the world to produce in excess of 100,000 tonnes of uranium oxide.

ERA’s Ranger mine is located eight kilometres east of Jabiru and 260 kilometres east of Darwin, located in Australia’s Northern Territory.

The mine lies within the 79 square kilometre Ranger Project Area. Ranger mine is an open cut mine which commenced commercial production of drummed uranium oxide (U3O8) in 1981.

ERA sells its product to power utilities in Asia, Europe and North America under strict international and Australian Government safeguards. It maintains long term relationships with customers by providing consistent and reliable supply of uranium oxide in order to meet their energy needs.

The Ranger Project Area and the Jabiluka lease are located on Aboriginal land, and surrounded by, but separate from, the World Heritage Listed Kakadu National Park.

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.