Manager, Global Process Ownership

Manager, Global Process Ownership, Business Improvement & Value

• Join a dynamic leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Excellent opportunity to make a difference and drive value
• Permanent opportunity based in Brisbane or Perth

About the role

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

We are seeking an experienced Business Improvement Manager to work in Rio Tinto’s Global Process Ownership, Business Improvement & Value (BI&V) team. Reporting to the Senior Manager of BI&V, you will be responsible for working with Rio Tinto’s senior global process owners to simplify and de-bureaucratise Rio Tinto’s way of working. Driving the global ownership mindset was endorsed by the Rio Tinto Executive Committee in February 2022 and is seen as a foundational element to how we set Rio Tinto up to deliver its strategic objectives. This role provides a unique opportunity to deliver meaningful change to Rio Tinto’s operating model. You will have proven success working with senior stakeholders to implement new ways of working ensuring maximum productivity whilst reducing costs.

This role is a great opportunity for a motivated and dynamic leader to work with the business improvement team to identify, implement, and embed improvement initiatives or projects that will support the business’ full potential.

To succeed in this role, you will be expected to: 

• Work with senior leaders across Rio Tinto to implement changes to their operating model; enabling accountability for end-to-end process outcomes
• Identify inefficiencies in current processes and systems and provide innovative solutions to improve resulting in higher productivity and reduced costs

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve practices, policies, procedures internationally to create efficiency and operational excellence
• Engage with senior stakeholders across multiple functions to identify business improvement activities
• Identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement projects to improve employee engagement and productivity
• Assisting in the development and deployment of business improvement method and tools
• Support compliance with standardised processes, systems, and tools
• Apply disciplined governance and quality assurance across business improvement projects
• Define and advise on improvement approaches for complex issues

About you

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Experience working in large complex organisations
• The ability to build, influence and maintain key relationships with senior leaders
• Change management, negotiation and strong communication skills
• Experience working in an operations, finance or business improvement role
• Business acumen coupled with proven problem-solving skills and experience
• Excellent communication skills and experience dealing with all levels within an organisation
• Strong analytical skills and experience in proactive strategic analysis
• Demonstrated curiosity and drive for thinking differently
• Strong business acumen
• Ability to cultivate collaboration, autonomy, and creativity within the team
• Bachelor’s or higher education in Finance, Engineering, or relevant commensurate experience
• A deep curiosity about the business and an inclusive approach to problem-solving
• Strong experience in coaching and change management; ability to bring others on the journey
• Demonstrated achievements in identifying and implementing business & operational processes using improvement methodologies such as six sigma

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 competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees & immediate family
• 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)
• Domestic re-location if required

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins witha first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. 

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. 

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Where you’ll be working

The Business & Technology Support FBP team reports through to the Group CFO and supports Safety, Technical & Projects, Strategy & Development and Central Functions including IS&T, Corporate Affairs, Finance and Human Resources. With a breadth of scope that covers exploration, project development and technical excellence, mergers & acquisition, business development through to closure; and all the functions that are necessary to run our business. You will be working closely with your direct manager in Reading and remotely with the rest of the FBP team (based in multiple locations with concentrations in Brisbane, Perth, Salt Lake City and Montreal). 

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we want you to be you. We want everyone, everywhere, to feel their voice is heard and respected and we’re committed to fostering a culture where individual differences—whatever they may be—are appreciated and valued. It’s what makes us safer, more productive, improves our decision-making, and helps us to create better relationships with our communities. 

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

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we support you to drive positive change.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for a role you must complete all pre-screening questions and medicals.

Applications close Friday 9 September 2022. 

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