Manager - Procurement Assurance

Manager – Procurement Assurance

• Great opportunity to work for a global mining company that works to leave a lasting, positive legacy
• An opportunity to deliver a step change in Rio Tinto’s Procurement assurance framework
• Permanent Role based in either Perth or Brisbane

About the role

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

Throughout 2022, Rio Tinto Global Procurement (Procurement) has undertaken a comprehensive review of its risk management and assurance framework and now needs a dynamic leader with a strong background in assurance to establish and manage a team of Risk and Assurance Coordinators (Risk Coordinators) within the Procurement organisation. This team will perform assurance in the form of monitoring and reporting compliance against mandatory Procurement process controls, as well as offering value adding risk management support to the Procurement teams.

The primary function of this role will be to collaboratively review and improve the existing monitoring and reporting activities to ensure they are effective in driving compliance against mandatory Procurement controls. The role will also be responsible for hiring and managing a team of Risk Coordinators who will be embedded within the Procurement teams around the globe. Their roles will be to undertake monitoring and reporting and to provide direct risk management support to the Procurement teams.

This role would suit someone with an audit or risk consulting background, with experience in business improvement. It is essential however, that this person has a pragmatic and collaborative style and knows how to turn findings into valued recommendations, and when to challenge in a curious and caring way, without defaulting to authority.

Reporting to the Manager, Procurement Risk, you will:

• Review and refine compliance monitoring within Procurement, including undertaking an assessment of the impact of existing monitoring and reporting on key stakeholders
• Define the roles and responsibilities of the Risk Coordinators collaboratively with the Rio Tinto’s Risk Area of Expertise (Risk AOE)
• Work collaboratively with the Procurement data analytics team to refine existing reporting dashboards
• Hire and onboard Risk Coordinators located in several locations globally, including organizing and supporting training and upskilling in consultation with Risk AOE
• Ongoing team leadership to ensure Risk Coordinators are supported with their work and career development
• Consolidate the Risk Coordinators’ regional specific reporting into a single report for senior leadership
• Support 2LOD assurance and 3LOD audit activities as required
• Act as a role model by consistently displaying Rio Tinto’s leadership behaviors and values (Care, Courage and Curiosity)

What you’ll bring

To be considered for this role, you will have:

• Background in audit or risk consulting or similar
• Working knowledge of risk management in practice (application, processes, and systems)
• Passion to drive business change and improvement using sound judgement
• Ability to translate findings into an array of simple, impactful communication formats
• Exceptional communication, including emotional intelligence, listening and influencing a diverse range of stakeholders
• Dynamic proven leadership capabilities, showing judgment and common sense
• Self-awareness and a commitment to personal development
• Optional but non-essential – understanding of Procurement processes

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and 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
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• 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 with a 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.

About Global Procurement

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 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 on Friday 25 November 2022. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.