Procurement Business Partner - Ranger Closure

Procurement Business Partner (Ranger Closure)

• Lead our partnership for ranger closure

• Leadership opportunity

• Based in Brisbane (some site travel may be required to the Ranger Closure site)

About the Ranger Closure Project Ranger is a dynamic closure and rehabilitation project aimed at restoring the mine site and processing facilities in line with current closure plans. Rio Tinto and Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) signed a Management Services Agreement for Rio Tinto to manage all aspects of the rehabilitation of Ranger, including project management and execution of all rehabilitation activities from June 2024 onwards.

Currently, closure work is led by Rio Tinto Major Projects with guidance from Rio Tinto Closure. Procurement support is shared between Rio Tinto Procurement (RTP) and Major Projects, with each team managing discrete spend areas and scopes, although in a state of evolution. Together, they are working closely to optimise value throughout the life of the rehabilitation activities.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Procurement Leader for a rare and exciting opportunity. In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting Major Projects, RTP, Closure, and the broader Ranger team by providing procurement support for all operational expenditure.

This position offers significant learning and development potential, making it an excellent opportunity for a forward-thinking professional. The procurement processes and responsibilities in this role blend elements of RTP and Major Projects, reflecting a shared nature of Procurement support. This dynamic role will evolve over time, requiring adaptability to the changing needs of the Ranger project while leading a team of three procurement specialists.

Success in this role requires a proactive, strategic mindset combined with innovative problem-solving skills to identify and execute cost-reduction and value-adding opportunities. Given the collaborative nature of procurement support across RTP and Major Projects, you will engage extensively with stakeholders, RTP category teams, navigating shifting priorities, processes, responsibilities, and budgets.

This complexity presents both challenges and rewards, making it an exciting opportunity for a motivated leader who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Key ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Manager Closure BP and working closely with the Major Projects Manager Contracts and Procurement, the Procurement BP will:

• Foster a collaborative relationship with the Major Projects team to ensure a “one-procurement” approach to problem solving and optimizing expenditure across the life of the Ranger Project.

• Lead and coach a team of 3 procurement specialists, ensuring their ongoing collaboration with RTP categories, Buy-Local, CSP and Closure teams.

• Gain a full understanding of existing categories, contracts and their scopes to identify gaps and areas for improvement.

• Develop clear procurement and contracting requirements for each category over the next 3 years.

• Drive a culture across our team and supplier base of continuous improvement to ensure sustainable quality, process, and cost reduction outputs to reduce total projected closure costs (TPCC).

• Design appropriate contracting strategies that align with project objectives, including key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to ensure success.

• Execute the contracting strategies, managing the tendering process and ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto's procurement policies.

About YouTo be successful in this role, you will have:

• A proactive and collaborative approach to problem-solving, with strong communication and negotiation skills.

• Experience leading and coaching diverse teams

• Proven experience in procurement, category and/or contract management, ideally within a mining or large-scale industrial project environment.

• Strong understanding of contract lifecycle management and the ability to develop and implement effective procurement strategies.

• Ability to deal with changing priorities, multiple reporting lines, and work in environment where role responsibilities and procurement processes (hybrid of RTP and Major Projects) are evolving and changing.

• Ability to manage multiple business requirements and deal with complex situations, with efficient prioritisation skills.

• Experience and understanding of Indigenous procurement and related business development practices.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across multiple teams and departments.

• Knowledge of project closure or rehabilitation will be highly regarded.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements

• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave

• 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); and

• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

Where you’ll be working

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.

Application Deadline: 21st Feb 2025

(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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

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.

About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.