Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist (identified role - Indigenous)

• Permanent full time opportunity
• Based out of Rio Tinto's Brisbane hub (relocation available)
• Accelerated development pathway and opportunity to move into a more senior role
• This is an identified position for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About the role

We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to join the team in Brisbane.

As part of our commitment to advance Indigenous leadership across our business, we have a number of dedicated roles to support and accelerate Indigenous professionals in our Procurement function.

This includes the opportunity to participate in an accelerated development pathway to a Procurement Business Partner role, consisting of three rotations over an 18-month period to build business knowledge, relationships and project delivery across different parts of the Procurement function.

You will enjoy working as part of the East Coast Procurement team, collaborating with a range of stakeholders to influence and manage a broad portfolio of work. You have a passion for process improvement and transformation.

Reporting to a Procurement Business Partner you will;

• Research and update knowledge of relevant categories and sub-categories to identify opportunities for improvement based on industry and market research, organisational priorities, supply chain risk and commercial opportunities.
• Support development of stakeholder engagement plans to help formalise effective and collaborative relationships with a broad and varied group of global business units.
• Provide commercial leadership and guidance to the relevant stakeholder teams.
• Build and grow relationships with key suppliers to drive innovation and value through a formal Supplier Relationship Management process.
• Work with complex data sets and the data warehouse team to perform comprehensive data analysis, commercial modelling and produce meaning category and business insights.
• Work closely with sourcing specialists, legal, finance and other business partners to support an efficient end to end source to contract experience for all stakeholders.
• Support and/or lead negotiation strategies and communication plans for supplier negotiations and meetings.
• Proactively work on initiatives to help contain contract-spend leakage and deliver contractual performance outcomes as required.

What you will bring

• Strong alignment to Rio Tinto’s values of courage, care and curiosity
• Commitment to personal and professional development, with ambitions to grow your career
• Collaborative approach with ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to drive successful commercial outcomes
• Ability to formulate and present analysis and business cases
• Understanding of end-to-end procurement processes (category led buying channels desired but not required)
• Negotiation skills and experience in contract negotiations
• Project management experience, including partnering and influencing stakeholders
• Proactive with the ability to be autonomous, and contributor to a positive and strong team environment
• Previous experience in leading teams desired, but not essential
• Proficiency in using SAP, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

This is an identified position and applicants are required to provide evidence to confirm that they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

Where you will be working 

Rio Tinto Procurement (RTP) provides supply chain services that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through end-to-end Category Management (strategy, strategic sourcing, and buying of goods and services and strategic customer, supplier and market management). Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through uniformed processes, e-technology, increased corporate social responsibility and measurable saving for the Group.

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 culture that is supportive of flexible working options
• 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, including access to the Indigenous Leadership Development Program
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Domestic relocation assistance for candidates based outside of Brisbane

Elevating Indigenous voices

Rio Tinto is committed to improving employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and reflect the communities where we operate. We’re investing in advancing Indigenous leadership across professional and operational roles to ensure that we have a stronger representation of diverse voices at our decision making tables across our Australian business.

This position is limited to applicants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, and is a measure to achieve equality, within the meaning of special measures under subsection 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and equivalent provisions of State legislationapplies to this position. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.