Procurement Specialist Contract Management

Procurement Specialist Contract Management

• Permanent Position in Rio Tinto's Brisbane offices
• Ability to grow and move into more senior roles;
• Opportunity to join our Global Technology Project team and deliver excellent outcomes across IS&T at Rio Tinto.

About the role

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

We are looking for a Procurement Specialist Contract Management – Global Technology to join the IT Services Category Management team. You will be responsible for executing technology contract implementation and category lead initiatives across major projects and IS&T operations across Rio Tinto.

This is an exciting & challenging opportunity for an experienced technology procurement professional. You will enjoy working as part of the Global Technology Procurement team, collaborating with a range of stakeholders to influence and manage a broad portfolio of work focusing on IT Services. You will have a passion for process improvement, category management, transformation and can speak the language of today’s technology landscape. Reporting to the Principal Advisor – IT Services you will:

• Develop and execute technology Supplier Relationship Management strategies for strategic IT Services Suppliers
• Own and manage the IT Services Supplier Relationship Management Framework
• Pro-actively Monitor and manage supplier performance;
• Resolve and mediate commercial disputes
• Build and manage effective relationships with a broad range of internal stakeholders;
• Provide commercial leadership and guidance to the global stakeholder teams;
• Build and grow relationships with relevant suppliers to drive innovation and value through building positive relationships
• Work and collaborate effectively in a global team;
• Motivated, growth mindset and willing to learn;
• Facilitate a seamless handover to the project and operational management teams to ensure value continues to be optimized.

What you will bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have had substantial experience in Technology Contract Management as well as a proven record of leading to drive successful commercial outcomes. We require an ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with internal & external stakeholders to drive a culture of collaboration, participation and improvement is essential.

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

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.

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.

Every Voice Matters

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
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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.

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.

Applications for this role will close on December 6^th 2022 however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier.