Procurement Specialist - Rail

Procurement Specialist - Rail

• Full time permanent opportunity

• Based in Perth – CBD, with some site travels expected

• Be a part of RTIO world leading rail network.

About the role  

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and collaborative Procurement Specialist to join our RTP Ports, Rail & Core Services team and deliver sustainable, value driven solutions across our Rail Track portfolio to ensure RTIO Rail’s network remains the most productive heavy haul network in the world.  With the opportunity to deliver commercial excellence across various Rail initiatives, we are looking for a procurement professional who:

• Displays a curious mindset with the ability to transform opportunities into sustainable, commercially favourable deliverables.

• Develops and delivers category and sourcing strategies that clearly articulate value levers of time, sustainability or cost.

• Demonstrates the ability to think holistically, challenge norms and provide pathways to unlock further value across Rio Tinto’s rail network.

• Works closely with stakeholder groups to understand demand, constraints, and synergies.

• Articulates risks as well as opportunities to influence directions to ensure decisions are made with the best commercial outcome in mind.

• Forms strong supplier relationships to understand current and future capability, leverage supplier strengths, and unlock the value obtained from systematic supplier relationship management.

• Has a passion for team culture and demonstrates the application of our cultural blueprint and Rio Tinto’s values.

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:   

• A curious mindset with the ability to formulate and present business cases to strategic methodologies.

• Strong knowledge of procurement practices and responsibilities.

• A track record of stakeholder and supplier influencing.

• Sound negotiation skills and demonstrated experience leading contract negotiations.

• The ability to work both independently and productively as well as contribute to a strong team environment.

• Financial or analytical skills would be a benefit.

• Prior experience in rail will be beneficial

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: 7th 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.