SAP Functional Experts & Architects

SAP Functional Experts & Architects (multiple positions)

• Play an integral role in Modern ERP

• 9-12 month fixed term positions with likelihood to extend, with opportunities in the Modern ERP programme, or backfilling BAU positions

• Can be based out of the following hubs: Brisbane, Perth, Singapore, Montreal, or Salt Lake City

About the role 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for multiple Platform Design and Delivery Principal Advisors or Specialist to be responsible for designing, developing, and overseeing the implementation of comprehensive SAP solutions that meet both business and technical requirements. These roles are available within both the Modern ERP programme, as well as backfilling BAU positions.    

These roles act as a key link between GP Workstream leads, business stakeholders, product owners, at the enterprise level.  Additionally, these roles will ensure the alignment of functional needs with scalable and effective technical architectures. The Platform Design and Delivery Principal Advisors or Specialists will contribute to creating and maintaining robust architectural frameworks, guiding teams from the conceptual stages through to successful delivery and implementation.

This is a great opportunity to champion and establish best practice as Rio Tinto commences the Modern ERP programme for our global operations and will undoubtedly be a rewarding opportunity combining both technical and business readiness acumen.  

These roles will be within our IS&T - Technology Platforms division, where you will deliver to these key responsibilities: 

• Platform design: Develop and define comprehensive solutions that address both functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business strategies.

• SAP knowledge: Experience in full life-cycle SAP implementation with strong technical skills in SAP modules (depending on the role) will include the following areas SAP FI/CO; MM; SD; PP; QM: HCM; PM; PS; LE.  Proficiency in the use of a business warehouse system.

• Technical design: Contribute and deliver technical design effort for new platforms, features and enhancements, leveraging relevant SAP functional experience and understanding to deliver the technical requirements in specific SAP functional areas/modules.

• Stakeholder collaboration: Work closely with business leaders, product owners, and technical teams to capture business requirements, identify pain points, and translate them into viable technical solutions.

• Solution design: Lead or contribute to the design of detailed functional and technical design documents, including application, data, integration, and security layers, ensuring consistency with enterprise architectural standards while assisting in the generation of new partners and standards were required

• Technology evaluation: Assess new technologies and design approaches to ensure they are suitable for current and future solutions, recommending best-fit technologies and tools.

• Operational readiness: Contribute to BAU support model and operational readiness requirements

• Governance & compliance: Ensure that all solutions adhere to the organization’s governance standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements.

• Cross-functional Guidance: Provide technical leadership to development teams throughout the lifecycle of the project, ensuring solutions are designed and implemented according to technical and business specifications. 

• Documentation: Create and maintain high-quality documentation for solution architectures, technical frameworks, system components, and integration strategies, ensuring clarity for all stakeholders.

• Performance Optimization: Oversee the performance, scalability, and reliability of systems by identifying bottlenecks and areas for improvement, applying best practices in system architecture. 

What you’ll bring  

• Bachelor's degree or higher in IT, Engineering or Commercial disciplines

• Relevant SAP functional experience with 5-10+ years of hands-on experience in solution design, delivery, and implementation

• Experience with SAP S/4 HANA is highly desirable

• Strong expertise in SAP modules (one or two as a minimum), such as SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling (FICO); Materials Management (MM); Sales and Distribution (SD;) Production Planning (PP); Quality Management (QM): Human Capital Management (HCM); Plant Maintenance (PM); Project System (PS); Logistics Execution (LE)

• Strong operational and functional process knowledge in the commodity/resources and manufacturing industries and experience with Agile delivery methodology and design thinking

• Proficiency in platform design, design patterns, and integration methodologies

• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders in a network organisation across multiple regions/time zones

• Strong business engagement/stakeholder management expertise 

• Broad business process understanding with knowledge of impacts of business decisions and changes  

• Previous experience in the Rio Tinto Business Solution is desirable but not mandatory

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you have 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

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidized 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 goals.

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

• Flexible working arrangements

We are finding better ways to simplify our operations, expand our capability and improve productivity, to do this we are embarking on an exciting journey that will transition us to a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform moving from current technology (currently RTBS) to a new digitally enabled S/4 Hana and application ecosystem.

An effective RTBS is a key enabler to Best Operator, given 30-60 per cent of our frontline time is spent in the system. To deliver this change we must ensure that we work closely with each of the Product Group’s (PGs) and Functions to modernise how we operate in the system. Consequently, this is not a technology led programme, it is business led.

Where you’ll be working

The newly created ERP Implementation Programme team within the Group Finance function will bring together a variety of specialist skillsets to shape our digital future and simplify, automate, modernise and improve our ways of working globally.

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.