Senior PMO Specialist

Senior Analyst / Specialist – Program Management Office (PMO)

• Utilise your influencing and engagement skills to help drive improvement initiatives and in supporting the cohort to deliver on their targets and priorities
• Develop your knowledge in procurement reporting
• Flexible work environment, CBD locations, Perth (Permanent)

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Analyst / Specialist – Program Management Office (PMO) to provide not only technical capability but also leadership. At a tactical level this involves maintaining and developing procurement reports (dashboards) whilst at a strategic level the role is ‘front facing’ and acts to bring the wider team together towards achieving our financial and non-financial targets.

This role also has a part to play in influencing the strategic direction of the Business Partner (BP) Australia and Global Equipment Category procurement teams via the role’s interactions with the leadership team and broader cohort. 

This is a great opportunity for an analytical, Power BI system savvy analyst who has effective stakeholder engagement, commercial acumen and enjoys engaging with an audience of peers and leadership.

 Reporting to the Principal Advisor PMO, you will: 

• Act as a central representative of the PMO team for reporting and actively support the cohort in achieving financial and non financial targets
• Provide support in facilitating leadership workshops, presentations and translation of this work to deliver strategic outcomes and meet our priorities
• Identify or support in the end to end process from assessment through to embedding of system or procurement improvement initiatives
• Maintain and improve procurement reporting dashboards capturing cost savings, non-financial value and sourcing activities through Power BI
• Provide support in lifting the level of awareness across the wider procurement team of the valuation guidelines and practices used when determining cost savings
• Work with stakeholders to define ad-hoc reporting requirements and assist in the process of development, delivery and embedding of the final deliverable
• Conduct & maintain formal training including support materials for stakeholders in the use of reporting systems
• Act as a procurement advocate and conduit for system or process changes when participating in working groups and interacting with stakeholders from other teams
• Co-ordinate and work with peer PMO teams located globally to drive process and business improvements effectively collaborating to deliver shared outcomes
• Co-ordinate the work activities and coach members within the team

About you

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

• Strong influencing, strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and communication capabilities
• The confidence to present your exceptional work to stakeholders and engage with senior leaders
• A degree qualification with experience as an Analyst or Reporting Specialist
• Proven experience developing reporting dashboards using Power BI or similar
• Strong Excel technical skills
• Previous procurement experience would be desirable but not essential

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Procurement provides supply chain services that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through the strategic sourcing of goods and services for all operations and businesses. Value is enabled through close collaboration with business unit stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of requirements, and then delivered through uniformed processes, e-technology, increased corporate social responsibility and measurable value delivery for the Rio Tinto Group.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Get ahead financially and enjoy housing subsidy benefits
• 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 and salary packaging options
• Career development and 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)

Where you will be working 

This role will be based in the heart of Perth CBD – Central Park. Rio Tinto Procurement provides supply chain services that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through the strategic sourcing of goods and services for all operations and businesses. Value is enabled through close collaboration with business unit stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of requirements, and then delivered through uniformed processes, e-technology, increased corporate social responsibility and measurable value delivery for the Rio Tinto Group. 

About Rio Tinto

Rio 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 almost 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 and meet opportunities.

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.