Snr Specialist - Procurement & Contracts

Senior Specialist – Procurement & Contracts, Decarbonisation Projects

• Be part of Rio Tinto’s decarbonisation journey
• Construction focussed, commercial and contract management
• Support delivery of $1Billion of decarbonisation projects
• Permanent opportunity
• Brisbane or Gladstone location

About the role

Rio Tinto has recently announced an ambitious strategy to grow our business and decarbonise our assets. Our greenhouse gas Scope 1 & 2 emissions reduction targets are 15% by 2025, 50% by 2030 and net zero by 2050.

Rio Tinto Aluminium’s Pacific Operations is committed to reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the alumina refineries located in Gladstone. There are three large ‘Tier 1’ project workstreams that have been identified to rapidly advance carbon reduction at Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) where Rio Tinto holds an 80% interest. These projects are to electrify the coal fired boilers at Yarwun and QAL using renewable energy, increase process efficiencies to reduce the capital cost of electrification by converting QAL’s high-temperature digestion units to a ‘double digestion’ configuration and use hydrogen (H2) in the high temperature process of alumina calcination.

To help us with this challenge, we are looking for a Senior Specialist – Procurement & Contracts, Decarbonisation Projects to support a portfolio of projects. This role will work closely with Workstream Project Managers and other project stakeholders to achieve superior contractual outcomes for the business.

This role is great opportunity for experienced sourcing and procurement professional to join Rio Tinto’s journey to decarbonise its alumina assets. Applicants will have a proven track record of managing tenders and contracts formation in a project environment with effective stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills. Reporting to the Procurement Business Partner – Sustaining Capital, you will:

• Develop and execute commercial strategies, tenders and contract awards.
• Ensure all projects are successfully delivered using the Ariba platform and meet Rio Tinto’s governance and compliance requirements.
• Actively manage multiple projects concurrently to ensure effective delivery of agreed commercial timelines and outcome.
• Work in a dynamic environment to build a high level of trust through open and transparent relationships and engagements.
• Work closely with project leads, engineers, site based construction teams and other project delivery professionals in order execute the decarbonisation portfolio.
• If Brisbane based, be expected to travel to sites as required on an as needed basis, in order to maintain effective relationships with key site based stakeholders.

About you

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

• A degree in Business, Law, Engineering (or related discipline);
• Substantial experience in all phases of the contract lifecycle (strategy, tender, negotiate, award, contract management) demonstrated through past experiences in related project procurement roles;
• Experience with procurement leadership roles would be advantageous
• Experience in developing commercial strategies, business recommendations and leading supplier negotiations
• A strong contracts formation skillset;
• A commitment to Rio Tinto’s values around health, safety and respect; and
• Knowledge and experience working across alumina assets will be advantageous

What we offer

• 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 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 

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 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.

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.

This role closes on September 21^st however Rio Tinto reserve the right to close the advert sooner