Specialist Procurement Facilities Management

Specialist Facilities Management | Perth

• Make a positive impact on the way that Facilities contracts are shaped and delivered at Rio Tinto
• Strong interaction and engagement with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Permanent Full-time role | Perth based

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

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 seeking an experienced Specialist to lead a variety of key procurement activities including managing global data and market analytics for the Facilities category, category strategy development and execution, commercial strategy development & execution, source to contract activities and supplier relationship management.

Our facilities and quality of service directly impact our employees and their families and is strongly linked to commercial success of Rio Tinto. The successful candidate will excel at integrating the Everyday Respect tenets into commercial outcomes, and keep abreast of our ever-evolving category. With responsibility for aerodromes, transport, villages and some towns the role is diverse and challenging

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Facilities Management your remit will include but is not limited to:

• Develop and maintain strong customer and stakeholder relationships with various Rio Tinto business units, in particular Iron Ore Facilities, to ensure all consumer/stakeholder needs and requirements are met
• Ensure execution of improvement initiatives to reach and exceed business plans
• Identify and develop category management opportunities within Australia and other countries
• Expand our engagement with local and global supplier markets to develop contract register and improve contract compliance
• Strong analytical skills
• Working across the end-to-end procurement process, driving local procurement outcomes and sourcing for operations and capital projects
• Support Momentum Opportunity Tracking including finalisation of actuals against planned opportunities.
• Support Principal Advisor, Facilities in all relevant procurement strategy, activities and related projects

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Extensive hands-on experience in Contracts and Procurement
• Proficient and skilled in framing opportunities and analysis to refine presentations and projects for development and execution.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to summarise key information to deliver clear key messages to diverse audiences.
• Strong negotiation skills to develop agreements for facilities operations with commercial terms that maximise value and minimise risk exposure for Rio Tinto.
• Contribute to an integrated team to deliver joint deliverables with input from diverse internal stakeholders.
• Ability to Partner with key external suppliers and stakeholders to co-develop projects and supply opportunities centred on achieving Rio Tinto’s strategic objectives.
• Tertiary Degree or equivalent qualification in a related discipline including business, commerce or Law. A CIPS Certificate or Diploma in Purchasing or Supply is desirable

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• 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

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.

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.

Every Voice Matters

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 close on 5 September 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)