Specialist Procurement | Winu

Procurement Specialist | Winu

• Act as commercial conduit between the Assets and the Global and Regional Procurement Category teams
• Full time role | Perth based Monday to Friday
• Regular site travel required (~4 days every four weeks) | Supporting Winu Project

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We currently seeking an experienced Procurement Specialists to work closely with our Winu Project team to determine goods/services requirements, then collaborate with the Global and Regional categories team to ensure alignment of category strategies and business priorities. The Procurement Specialist will have a business partnering responsibility whereby they will be the first point of contact for the operation and facilitate control point interactions with the wider procurement team. It is estimated that you will be required to travel to site once a month for approximately 4 days. 

This role is a great opportunity for someone with a partnership mindset and an appetite to add value by collaborating closely with stakeholders to optimise the path forward in terms of supply for our Assets.

Reporting to the Procurement Business Partner – East Pilbara, you will:

• Drive ‘safety’ into the contract and procurement processes
• Align the Asset priorities with the Global and Regional category sourcing strategies
• Contribute to the commercial strategies by considering site requirements, local procurement and emerging market opportunities, total cost of ownership, P2P integration and security of medium to long term supply
• Support the Asset and category teams to deliver maximum value to the Asset
• Manage key suppliers’ operational performance reviews
• Identify and monitor procurement initiatives and support the mitigation of any impact to the Asset
• Solve for site specific requirements while balancing the contribution to broader strategies and leverage opportunities; and
• Drive stakeholder compliance in the procurement process

What you’ll bring

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

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree/post graduate qualification in Commerce, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain or equivalent
• Demonstrated procurement/sourcing/contract management experience
• Excellent communication skills to influence, engage and build strong rapport with key stakeholders
• Effective time management skills, the ability to balance multiple and competing priorities
• Creative problem solving skills with strong strategic outlook and analytical capabilities; and,
• Strong commercial acumen coupled with the ability to formulate and present contracts and category strategies

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

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.

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.

Applications close on 13 April 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)