Specialist – Resource and Mining Services

Specialist – Resource and Mining Services

Flexible work arrangement (3 days per week)

• Apply your category management knowledge and stakeholder engagement skills
• Management of a strategic portfolio
• Challenging and dynamic position
• Flexible work environment and CBD location - Perth

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

The Resource and Mining Services team are seeking a Specialist in a flexible work arrangement (3 days per week). We are looking for a highly driven and strategically astute individual, who has a desire to deliver value within the portfolio, minimise risk for Rio Tinto and develop innovative procurement solutions.

Reporting to the Manager Resource and Mining Services, you will:

• Values: Demonstrate the application of Rio Tinto’s values of Courage, Care and Curiosity.
• Strategy: Development and delivery of category strategies aligned with Rio Tinto business objectives.
• Relationship: Establish long term, sustainable relationships with the key suppliers, based on innovation, sustainability, and mutual value creation.
• Relationship: Create and maintain credible and trusting relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of procurement effort with business needs and opportunities.
• Partnership: Deliver value through the day-to-day category management & SRM activities in support of the key supplier partnership and contribute to the market engagement and its implementation.
• Negotiation: Apply an effective negotiation process to deliver beneficial contractual and commercial outcomes for Rio Tinto.
• Problem Solving: Have a willingness to challenge the status quo and find creative ways to solve problems with safe outcomes.
• Risk: Support the business with the identification and mitigation of the key risks.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will preferably require:

• Minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience in strategic procurement, category management and supplier relationship management.
• An ability to influence without direct line authority and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Proven ability to proactively manage stakeholders and build strong relationships.
• Effective time management skills, the ability to balance multiple and competing priorities.
• Strong commercial acumen, interpersonal skills and negotiation ability.
• Previous experience in mining is highly desirable.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.  

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are

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 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.

If this sounds like your next career path, then apply today!

Applications close on August 9th 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).