Superintendent Supply Forecasting

Superintendent Supply Forecasting

• An exciting opportunity to lead a team of technical professionals who deliver high value within Supply Forecasting
• Be part of a supportive team with a focus on inclusion, safety, and work-life balance
• Play a pivotal role across our supply chain to drive business performance
• Perth-based role at the Rio Tinto Operations Centre, Monday to Friday

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 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.

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

We are looking for a Superintendent Supply Forecasting to join our Supply Forecasting and Scheduling team. You will be a hands-on leader, leading a small team to develop and provide crucial insights, along with recommendations, liaising with key stakeholders, and transforming information into a story, which is pivotal for the success of Rio Tinto’s supply chain and business performance.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Planning and working in an exciting and collaborative environment, you will:

• Providing insights, analyse data, identify trends and improvement opportunities to evaluate and report on supply chain performance within the Quarterly Forecast (QF)
• Engaging and networking with a wide range of stakeholders from across the business to understand local insights and context
• Provide guidance and coaching to develop the capability of the Planners within the team
• Collaborating with the broader RTIO and Rio Tinto teams to develop best practice
• Gaining an understanding of our complex operating system
• Identifying and understanding the system bottleneck and exploring improvement opportunities
• Helping develop scenarios in each QF cycle, articulating the key messages and improving the process

What you’ll bring

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Ability to think and solve problems
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment and prioritise work tasks
• Influential leadership and the ability to coach, develop, engage, and bring out the best in your team
• A background in Mining, Ports, Rail and/or Processing and an understanding of the relevant value chain from mine to market will be see as advantageous, but is not essential

What we offer 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus 
• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress
• 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, read more about the huge range of benefits

Where you’ll be working 

You will be Perth-based with opportunity to work flexibly from home combined with time in our Operations Centre. The team actively encourages and supports flexible work. This includes workdays, hours, and location, in addition to flexible and part-time work schedules. Occasional site travel will be required.

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. 

Applications close on Monday 4th December 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)