Procurement Specialist

• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Based out of Rio Tinto's Brisbane hub
• Support the business in delivering its annual plan

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs

We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to join the team in Brisbane to deliver commercial strategies and projects for Development & Technology Business Units and Rio Tinto Aluminum (RTA). This role will require collaborating with a range of key stakeholders to influence and manage a broad portfolio of work. The successful candidate will be required to build and maintain close relationships within Rio Tinto Procurement category groups to ensure that each sourcing project takes into consideration relevant category strategies. The role will work closely with the group function for the delivery of commercially favorable contracts and deliver optimal value and solutions to the Rio Tinto Business Unit.

This role is a great opportunity for highly motivated, experienced procurement professional who has effective stakeholder engagement and change management skills, as well as a good commercial awareness with a background in procurement. Reporting to the Procurement Business Partner you will be accountable for management of end-to-end supply chain including but not limited to:

• Developing and implementing sourcing strategies that contribute to value delivery through the deployment of best practices, procurement tools and negotiation skills.
• Supporting key or complex sourcing projects, collaborating with key business stakeholders to establish the commercial and project execution strategies.
• Management of end-to-end procurement sourcing activities.
• Ensuring all projects are successfully delivered using the Ariba platform and meeting Rio Tinto's compliance requirements.
• Actively facilitating supplier performance management to ensure effective delivery of all agreed commercial outcomes.
• Working closely with other Procurement professionals regionally and globally in order to replicate value delivery opportunities.
• Collaborating with key business stakeholders to assist the business in delivering its annual plan.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support relevant BU related continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, enhance, maintain and manage and maintain appropriate relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Advise, support and negotiate on behalf of the BU where claims may be submitted for non-conformances.
• Working in a dynamic environment to build a high level of trust through open and transparent relationships and engagements.

About you

• Strong alignment to Rio Tinto's values of courage, care and curiosity
• Collaborative approach with ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to drive successful commercial outcomes
• Ability to formulate and present analysis and business cases
• High level of understanding of end-to-end procurement processes
• Negotiation skills and experience in contract negotiations
• Project management experience, including partnering and influencing stakeholders
• Proactive with the ability to be autonomous, and contributor to a positive and strong team environment
• Proficiency in using SAP, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong influencing, stakeholder engagement and change management capabilities.
• Experience in developing commercial strategies, business recommendations and be able to lead supplier negotiations.
• Experience in using Ariba S2C module is preferred (but not essential)
• The ability to achieve outcomes through influencing and collaboration with others.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Procurement provides supply chain services that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through the strategic sourcing of goods and services for all operations and businesses. Value is enabled through close collaboration with business unit stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of requirements, and then delivered through uniformed processes, e-technology, increased corporate social responsibility and measurable value delivery for the Rio Tinto Group.

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 culture that is supportive of flexible working options with a mix of working at the office and at home
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• 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, including access to the Indigenous Leadership Development Program
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

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.