Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist | Gudai-Darri

• Join an encouraging and diverse team, committed to your growth and development
• Act as commercial conduit between the Assets and the Global and Regional Procurement Category teams
• 12-month Fixed Term contract or Secondment | Perth based Monday to Friday
• Regular site travel required (every second week for approximately 2-3 days) | Supporting Gudai-Darri Operations

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

We currently seeking an experienced Procurement Specialistto work closely with our Gudai-Darri Operation 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 every second week for approximately 2-3 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’ performance and reinforce KPI’s as necessary
• 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 successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• 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
• Strong commercial acumen coupled with the ability to formulate and present contracts and category strategies

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
• 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, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue

Where you will be working

This role is based the Perth CBD in the Central Park offices, with regular site travel (twice a month). Hybrid / remote working arrangements available.

 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 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 May 23rd2024.