Procurement Specialist

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

Procurement Specialist - Heavy Mobile Equipment

  • Lead commercial category management role in a Procurement Portfolio
  • Join our Global Procurement team
  • Perth CBD with flexible working arrangements

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.

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 are looking for an experienced Procurement professional to join our
Global Procurement - Heavy Mining Equipment (HME) Team in a
Specialist HME role to be based in our Perth office.


This key role will lead the commercial relationship with our Key Productivity Partner (KPP) Caterpillar's Western Australian based dealer WesTrac.

This role is a great opportunity for someone with a partnership mindset, strong stakeholder relationships skills and is seeking exposure to a Global Mobile Equipment team.


The role is complex, where you will need to support outcomes for both RTIO business priorities and global strategic initiatives, whilst continuing to deliver on fundamental transactional elements.

This includes developing and maintaining strong relationships with the business units and suppliers to oversee the supply chain and contract management of Rio Tinto's contracts for HME to ensure supply security and contract compliance.

Reporting to the
Principal Advisor - HME, some of the duties you will perform are:

  • Developing and maintaining strong, robust and productive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, while managing cross-functional working groups to ensure that needs are fully understood and adopted as part of the HME category strategies
  • Following the Rio Tinto Procurement category management cycle with specific emphasis on contract drafting, contract implementation and category management
  • Undertaking supplier relationship management (SRM) activities with preferred suppliers in order to ensure; contractual requirements are being met, promote innovation, KPI performance review, supply chain management

What you'll bring
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

  • Bachelor's degree in commerce, law or a relevant related degree
  • Professional, succinct, strong, and clear verbal and written communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong interpersonal skills including leading workshops and the ability to influence and manage potential conflict and negotiate in a constructive and effective manner
  • Proactive skills to challenge the statusquo and possess strong commercial intuition
  • Proven track record of achieving outcomes through high value / complex negotiation, influencing and collaboration
  • Demonstrated ability to problem solve, critically analyse and balance multiple and competing priorities

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 familyfriendly 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

Where you will be working


Rio Tinto Procurement (RTP) provides supply chain services that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through end-to-end Category Management (strategy, strategic sourcing, and buying of goods and services and strategic customer, supplier and market management).

Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through uniformed processes, e-technology, increased corporate social responsibility and measurable saving for the Group.

This role is based the Perth

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