Procurement Category Specialist Fixed Equipment

2 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia Rio Tinto Full time

Procurement Category Specialist | Fixed Equipment

  • Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
  • Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
  • Interact with senior leaders, and assist in managing key relationships
  • Perth based fulltime opportunity

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.


The Global Fixed Equipment (FE) Capital Optimisation team are currently recruiting for a permanent Category Specialist based in the Perth CBD.

Reporting to the Capital Procurement Manager Fixed Equipment, the key accountabilities for the role includes the following:

  • Collating and analysing detailed global market trends and supplier intelligence.
  • Delivering rigorous 'fact base' analysis that considers external & internal dynamics which will form the basis of category strategies and sourcing programs (together with the support of our category analysts).
  • Building and maintaining robust and productive global relationships with key internal stakeholders including D&T Contracts & Procurement and Execution teams, as well as senior management across all global product groups.
  • Working with D&T to ensuring that category strategies and all value levers are maximised and aligned to RT priorities.
  • Leading and supporting advanced supplier negotiations by leveraging Rio Tinto's global demand to secure robust value for the business including CAPEX reductions, lifecycle and winwin focused contract arrangements, schedule guarantees and cost & long lead time reductions due to economies of scale.

What you'll bring
To be successful in this role you will

  • Extremely strong communication skills (written and verbal); be professional, succinct and clear.
  • Highly effective interpersonal skills and the ability to influence leadership and potential conflict in a constructive and effective manner.
  • Proven track record of achieving outcomes through negotiation, influencing and collaboration.
  • Strong track record of building robust and productive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong commercial acumen and significant negotiation experience.
  • An appreciation of endtoend category management frameworks.
  • Factual, datadriven decision making skills.
  • Proactive skills to challenge the statusquo and possess strong commercial intuition.
  • Strong project management, problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Effective time management skills; the ability to balance multiple and competing priorities.
  • A positive disposition that reflects a strong drive and ambition to succeed.

What we offer

  • A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
  • Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
  • 18 weeks of genderneutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
  • 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
  • Ongoing access to familyfriendly health and medical wellbeing support
  • Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
  • Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more); and
  • Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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.


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.


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