• Job Description

  Req#: RITM11037738

  China Sourcing Operation Specialist

  • Instrumental in increasing the visibility of procurement activities
  • Drive crucial data analysis, fundamental to decision making
  • Based in Shanghai, home to Rio Tinto’s largest presence in China
    
    

  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.

  About the role

  Rio Tinto is a world leader in finding, mining, and processing the Earth’s mineral resources.

  The purpose of Rio Tinto Procurement (RTP) is to deliver measurable value to Rio Tinto Business Units. This is achieved through driving the establishment or improvement of competitive frameworks and markets for the purchase of goods and services enabled by e-technologies and resulting in continuous improvement, improved Supplier Safety and measurable savings. RTP provides procurement and supply chain consultancy services for Rio Tinto Group Companies and manages spend of around USD25 billion per annum.

  The RTP China Sourcing (RTP CS) team add value to Rio Tinto by providing local procurement expertise and cultural proficiency to identify and successfully execute sourcing strategies in China.

  This role will be sitting in China Sourcing team within RTP, and report directly to Senior Manager of China Sourcing. The role is to assist Senior Manager to create the ‘China Sourcing Media Window’ targeted at both internal and external stakeholders. This role will drive and maintain the performance dashboard (i.e., one tracker, supplier information, category book and LeanBoard Meeting etc.). This role is also a key influencer on assisting Senior Manager to shape the team culture, i.e., facilitating team building, culture whiteboard, TV channel and so on. Externally, the role is expected to create newsletters, seasonal China stories including supplier capability, collaboration examples via different tools (i.e., Vlog, Plog, content, interviews), in promoting positive perspectives on China Sourcing.

  The role will also manage indirect sourcing activities in China office independently such as managing tendering and contracts for office rental, corporate travel on annual basis.

  Reporting to the Senior Manager China Sourcing, you will:

  • Provide all procurement and purchasing support within China in accordance with the Rio Tinto global procurement standard.
  • Provide data analytics and reporting on all China spend and prepare monthly reports to senior management.
  • Review and Identify cost variances monthly for all China sourcing cost allocations
  • The incumbent will be responsible to market broadcast of China Sourcing, including White board, Lean Board Organization, Yammer, Element page, China Sourcing Brochure, Team Presentation and so on.
  • The incumbent will be responsible for supporting the team for developing and implementing category sourcing strategies. specifically, this includes, but not limited to below:

  - Support on prequalification procedure and commercial negotiation

  § Assist in identifying value opportunities.

  § Support with prequalification procedure

  § Support negotiation with suppliers

  § Support with resulting contract T&Cs negotiations

  - Assist with building and maintaining effective supplier relationships.

  § Support ongoing supplier development and supplier management.

  § Tracking of improvement programmes

  § Attend and monitor production process where required.

  § Follow up actions from Root Cause Analysis

  - Monitoring timely execution of delivery schedules and contracts

  § Follow up with supplier.

  § Contract / purchase order and supplier management to ensure security of supply.

  - Support Supplier Management

  § Assist on vendor creation process.

  § Support with independent verification step by the vendor maintenance team

  About you

  To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

  • University graduate majoring in Economics, Supply Chain management, business administration or a related business discipline is preferable. MBA is preferable
  • At least 3 years of experience in procurement.
  • Strong data analytical competency
  • Strong negotiation/influencing skills.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Related experience in MNC or consultant background.
  • Excellent English capability - written and spoken.
  • Excellent Presentation skills – Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Xmind.
  • Result driven, creative, agile.
  • Experience in consultant firm or media related is preferable.

  What we offer

  • A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
  • Be recognized for your contribution - our thinking and your hard work and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress
  • 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 health insurance for employees
  • Attractive share ownership plan
  • 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
    
    

  Where you will be working

  You will be based in our office in Shanghai.

  Since Rio Tinto established its first office in Beijing almost 40 years ago with just three people, the Group has built partnerships with China that span supply, innovation, knowledge transfer, culture and procurement. It's a relationship that has been transformative for Rio Tinto and which continues to make a significant contribution to China’s growth story.

  The company’s history in China stretches back over a century, when Rio Tinto made the first borates sales to the country. Since 1973 when Rio Tinto was one of the first foreign companies to export iron ore to China, it has shipped over 2.5 billion tonnes of the commodity, more than any other mining company. This extraordinary volume has been driven in large part by the pioneering joint ventures and partnerships that the Group has forged in recent decades.

  Every Voice Matters

  At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.

  Application Deadline: 22nd Dec 2023

  (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date)

  Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

  Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.

• About the company

  Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational and the world's second largest metals and mining corporation, behind BHP, producing iron ore, copper, diamonds, gold and uranium.

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