• Job Description

  Req#: RITM10566960

  Specialist Contracts - Facilities

  • Excellent opportunity to progress in your career development.
  • Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority.
  • Perth based location.

  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 are looking for a Specialist Contracts to join the Facilities team in Perth.
  

  You will enjoy working as part of the Facilities team, collaborating with a range of stakeholders to influence and manage a broad portfolio of work. You have a passion for process improvement and transformation.

  You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work on Monday to Friday Perth based roster with flexible working arrangements which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.

  Reporting to the Superintendent Contracts & Commercial you will;

  • Work closely with operational teams, procurement, and other business stakeholders to support an efficient end-to-end contract management experience for all stakeholders.
  • Support or lead negotiation strategies and communication plans for supplier negotiations and meetings.
  • Provide commercial guidance to the relevant stakeholders.
  • Build and grow relationships with key suppliers to drive innovation and value through a formal Supplier Relationship Management process.
  • Support the development of stakeholder engagement plans to help formalise effective and collaborative relationships with a broad and varied group of Rio Tinto business units.
  • Proactively work on initiatives to help contain contract-spend leakage and deliver contractual performance outcomes as required.

  What you’ll bring

  • Proven record of leading to drive successful contract & commercial outcomes.
  • Ability to formulate and present the analysis and business cases to support Facilities strategies.
  • Understanding of end-to-end contract processes
  • Strong negotiation skills and demonstrated experience leading complex contract negotiations.
  • Ability to work effectively and productively to support a strong team environment with an expected high degree of individual autonomy and accountability.
  • Ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in using Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Power BI.

  If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.

  We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.

  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 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

  Who we are

  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

  Based in our Central Park Perth CBD office.

  In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

  We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

  Applications close on 21st of September 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

• 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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