Reporting and Analytics Product Owner – Modern ERP (1-Year Fixed Term Contract)

Why explore

• An exciting opportunity to be part of a leading global mining company that produces and supplies materials that are essential to human progress

• An opportunity to work with key stakeholders in our global commercial hub

• Based in Singapore, a global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About the role

The implementation of Modern Enterprise Resource Planning (MERP) is a critical step in Rio Tinto’s transformation journey, moving from outdated technology (ECC6) to a new, digitally enabled lean core platform (S/4) and application ecosystem. As this is a business led, Group-wide transformation effort, it requires a strong team to bridge the business and technology landscapes. From contract to cash, every aspect of our operations will benefit from this modernization that offers an exciting opportunity to deliver a digital foundation that will stand Rio Tinto up well for ongoing digital transformation. Rio Tinto is look to deploying a modern ERP as core and supporting Best of Breed / Best of Suite technologies across processes.

The role will be responsible for successful delivery of work items supporting MOVE & SELL Commercial Reports and Analytics applications on enterprise platforms and solutions. Key subject areas include Deal and Contract management, Order administration, Transportation management (deliveries and shipments), Invoicing(billing) and receivables, underpinned by Pricing, Credit Management, Customer, Product and Logistics master data.

Accountable for shaping and delivering the future-state reporting landscape for the Move & Sell workstream within the Modern ERP program. The role provides subject matter expertise across reporting and analytics, ensuring reporting solutions are aligned with standardised processes, data governance principles, and clean-core objectives.

This role works closely with business stakeholders, GPOs (Stewards and Custodian), Project Business Improvement Leads, delivery managers, system integrators, and MERP technical teams, Commercial Digital data Management team to prioritise reporting demands, manage remediation and new-build initiatives, and reduce duplication and bespoke reporting. The scope includes native and custom SAP reports, Enterprise Governed Reporting applications ((BW/4HANA), select governed reporting datasets (Power BI), and other governed reporting tools and platform.

Reporting to the Modern ERP Move and SELL GPO Workstream Lead, as the design and decision authority for Move & Sell reporting within agreed governance guardrails you will:

Reporting Ownership and Governance

• Own and prioritise the Move & Sell reporting backlog, covering remediation and new reporting requirements.

• Apply disciplined governance, quality assurance, and design controls across reporting deliverables in Modern ERP.

• Define reporting scope across delivery teams, conduct inventory and impact assessments across SAP, EGRP, BW/4HANA, and selected Power BI landscapes. Delivery teams include Modern ERP Governed reporting and analytics. Support industrialisation of Digital data reporting and end-user Citizen Development through Governed reporting frameworks.

• Champion simplification and standardisation across reporting solutions.

Delivery & Integration

• Partner with delivery managers, architects, and technical teams to translate business reporting needs into scalable, governed solutions.

• Oversee and QA reporting remediation activities including:

  • BW/4HANA modelled and data remediation

  • SAP data load and reconciliation support

  • Selected Power BI dataset and report remediation

  • Retrofit of critical reports into the m-ERP landscape

  • Ensure end-to-end traceability from business requirements through to SIT, UAT, and cutover readiness.

Reporting and transaction data

• Work with the GPO Data Lead, Process/Data Stewards/Custodian team to ensure the MERP data simplification objectives are executed successfully during S4 upgrade.

• Ensure the MERP real-time reporting capability is adopted and minimize custom development and workarounds to meet user needs.

Change Management and Training

• Lead change management efforts to ensure smooth adoption of new and revised SAP S/4 Hana data products.

• Support training and change activities to increase adoption of standard reporting and self-service analytics.

Project Oversight and Quality Assurance

• Work closely with PMO, Workstream Lead, Process & data leads to ensure that SAP S/4 Hana implementation requirement is delivered on timely basis.

• Review and endorse project documentation to support the development of MERP functional design specifications.

• Ensure that data design follows best practices, clean core i.e. minimizing customizations and ensuring system flexibility for future enhancements.

• Monitor key project metrics, KPIs, and ensure that process performance aligns with targets.

Risk Management

• Identify and actively support PMO and Workstream lead in managing risks and issues related to process design, providing mitigation strategies.

• Actively support PMO and workstream lead in developing mitigation strategies for risks associated with process redesigns, data migration, or system integration.

Continuous Improvement

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing and optimizing data products. ·

• Contribute to evolution of enterprise reporting platforms and communities of practice.

• Ensure that future system upgrades or enhancements align with the company's evolving needs.

What you will need for the role

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• University degree in either a technical or commercial discipline.

• Preferably 8 to 14+ years of relevant experience with a reporting, data or analytics background.

• Knowledge of Business Metrics and KPIs used in process.

• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex data and propose effective solutions.

Business Data Experience

• Experienced in usage of SAP as the primary data source for the design of reporting or dashboard type solutions consumed by a variety of stakeholder groups varying from Operational to Senior Management levels.

• Demonstrated strong knowledge in commercial data sourced from SAP contract to cash process execution (including sales and distribution, logistics & Supply Chain) including relevant SAP S4Hana tables or CDS.

• Prior experience working in projects that drive reporting standardization/simplification or implementation of SAP reporting systems.

• Experienced working with intersection of teams across business, data, and technology to simplify, standardise, and industrialise reporting solutions across SAP and non-SAP platforms.

• Knowledge of Commercial strategic value pillars, value tree and associated underlying SAP data that supports the metric, experienced with Strategic Enterprise management is beneficial.

Leadership

• Proven track record in leading teams (with internal and external team members) and fostering a strong team culture with a networked operating model. Preferably in global and cross time zone context. ·

• Worked in projects construct and had demonstrated ability to drive success and desired outcome.

SAP Expertise & Implementation experience

• Preferred to have strong knowledge of ERP systems and their reporting capabilities (specifically S/4 HANA, BW/4 HANA, CDS, BDC, Datasphere.

• Experienced as key appointment holder in large implementation project using project methodologies like Waterfall or Agile.

• Experience in using reporting tools such as SAC, PowerBI with SAP.

• Experience in implementing of BW/4 HANA or Datalake type solutions is preferred

• Knowledge in application of AI especially in context of SAC or other reporting platform is preferred.

Relationship and communication

• Required ability to build strong relationships with users and senior stakeholders’ leadership.

• Beneficial to have experience with Influence decisions and lead the key stakeholder communications, and internal and external engagements.

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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees

• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions

• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan

• Wellbeing benefits

• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you will be working

You’ll join the Modern ERP Program within our Manage Sales function a multi-disciplinary team bringing together technology, process, data and change specialists to reshape how work happens across Rio Tinto. We’re modernising a 20-year-old ERP system and redesigning core business processes to improve safety, efficiency and innovation.

This work will make it easier for people across our global operations to spend less time on transactional tasks and more time on the work that really matters. By simplifying and digitising how the organisation runs, the Modern ERP Program is creating the foundation for future productivity gains, smarter decision making and AI enabled transformation across the business

Work at the heart of our global Commercial hub in Singapore, partnering cross‑functionally across Buy, Sell and Move to shape strategy and deliver mine‑to‑market value around the world.

Application Deadline: 22 May 2026 (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 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

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.

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