Analyst – Utilities and Asset Management (Procurement)

Analyst – Utilities and Asset Management (Procurement)

• Join a caring culture-focused team with a commitment to inclusion, safety and your development

• Full-time role based in the Perth CBD with flexible working options

• Excellent opportunity to develop your commercial skills

The opportunity 

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Analyst to support the Utilities and Asset Management Procurement Business Partner team across the end-to-end procurement lifecycle. This role presents an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong analytical ability, data management skills and demonstrated procurement experience to join a great culture-focused team.

Reporting to the Business Partner – Utilities and Asset Management you will: 

• Gather market intelligence and undertake data analysis to help inform sourcing and category strategies

• Support sourcing projects, including drafting and execution of contract documentation

• Extract, analyse, and interpret spend data and management of team reporting

• Develop reports on cost savings, expenditures, business unit spend and other performance metrics

• Facilitate data collection for forecasting, supply chain management and risk assessments

• Contribute to category value creation initiatives, bringing innovative ideas and energy

• Assist with supplier management and engagement

About You

To be successful in this role you will ideally have: 

• A positive can-do approach towards your work

• Demonstrated experience in data analytics

• Experience or understanding of procurement fundamentals and the sourcing process

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Sound commercial acumen, problem solving, analytical skills and data capture skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline highly regarded

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 gender-neutral 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 family-friendly 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

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.

Application Deadline: 31st Jan 2025

(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this 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.

Every Voice Matters

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 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.