Sourcing Specialist Procurement – Rio Tinto Kennecott

Sourcing Specialist Procurement – Rio Tinto Kennecott operations

• Opportunity to influence the strategic sourcing of Kennecott and engage with top suppliers.
• Opportunities to own and manage a category, highlight quality work across leadership structure, and
• Grow your career within a global mining organization with an exceptional safety culture

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Sourcing Specialist to develop and implement strategic sourcing strategy and manage local service category to provide procurement support and partnership to Rio Tinto Kennecott (RTK) Operations.

This role will be the key contact for designated category, leading a best for business outcome through ensuring services are provided to site in a safe, cost effective, efficient, and timely manner. Working and reporting to the Procurement Business Partner, you will:

• Create and implement strategic sourcing strategy to drive value generation initiatives within defined scope
• Prepare bid packages, evaluate bid proposals, perform commercial analysis, create detailed recommendations to award and maintain category strategy implementation
• Demonstrate outstanding commercial and contract negotiation skills and be able to lead negotiations and build out complex negotiation plans to implement.
• Analyze contracts and identify opportunities to improve/ leverage total cost of ownership.
• Identify and implement Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to measure and manage supplier performance.
• Develop and implement pipeline of value generating projects with creative mindset
• Be managing your own service category and its related stakeholders, and you will be able to visiting asset sites and earn high level of trust to bring value add to the operation
• Support other team members with team player mindset

About you

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

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 5-10 years procurement experience.
• Strong and proven procurement negotiation abilities and contract negotiation experience, preferred
• Commercial acumen commensurate with role requirements
• Develop and execute category management strategies and plans.
• Contract performance management, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, Ariba and SAP experience.
• The ability to drive “zero harm safety” into the contract and procurement processes.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Multitasking with effective time management, self-starter, proactive and team player with a positive attitude.   
• Demonstrate an open-minded genuine curiosity towards understanding the needs of business and the impact of applied solutions        

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience in mining industry

What we offer

Here is just a glimpse of our industry leading rewards package: 

• 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 matters
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• A focus on work life balance such that you are able to enjoy all the wonderful adventures life in Salt Lake City has to offer

Where you will be working- Kennecott Sites and Daybreak Office

Rio Tinto Kennecott is a fully integrated mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, US. Kennecott is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto. For more than 120 years, Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich orebody of the Bingham Canyon Mine. Kennecott is a strong economic driver and strives to be a valuable community partner through strategic partnerships, charitable giving and sustainable development practices.

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

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

Rio Tinto participates in E- Verify to confirm work authorization. Please visit http://www.ucis.gov/ for more information.

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