Senior Charterer / Charterer

Why explore

• An opportunity to develop your chartering career in a world-class organisation

• Based in Singapore Global Commercial Hub with exposure to senior stakeholders

• Dynamic engagement with external market players in the maritime industry and internal stakeholders across various commodity groups

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

About the role

We are now recruiting for a Senior Charterer / Charterer to join our global chartering team in Singapore. This role will support the Chartering team and collaborate closely with various commodity business units to deliver safe, timely, and efficient shipping services while navigating a dynamic market.

Reporting to the Panamax Global Portfolio Manager, you will:

• Negotiate charter contracts with shipowners to achieve favorable terms and optimize supply chain value.

• Active engagement with external shipowners and broker networks to develop and maintain commercial relationships, ensuring sustainable access to safe and efficient tonnage.

• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to optimize supply chain value, uplift safety standards and vessel performance, and resolve issues when required.

• Monitor and analyze market trends to identify risks and opportunities to augment the Chartering team's strategy.

• Develop a sound understanding of mine-to-customer supply chain interdependencies.

• Manage contract performance, vessel nominations, regular market reports, and accurate contract data entry.

• Safeguard the business by always acting within governance frameworks and compliance principles.

About you

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

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance/ Economics/ Business/ Maritime, or related field.

• 1-3 years of experience in a Trading/Commercial role is preferred.

• Clear communication and able to collaborate constructively in a team.

• Proficient in using Microsoft Excel and IMOS platform.

• Independent, driven, and curious to learn.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A full-time position working directly for Rio Tinto

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience, with an annual incentive program

• Comprehensive medical benefits, including health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Company provided insurance cover

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

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

Where you will be working

Headquartered in Singapore and integrated with Rio Tinto’s assets, hubs, and offices globally, our Commercial group works hand-in-hand with our product groups to ensure both the amount and types of products we produce meet our customers’ needs and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality, cost, and capital expenditure.

Application Deadline: 31 July 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date)

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

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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 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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