Specialist – Advisor Strategy

Why explore

• Work on Rio Tinto’s top Commercial priorities for Iron Ore

• Drive meaningful strategies for the business

• Gain exposure across both Commercial and Product Group leadership

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

About the role

Iron Ore Sales & Marketing, part of RT Commercial, is responsible for the distribution and placement of more than 330 million tonnes per annum of Rio Tinto iron ore. In 2024, Iron Ore delivered >$30b in revenue for RT, and this is expected to rise as our new mine in Guinea (Simandou) comes online.

The iron ore market continues to evolve with both iron ore supply and steel mill landscape becoming more complex. The decarbonisation transition is also a key factor shaping our commercial strategies, as we partner with customers to support their decarbonisation goals. Our goal is to deliver superior margin performance through effective long term product placement and shorter-term tactical placement decisions.

We are looking for a Specialist, Advisor Strategy to lead the development of commercial strategies and drive the strategic planning activities for Iron Ore Commercial. This role will be key in supporting the Iron Ore Commercial senior leadership team in strategic decision-making and value generation.

This role is a great opportunity for a driven and collaborative professional who is enthused by working with different stakeholders in crafting and driving strategies to overcome current and future business challenges.  The project work is extremely diverse, with opportunity to gain exposure to a broad range of topics and senior leaders.

Working within the Marketing team and reporting to the Senior Manager – Marketing, you will,

• Drive high priority strategy workstreams for the Global Iron Ore Portfolio, including Go-To-Market strategies across all Iron Ore operations within Rio Tinto (Pilbara, IOC, Simandou).

• Evaluate and develop business cases to support new Commercial opportunities and initiatives supplemented by robust evaluation models (discount cash flow models).

• Collaborate seamlessly across Sales & Marketing, Product Group, Economics, Communications to bring expertise to the projects and deliver as “one team”.

• Develop narrative & supporting materials for high profile engagements, e.g. negotiations, Exco presentations, capital markets day.

About you

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

• Relevant Degree qualifications.

• Min. 3 years of commercial experience, preferably with strategy/marketing. Nb: experience with mining is also high regarded with a strong preference for internal candidates.

• Ability to understand macro-economic concepts and their impacts across a value chain.

• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and understanding of strategic framework and concepts.

• Ability to work in a matrix environment and build cross-functional relationships.

• Strong communication / presentation skills, with experience in translating complex issues into key messages to senior management.

• Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks, and work within deadlines.

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

Our Commercial function at Rio Tinto connects our product groups, customers and suppliers from mine to market. We bring together Sales & Marketing and Trading (Sell), Global Procurement (Buy), and Marine & Logistics (Move) to buy, sell and move the materials the world needs, by partnering across the value chain to optimise outcomes for our customers and the Group. Headquartered in our global Commercial hub in Singapore, and with a strong presence in Chicago, Frankfurt, Antwerp and across Asia in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul, we work as one team to deliver customer centric value, safely and sustainably.

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: 8 June 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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