Principal Analyst – Market Analysis (Contract)

Why explore

• Key role in the Market Analysis team formulating market insights and forecasts for the Group

• An opportunity to influence decisions globally

• Be a part of a diverse and inclusive team.

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

About the role 

We are looking for a Principal Analyst – Market Analysis to cover maternity leave from January to October 2025. The successful candidate will generate insightful analysis with a focus on lithium supply, demand, and pricing.

Reporting to the Senior Manager – Minerals, the role includes the following:

Demand

• Maintain, develop, and validate global and regional demand models. Establish relevant hierarchies for demand models to account for end-use industries and product preferences.

• Create models where needed and maintain or improve existing models. Work with the sales team and the broader commercial team to prioritize areas of focus.

• Contribute to longer-term demand discussion and trends, including battery chemistry and intensity of use analysis in various battery types.

• Contribute to value-in-use analysis for different products.

• Maintain and develop tracking metrics to provide leading indicators for short-medium term demand over the 0 to 3-year time horizon, as well as longer-term demand. Track and communicate metrics that cover the key regions, end-use industries, and products (e.g. trade statistics and other sector-specific indicators).

• Collaborate with broader Battery Materials and Economics teams to increase intel collection.

Supply

• Monitor competitors' stated strategies and objectives and compare observed behaviors and approaches to the market, including product strategies, customer mix, and supply chain analysis – collaboration is required with a wider commercial team.

• Ownership of supply forecast files by competitor and product line.

• Maintain and further develop competitive cost analysis in collaboration with process and geology specialists to assist with updating cost curve models and supply forecasts.

• Search for information on competitors and update if necessary.

• Develop a deep understanding of competitive supply chains.

• Consolidate regional intel to identify competitive customer portfolios.

• Monitor and track trade flows.

Pricing

• Maintain a view of current market pricing together with a forecast of short-term movements.

• Seek to find leading indicators that can predict short-term price movements.

• Monitor industry developments and provide analysis on how various events will impact forecast prices.

What you will need for the role

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• University degree in either a technical or commercial discipline.

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience within a commodity-focused MNC.

• Managing, maintaining, and redesigning complex Excel models.

• A strong industry network, as well as maintaining and expanding such, is essential for the success of this position.

• Automated data visualization reports in Power BI.

• Exposure to the trading environment will be an added advantage.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English) are essential.

What we offer

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

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment

• Career development to further your ambitions

• Competitive salary package

• Ongoing individual well-being support

• Exciting multicultural working environment

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Commercial puts the company’s value over-volume approach into practice, with the goal of maximizing the value of our physical flows to improve both our business and that of our customers.  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 customer’s needs, and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality, cost, and capital expenditure. 

Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce

We are a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion. No matter how they may differ, our people share one thing in common. It’s a belief that work is more rewarding when we are accepted and valued for our differences, not judged by them. We all have something to contribute, and it’s this contribution that makes for a great organization and a fulfilling career.

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Application Deadline: 03 December 2023 (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.

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.