Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist

• Great opportunity to work for a global company at the forefront of Mining.
• A unique opportunity to contribute to Rio Tinto’s Procurement team.
• Role based in Richards Bay, South Africa.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to undertake effective and efficient customer engagement, category strategy development support, value delivery, contract implementation and supplier management to satisfy clients’ requirements.

Reporting to the RBM Procurement Business Partner, you will:

• Work with the business to identify, build and translate Supply strategies, be required to meet their objectives with supporting interventions between RTP functions at the department level.
• Be constructively challenging and coaching end users on their supply chain effectiveness and providing feedback to the RTP functions regarding the effectiveness of RTP processes, policies, programmes, and systems
• Provide partnering with the business to deliver projects across a broad spectrum including new regional or global strategies, cost initiatives and improvement activities and supporting leadership to define, build, and improve Procurement strategy and delivery.
• Collaborate with the Global and Regional Category teams and other internal service providers to deliver on identified RTP needs within the business.
• Act as the face of Procurement and be the first point of contact for procurement escalations for assigned business areas, acting as a conduit for all RTP functions to filter needs to and from the business.
• Collect and generate domain knowledge and market analysis regarding the sources and drivers of value creation through supplier partnerships, leveraging on this to deliver value for the business.
• Support the syndication of stakeholders and relationships both internally and externally during the delivery, contract implementation (CMX Key Practice Methodologies) and on-going management of supplier performance and partnerships.
• Take ownership of the Supplier Partnership process and contribute to driving adoption by responsible End Users. This includes the management of governance, reporting, tools and systems relevant to assigned contracts / suppliers.

What you’ll bring

• A minimum of a Degree in  Procurement/ Finance/ Operations  
• 5 years related work experience in a Procurement environment specifically in the Mining, Manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Experience working in a large, complex organization (i.e., ability to operate independently and under pressure, to perform multiple concurrent tasks and responsibilities, and to deal with changing priorities, while maintaining personal effectiveness)
• Good communication and people skills – daily interaction with Suppliers, clients and procurement team members.
• Computer literate on MS Word, SAP & Excel
• Experience in working within a multi-cultural environment

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Wellbeing benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters

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.

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

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 and/ or anything else that makes us different. 

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Women, the LGBTQIA+ communities, people with disabilities (PWD) and people from different cultural backgrounds.  

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our teams enhance our way of working and our ability to achieve success together