Commercial Manager, Sulphuric Acid

Commercial Manager, Sulphuric Acid 

• Great opportunity to work for a global company at the forefront of mining
• Advance your career and develop your leadership potential in a pioneering organisation
• We offer competitive paid parental leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• For Illinois-based roles the expected salary range is USD 143,000 – 160,000

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

The high-quality materials Rio Tinto produces are essential to making modern life work. Aluminium, copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore, coal and uranium: from microscopic circuit board parts in your smartphone and computer to the hull of a super tanker, our materials make up the world around us. We own and operate open pit and underground mines, mills, refineries, smelters, power stations, and research and service facilities.  And we use our railways, ports and ships to deliver our products to our customers. Underpinning everything we do is an absolute commitment to safety – for our people, contractors, and the communities and environments in which we operate.

Join us and help shape our commercial presence in the US

This role is responsible for placement of product from mine to market. The Commercial Manager is responsible for the negotiation of sulfuric acid sales and procurement contracts. The role ensures timely interaction with the sales operation team to ensure on-time delivery of the product per contract terms to the customer or operations whilst ensuring inventories and supply chain is optimised. This role has front line interaction with customers and suppliers with market intelligence gathering skills critical to the role.  The Commercial Manager proactively manages existing customer relationships and also helps develop new customer relationships and markets.

Reporting to the GM Copper Products, Atlantic you will be actively involved with the following:

• Maintain and develop new customer relationships
• Explore, analyze, negotiate, and execute sales and value opportunities
• Negotiate and execute tolling and / or purchasing contracts
• Develop and execute sales and marketing strategy
• Understand, summarize, and communicate customer needs / profitability / segmentation
• Develop improved understanding of our customers’ customers – including end use knowledge
• Identify and analyze new commercial opportunities
• Maintain and develop ongoing risk and governance processes
• Gather and feedback Market Intel to Market Analysis team.
• Develop sound understanding of supply and demand dynamics and price drivers in target markets.
• Close coordination with Sales Operations team to ensure contractual commitments are met and any issues are resolved in a timely manner
• Close coordination with Operations and Logistics to ensure alignment and smooth execution of strategy

About you

To be successful in this role, you should have the following experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong business to business customer interaction and relationship experience
• Sulfuric acid knowledge or market experience would be preferred
• Experience with bulk commodity metals, alloys, concentrates, and / or chemicals preferred
• Understanding of the mining or copper industry a plus
• Ability to solve complex problems.
• Sound organization, interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to operate in matrix organization and influence people
• Microsoft office skills

Who We Are

You’ll get to join a pioneering team delivering commercial insights and driving commercial value across our mine to market value chain. From East Coast to West Coast, our diverse portfolio of assets and activities has helped shape the mining industry across the United States. We supply 30 per cent of the world’s refined borates from our world-class mine in Boron, California. Our Bingham Canyon mine, located just south-west of Salt Lake City, Utah, has produced more copper than any other operation in history. And our Resolution Copper project in Arizona is among the top ten largest undeveloped copper assets in the world.

Job applications close on June 30, 2025. 

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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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