Specialist Sales – Iron Ore

Why explore

• Career visibility and participate in the commercialization of Simandou iron ore

• Challenging and dynamic position

• Exposure to various stakeholders including senior leadership in Commercial and Operations

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

About the role 

We are looking for a Specialist Sales – Iron Ore, to support the execution of Simandou sales and marketing strategy. This is a great opportunity to join our Sales and Marketing in Iron Ore. 

Sales and Marketing Iron Ore manages the sales and placement decisions for our iron ore assets, and to maximise the value for the portfolio. This includes joint venture management with our partners and observe best in class commercial practices. 

This role is a great opportunity for someone who loves and thrives in delivering strong commercial outcomes in close collaboration with different stakeholders from operations, customer engagement teams, pricing, finance and other support functions.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Sales & Marketing, you will:

• Support the placement of Simandou volumes across all sales channels.

• Execute spot sales and implement placement strategies.

• Collaborate with the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) team to identify optimal placement opportunities, operational efficiencies, and logistics solutions, including:

  • Identifying problem statements and conducting value trade-off analyses.

  • Developing recommendations and presenting solutions to senior management in close coordination with S&OP stakeholders.

  • Preparing financial analyses to address supply and demand challenges.

  • Leading ad-hoc analytical initiatives with subject matter experts to assess value at stake and align with strategic priorities.

  • Designing and maintaining dashboards to track key performance indicators.

• Define contracting and pricing strategies, leveraging existing best practices.

• Ensure adherence to sales and marketing governance protocols.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

• Provide market intelligence and insights to support management decision-making.

• Comply with applicable laws, Rio Tinto’s “The Way We Work,” and other corporate policies and standards.

• Complete mandatory compliance training as required.

• Promptly report any compliance concerns, issues, or incidents.

• Undertake compliance training in accordance with requirements; and

• Report compliance concerns, issues and incidents.

What you will need for the role

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications.

• At least 5 years of relevant and progressive commercial experience, with relevant focus in sales and marketing.

• Solid understanding of market fundamentals.

• Track record in meeting and exceeding performance targets.

• Demonstrated experience in working through a networked organisation to achieve results.

• Detailed knowledge of the iron ore market including pricing, competitor products, major customers and key stakeholders.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Can-do attitude and a self-starter.

• Strong command of English and Mandarin language, verbal and written.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience working in an international setting.

• A global view on the market.

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 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

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: 31 October 2025 (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.

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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