Specialist Process Ownership and Improvement

Specialist Process Ownership and Improvement

• Support global procurement process ownership and improvement

• Based in Perth CBD

• Permanent opportunity

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto it begins with you.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Specialist – Process Ownership and Improvement to support the continuous refinement and enhancement of global procurement processes. This role is responsible for ensuring procurement operations run smoothly while aligning process improvements with the Global Procurement Content Improvement Strategy.

As a subject matter expert (SME) in procurement best practices, you will play a key role in refining Source-to-Contract (S2C) processes, sourcing tools and templates, and Ariba platform guidance.

Core Accountabilities:

Continuously Improving Procurement Processes:

• In accordance with an agreed multi-year Content Improvement Strategy, support the redevelopment of S2C materials, while continuously managing their structure, document control, and formatting.

• Champion content governance for Global Procurement to drive standardisation and to ensure content remains up-to-date and easily accessible.

• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders across SRG to identify content gaps, and design and implement content solutions that are effective, scalable, and Ai-ready.

• Providing ongoing maintenance and enhancing the user experience of the AI enabled “Procurement Portal”.

Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in Procurement Best Practices:

• As a subject matter expert (SME) in procurement best practices, you will play a key role in refining S2C processes (including the Purchase-to-Pay interface).

• Provide in-depth knowledge and support for sourcing and contracting within Ariba, including templates, workflows, and process optimisations.

• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders and subject matter experts to pinpoint areas for improvement and coordinate content updates to maintain compliance.

Thought Leadership:

• Provide insights and recommendations to support other SRG teams, acting as a trusted advisor procurement process improvements.

• Demonstrate indirect leadership by prioritising care, courage, and curiosity.

What you’ll bring 

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

• Strong knowledge and experience with S2C procurement practices, responsibilities, tools, and systems.

• Proven ability to analyse existing procurement processes, identify gaps, and design scalable and actionable solutions.

• Ability to balance operational continuity with long-term process enhancements.

• Having expertise in Ariba is advantageous.

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and change in a large global corporate environment.

• Excellent communication skills and capable of providing clear guidance and actionable recommendations.

• Problem solving mindset with attention to detail and user experience.

What we offer

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

• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements.

• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid, or half paid parental leave.

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program.

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.

• Attractive share ownership plan.

• Company provided insurance cover.

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options.

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support.

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave).

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).

Where you will be working

Global Procurement provides supply chain services that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through end to end Category Management (strategy, strategic sourcing, and buying of goods and services and strategic customer, supplier and market management). Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through uniformed processes, e-technology, increased corporate social responsibility and measurable saving for the Group.

Application Deadline: 18th Dec 2025

(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this 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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ 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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