Specialist Technical Marketing

• Shape growth for U.S. Borax by turning technical insight into new products, applications and customer solutions.
• Advance your career and develop your leadership potential in a pioneering organisation
• Chicago or Boron based hybrid role; the base salary range for this role in Chicago, Illinois is 112k to 154k and in Boron California is 125k to 172k

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future.  Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Technical Marketing Specialist to help U.S. Borax advance its growth strategy by developing and commercializing new borate products and applications. In this role, you’ll connect market insight, technical expertise and customer needs, while collaborating across Sales, Marketing, Product Stewardship, Quality and Production. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys translating complex technical information into practical commercial opportunities and wants to influence innovation across a global business.

U.S. Borax is a global leader in the supply and science of borates, serving customers through technical expertise, product quality and reliable supply. As part of Rio Tinto, U.S. Borax combines a long history of borate innovation with a global network of operations and customer support.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Technical Marketing Global and working in a collaborative, global Sales & Marketing team, you will be:

• Lead projects that develop and commercialize new borate products and applications, from concept through completion.
• Produce technical market analyses covering borate end uses, demand drivers, alternatives, substitutability, customers, suppliers, trends and regulatory requirements.
• Provide customers with clear, complete and timely technical support on borate products and applications.
• Generate innovation opportunities and design workshops that turn ideas into prioritized technical and commercial initiatives.
• Design and deliver customer training and technical workshops based on identified needs.
• Monitor market developments and external research that may affect demand for borates and other U.S. Borax products.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Product Stewardship, Quality and Production to understand customer needs and coordinate responsive support.
• Represent U.S. Borax through presentations and participation at conferences and industry events across borate end-use sectors.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply, if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• A master’s degree in materials science, chemistry, applied physics or a related physical science discipline.
• A minimum of five years of relevant industrial experience in at least one sector related to borate end uses, such as glass, ceramics, refractories, chemicals, metal processing or building materials.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 20-30% of the time.
• Experience leading technically complex projects with a significant commercial component through to completion, including coordinating contributors inside and outside the organization.
• Commercial capability to assess and monitor project viability and attractiveness using market, customer and technical information.
• Clear written, verbal and presentation skills for communicating technical content to external customers and to technical and commercial colleagues.

Helpful for Success

• Experience working across functional, regional, cultural, internal and external teams as a project lead, team member, subject matter expert or stakeholder.
• Proficiency in data analysis, including inferential statistics or design of experiments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Learning agility and the ability to build knowledge of U.S. Borax products, customers and borate applications through collaboration and independent study.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits. 
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
• Attractive share ownership plan.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.

Where you’ll 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.

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

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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