Category Specialist – Technology Procurement (Infrastructure)

Category Specialist – Technology Procurement (Infrastructure)

• Lead complex sourcing projects and deliver measurable commercial outcomes in a dynamic, global environment.

• Shape global IT procurement strategy and influence decisions that drive Rio Tinto’s technology strategy and transformation.

• Demonstrate strong collaboration and leadership skills with colleagues and stakeholders.

• Permanent opportunity – Perth or Brisbane based

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Category Specialist – Infrastructure who is smart, driven, and thrives on solving complex challenges. This is a strategic role within our Global Technology Procurement team, your chance to influence global sourcing decisions that power Rio Tinto’s technology transformation.

If you can solve complex challenges, visualise the ‘bigger picture’ and deliver tangible and sustainable results, we want to hear from you. This role will suit someone with strong technology procurement and/or industry experience in areas such as cloud and compute, global networks and operational technology.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Technology Infrastructure, you will:

• Shape and implement global category strategies for Technology Infrastructure, driving commercial outcomes that deliver real value

• Lead strategic technology sourcing projects and supplier negotiations for complex technology services

• Build strong stakeholder relationships across the business and provide commercial leadership

• Drive innovation and process excellence through supplier partnerships and best-in-class procurement practices

• Contribute to fact-based analysis and strategic recommendations that influence global decisions

What you’ll bring

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

• Strong alignment to Rio Tinto’s values: Courage, Care, Curiosity

• Proven experience in Technology procurement and category management or technology industry experience with demonstrated commercial or service tower ownership, ideally with technology infrastructure and global exposure

• High energy, results-driven, and passionate about continuous improvement

• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, influencing, and change leadership skills

• Ability to think strategically, manage multiple priorities, and deliver measurable outcomes

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); and

• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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.

Application Deadline: 23rd Jan 2026 COD

(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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