Senior Manager, Market Analysis – Procurement, Marine & Logistics

Senior Manager, Market Analysis – Procurement, Marine & Logistics

Why explore

• Key role in the Market Analysis team and broader Rio Tinto organisation

• Lead a team with excellent understanding of procurement practices, and global marine & logistics markets

• Gain exposure across our global commercial business

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

About the role

The Market Analysis team sits in the central Commercial Market Analysis team and is responsible for generating short-to-medium term market insights (up-to 5 years). This incorporates supply and competitor analysis; demand forecasts (including downstream sectors); trading support; and price forecasting. The team focus is to leverage these insights and analysis to support Commercial decision-making and generate value across Sales & Marketing, Procurement and Marine & Logistics. The Market Analysis team also provide short-to-medium term market context and commodity price forecasts across the Group.

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Market Analysis – Procurement, Marine & Logistics to join a high performing team, support cash generation and business growth through market insight, and inform Commercial Strategy.

 Reporting to the Head of Market Analysis, you will:

• Deepen and broaden our understanding of all facets of Procurement, marine, & logistics and associated markets (including energy and carbon).

• Deliver insights to the Sales & Marketing, Procurement, and Commercial operations teams to improve commercial outcomes – e.g. trading and negotiation support, customer and competitor intel, price forecasts, tools, models and scenarios.

• Support the market development plans across Commercial operations.

• Manage projects with external experts to expand and deepen market knowledge.

• Collaborate with other Market Analysis teams to draw cross-commodity insights and share best-practices; additionally collaborate with Finance and Economics teams to bridge with long run analysis.

• Own and develop our propriety models associated with procurement and marine analysis – i.e., trade lanes

• Be armed with resources and provide strong leadership and develop capability in the team to achieve the above goals.

About you

• University degree in either economics, technical or commercial discipline.

• Minimum 10 years relevant experience within a commodity focused MNC or marine / transportation industry.

• Demonstrated and deep understanding of procurement and logistics markets

• Proven relevant experience and analytical skills with the ability to critically analyse data and identify trends and key drivers.

• Ability to understand and manipulate complex technical information from a variety of technical disciplines.

• Proven ability to present concepts and results clearly.

• Excellent and proven project management skills.

• Proven ability to lead a team and develop capabilities to achieve results.

• A proven ability to further develop existing relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience working in an international setting will be an advantage.

• Excellent IT skills including the use of MS Office and Power BI well-regarded.

• Advanced written and spoken English.

What we offer

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

• A permanent 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

Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto’s assets, hubs, and offices globally, our Commercial group works hand-in-hand with our product groups to ensure both the amount and types of products we produce meet our customer’s needs, and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality,cost and capital expenditure.

Application Deadline: 2nd May 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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