Contracts & Procurement Manager – Winu Project

Contracts and Procurement Manager – Winu Project

• Perth, WA location

• A unique opportunity to be part of a collaborative and supportive team

• Work closely with Project Controls, Legal, Finance, Winu Project Teams

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto is seeking a dynamic and experienced Contracts & Procurement Manager to lead strategic sourcing and contract management initiatives across the Winu Project.

The Contracts & Procurement Manager leads all procurement and contract management activities, ensuring strategic sourcing, value creation, and risk mitigation. This role is responsible for the full lifecycle of major and complex contracts, from strategy development through to close-out, in accordance with Rio Tinto’s standards, industry best practices, and contract law. The manager works in close partnership with Project Controls to align procurement with project cost, schedule, and change management objectives.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Contracts and Procurement and working in a collaborative community, your responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute Contracts & Procurement strategies tailored to the Winu Project, ensuring delivery of financial savings, value creation, and risk mitigation.

• Lifecycle Management: Manage and administer the entire lifecycle of major and complex contracts, including strategy development, negotiation, administration, and close-out, ensuring compliance with company procedures and industry standards.

• Project Contracting Plan (PCP): Lead the development and maintenance of the PCP, outlining strategies to deliver project objectives and ensure compliance with corporate legal requirements.

• Commercial Support: Provide expert commercial advice and support to project directors, owners’ teams, and project teams, including negotiating, establishing, and administering contracts.

• Performance & Reporting: Communicate and report on contract performance to management, ensuring timely payments, submission of securities, releases, and contract close-out.

• Systems & Data: Ensure accurate input of data into contracts administration databases and proper use of contract administration software.

• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the design, implementation, and improvement of common processes, practices, and systems across the project portfolio.

• Capability Development: Support the development of competencies and training for procurement and contracts team members, contributing to the Procurement and Commercial Community of Practice.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Manage relationships with vendors, service providers, engineering partners, suppliers, manufacturers, and implementation contractors.

• Project Controls Collaboration: Work closely with Project Controls to ensure alignment on cost forecasting, schedule control, change management, and risk mitigation for the Winu Project.

What you will bring: 

• Commitment to safety and ethical procurement practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Law,  Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Proven expert level experience in procurement and contract management, preferably in the mining/resources sector and on major projects.

• Experience working with Project Controls teams on cost, schedule, and change management for large-scale projects.

• Strong negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Familiarity with procurement and project controls systems (e.g., SAP, PM+, SharePoint, Unifier).

• Experience with power-related contracts (e.g., PPAs) and joint venture partners is highly regarded.

• Ability to manage cross-regional procurement projects and global sourcing.

• Strong interpersonal skills, organised, and able to thrive in a busy, collaborative environment.

What we offer:

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

• 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 subsidized 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 goals.

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

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

• Flexible working arrangements

If this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now. Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

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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