Principal Advisor Technology Procurement – Operations – Global Technology Procurement
- Opportunity to lead the strategic engagement of the Operations’ Global Process Owners and Product Group digital leads; driving value through demand planning, prioritisation and optimal technology procurement solutions.
- Permanent leadership role within the Technology Procurement team
- Role to be based in Brisbane or Perth (preferable)
About The Role
We are looking for a Principal Advisor – Operations - Global Technology Procurement. This leadership role will be responsible for delivering measurable value through their technology procurement expertise, senior leadership influencing skills, innovative mindset to support big picture thinking as it applies to operational digital strategies, establishing trusted relationships with category leads, GPOs, IS&T and Product Group digital leads as well as having oversight of key projects.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced technology procurement leader. You will enjoy collaborating with a range of stakeholders to influence and manage a broad portfolio of work. You have a passion for digital innovation, transformation and can speak the language of today’s technology landscape. Reporting to the Senior Manager – Global Technology you will
- Represent the Technology Procurement leadership team as you engage with the digital leaders across the Operational teams;
- Have a current understand of key enterprise solutions and innovations as they apply to Operations (e.g. Asset Management, E2E Value Chain, Mining Processes, Digital Twins, Automation etc);
- Build and manage effective relationships with a broad range of internal stakeholders;
- Work with business partners, Global Process Owners, digital leads, IS&T and other key stakeholders to build trusted relationships and mature the demand management process and priorities of the Operational Domains and Product Groups;
- Agree success criteria and value to support prioritisation of work and strategy;
- Collaborate effectively with Global Technology Category leads to support key initiatives;
- Provide commercial leadership and guidance to the relevant stakeholder teams to establish yourself as a trusted advisor;
- Work effectively in a global team; and
- Provide leadership support to implement continuous improvement initiatives as they relate to Operations and technology.
What You Will Bring
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have had significant prior experience in Technology Procurement as well as a proven record of delivering value and leading commercial strategies as they relate to technology investments and solutions. Your ability to establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders to drive a culture of collaboration, participation and improvement is essential.
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
- A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
- Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
- 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, cultural leave)
- To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
- Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.
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 6th April 2025 Sunday
(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.
Every Voice Matters
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.
