Job Description

Manager - Business Improvement (Pacific Metal Sales)

• Exciting opportunity to lead and work on improvements, process re-engineering, and knowledge management!
• Partake in paradigm shifting commercial projects!
• Opportunity to work across different cultures, timezones, and cross functional teams!
• Based in Singapore, global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

The world around us is changing \xe2\x80\x93 fast. At Rio Tinto, we produce materials essential for the low-carbon transition and believe all of our commodities are vital. For example, as the world aims to decarbonize, demand for responsible aluminium will escalate; Copper will play an essential role enabling renewable electrification of energy; and lithium-ion batteries will be the preferred storage technology for EVs. The materials produced by Rio Tinto are all around us, in the products we use every day to enable our modern lives. And by working with some of our most strategic partners we\xe2\x80\x99re helping turn the vision of a lower-carbon modern world into reality.

What the role entails

We are looking for a Manager Business Improvement to join our team!

This role is a great opportunity for a dynamic professional known for their exceptional skills in process management, their love for collaboration and engagement, and their enthusiasm for change management initiatives.

You will lead direct contribution to the transformation of Pacific Metal Sales through business process improvement and establishing a good knowledge management framework/process, which could involve implementation of technology solutions, where relevant, to enable the business to further scale and grow. Working within the Pacific Aluminium Sales team and reporting to the General Manager, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:

Program Management:

• Leading a portfolio of business improvement projects with the key objective of ensuring the capability to scale business as usual activities (BAU) efficiently and launch new initiatives with agility.

Process Re-engineering and Business Improvement

• Work closely with teams across the organization to understand key business drivers, objectives, and work collaboratively within Pacific Aluminium Sales team and across the Commercial business with various stakeholders, e.g. Digital team for technology implementatio
• Conduct data analysis and performance assessments to identify opportunities for enhancing business performance
• Mapping current key processes to identify and drive opportunities for improvements (assess and prioritise opportunities),
• Re-designing and streamlining business processes, whilst project managing the implementation of such improvement initiatives to drive for tangible outcomes and benefits.

Knowledge Management and Change Management

• Develop and implement a comprehensive knowledge management strategy to capture, share, and leverage organizational knowledge
• Establish knowledge-sharing platforms and tools to facilitate collaboration and information exchange among employee
• Supporting teams on stakeholder engagement and change management, working closely with respective business process owners to communicate change, ensure compliance and update of documents/processes.

What you will need for this role

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team, and alignment with our values of Care, Courage and Curiosity.
• Proven experience in leading business process improvement and cross-functional teams or similar.
• Meticulous attention to detail and ability to dissect complex processes into manageable components
• Enjoy and relish in guiding others through transformations, process improvements, technology implementations, and culture shifts
• Demonstrated success in driving Business Process Reengineering (BPR).
• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously with strong communication, collaboration and project management skills.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, Power BI
• Highly effective leadership, organisational, time management and analytical skills and ability to work in a highly dynamic/complex business environment,
• Strong communication verbal and written skills.
• Lean/Six Sigma Certification, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt certification
• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree or higher in a related field or equivalent applicable experience and/or training.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Forward looking and staying current on the latest trends in process management, engagement strategies, and change management methodologies
• Experience in mining and metals industry
• Experience in consulting

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
• 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\xe2\x80\x99s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

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 \xe2\x80\x93 striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can\xe2\x80\x99t do it on our own, so we\xe2\x80\x99re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Commercial puts the company\xe2\x80\x99s value over volume approach into practice, with the goal of maximizing the value of our physical flows to improve both our business and that of our customers. Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s needs, and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality, cost and capital expenditure.

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 \xe2\x80\x93 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.

Application Deadline: 06th Oct 2023

(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.

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