Job Description

Manager - Scheduling (Bauxite & Alumina)Why explore

• Leadership role within the Sales and Marketing business function
• Managing the B&A supply chain scheduling activities across our B&A assets
• High level of engagement between commercial departments and operational assets
• Based in Singapore, operating from our global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About the roleWe are recruiting for a Manager - Scheduling for our Bauxite & Alumina team.Primary responsibilities include leading the scheduling team and managing the supply chain for bauxite and alumina pacific assets and caustic for the B&A global business. The role requires the coordination of complex stakeholder groups from across the business to deliver optimal value to the business.This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced leader who is keen to take up lead a high performing team to achieve the business outcomes.Reporting to the Senior Manager Supply Chain and S&OP, you will:

• Develop and execute business unit scheduling strategy and deliver commercial objectives.
• Lead a small team of professionals, identifying areas for growth and development.
• Understand and measure the key value drivers across the commercial and product group businesses, and drive business improvement initiatives to deliver value.
• Be accountable for the scheduling work management planning and execution including short-term planning, resource coordination (fixing vessels as required), and delivery of the shipping schedule.
• Optimise supply chain activities to manage trade working capital objectives and maintain business critical working inventories across the operational assets.
• Engage closely with key stakeholders including sales, S&OP, chartering, vetting, marine operations, dynamic scheduling, commercial services, and the operational sites.
• Working in conjunction with load and unload port operators to ensure alignment of various other schedules to ensure vessel productivity.
• Provide technical input into the formulation of overall commercial strategy for the product group or business unit.
• Ensure relevant systems are in place to accurately capture and transfer knowledge within marketing and sales.

About youTo be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Bachelor Degree in either Accounting, Finance, Commerce or other relevant discipline.
• Effective leadership experience in driving performance for a team.
• Proven commercial experience in supply chain, and/or S&OP.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to reach out and build collaborative stakeholder relationships across different levels.
• Ability to work well in matrix environment and strong stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Leadership skills with focus on relationship building and business orientation.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
• Be customer oriented, demand driven and conscious of the underlying production constraints.
• Ability to engage with cross-functional stakeholders and manage competing.
• Understanding of financial performance and underlying value drivers.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Knowledge of the bauxite, alumina or aluminum processes an advantage.
• Knowledge of Power BI or any other data analytics tools/applications.
• Previous experience with integrated planning systems is an advantage (SAP, Anaplan or others).

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\'s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you will be workingOur new Commercial Services & Digital team will streamline and guide how we invest in and harness technology for Commercial. This team will modernise and digitise our manual processes, addressing pain points for employees and focus on initiatives for improving customer experiences. We see Commercial Services as the engine room with their focus on post deal tasks such as invoicing, trade finance, shipping and laytime. Commercial Services & Digital is a unique opportunity to bring digital closer to the business, to create more synergies between teams and bring together business improvements to achieve business excellence.About usAs pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.Our long history is filled with firsts. We\'ve developed some of the world\'s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore, coal and uranium: our materials make up the world around us. You\'ll find them in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home.Creating an inclusive and diverse workforceWe are a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion. No matter how they may differ, our people share one thing in common. It\'s a belief that work is more rewarding when we are accepted and valued for our differences, not judged by them. We all have something to contribute, and it\'s this contribution that makes for a great organization and fulfilling career.Every Voice MattersAt 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.Application Deadline: 31 May 2024 (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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