Job Description

Manager, Technical Marketing Minerals - Pacific

• Be part of one of the world\'s largest Metal, Minerals and Materials Group
• Key technical position part of a leading minerals and marketing organization
• Leadership role in directing the Pacific Minerals Technical Marketing activities
• High level of interaction with customers, partners and internal stakeholders
• Be a part of a diverse and inclusive team
• Role based in Singapore, global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About the role

At Rio Tinto we produce Metals and Minerals essential to human progress. As the Manager, Technical Marketing Minerals, and product expert, you lead by example a team of product specialists in their respective fields. As part of the commercial organization, you guide the team to deliver the value differentiators such as customer supports and market development activities through an efficient management of team resources to achieve optimal results. This role is a great opportunity for an experienced professional focusing on integrating technical marketing and minerals product development with key customers while promoting Rio Tinto value proposition across the industry. The Manager will work with other technical marketing colleagues across multi-materials end-user segments and look for identifying synergies. The leader will identify and deploy best practices in technical support, reporting and product quality by closely collaborating with the sales & marketing teams, operations, R&D and senior leaders.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Technical Marketing, you will be:

• Leading a team of experts in minerals, primarily boron and derivatives.
• Serving as the leader for borates, you will manage a team of subject matter expert in biocides, glass, agriculture, fire retardancy, construction/infrastructure, and bi-products.
• Lead and participate the innovation program, technical and market development project pipeline, and stage-gate process for driving timely decision making on key projects.
• Manage a suite of outside subject matter experts providing consulting support to the company on technical matter.
• Work with key target customers in qualifying products, processes and/or innovation deployment and provide technical expertise differentiating our business from competitors.
• Provide effective and timely technical support to customers, distributors, sales and other internal departments to address customers\xe2\x80\x99 queries and/or issues in close collaboration with the operation and sales teams.
• Identify customer and market requirements and recommend or develop solutions to grow our business.
• Develop strong relationships with key influencers at specifiers, industry associations, academia and external development partners.
• Navigate regulatory develops in biocide and agriculture markets.
• Understand IP development methods associated with innovation and product protection.
• Work as one team with the strategy, market development, sales, operations, finance, product stewardship, R&D, customer service, quality, and logistics in the Metals & Minerals matrix organization.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Bachelor degree in Chemistry or Equivalent is required.
• 10 years of relevant and progressive experience in Minerals and/or technical marketing with end-user engagement.
• Knowledge of borates, other industrial minerals, and applications of these products is a plus.
• Experiences at aligning product development with R&D pipeline.
• Experience in product compliance and stewardship.
• Product development and technical support experience.
• Project management and market development of projects/markets.
• Ability and record at developing relationships with external stakeholders.
• Commercial acumen commensurate with role requirements.
• Demonstrate a self-driven attitude and open-minded genuine curiosity towards being the voice of Rio Tinto in the industry through technical advocacy.
• Leadership competencies, presentation skills and effective communication through various stakeholders.
• Assure efficient and simple technical communication between customers and operations to identify areas of improvement / development.
• Proven abilities in operating successfully in a matrix organization with stakeholders\xe2\x80\x99 engagement.
• Proficient and well-organized working skills with excellent interpersonal and judgement skills.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

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)

Where you will be working

As the world\xe2\x80\x99s second largest metal and mining group, Rio Tinto is a global company with footprint in ~35 countries and 60 locations. It is a leading voice in the metals and minerals sector on ESG, Digital offers, strategic partnerships and marketing and thought leadership. The commercial strategy is primarily designed around customer centricity, shift from selling to solutions and in partnership with supply chain partners accelerate the journey towards de-carbonization, energy transition and green solution provider. To see the journey we are on, click on the link below:

To materialize the energy transition the world is on, we want leaders who can help shape this future and think differently to position Rio Tinto as the partner of choice for our customers, end users and consumers. We materialize possibilities.

About us

As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.

Aluminium for cars and smartphones. Copper for wind turbines, electric cars and the pipes that bring water to our home. Iron ore to shape our city skylines. Borates that help crops grow, titanium for paint \xe2\x80\x93 and diamonds that celebrate the best things in life.

Our long history is filled with firsts. We\xe2\x80\x99ve developed some of the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents.

Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce

We 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s this contribution that makes for a great organization and fulfilling career.

Application Deadline: 09th May 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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