Job Description

Specialist, Sales & Operations Planning (Pacific)

Why Explore

• An opportunity to work in a world class organization within the aluminium business
• Engage and influence senior leaders and make a meaningful difference to people\xe2\x80\x99s lives today, and into the future
• Key position in driving commercial strategies into fruition
• Based in Singapore, a global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About the role

The Pacific Global Metal Management, Customer Service and S&OP team manages the planning, delivery, collection and reporting process for the primary aluminium production of our five aluminium smelters in Australia, New Zealand and Oman.

We are looking for a Specialist, Sales & Operations Planning (Pacific) to join our team to support the optimization of the supply and demand of this aluminium smelter portfolio, overseeing a combined production rate of 1.3 million tonnes per annum.

This role is an exciting opportunity for someone able to manage high complexity in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple stakeholders and products for value-based decisions over the strategic (4-12 months) and execution (0-3 months) ranges.

Based in the Commercial hub office in Singapore, this is a vital support function across our commercial and operational teams, requiring a strong level of communication with key stakeholders including, but not limited to the Sales, Logistics, Customer Service, and our Casthouse operations teams.

Reporting to the Manager, Sales & Operational Planning Pacific, your core role responsibilities will be:

• Provide the key interface between our Commercial and Operations teams, for both the strategic and tactical supply chain planning horizons.
• Determining and optimising the consolidated view for the demand and capacity plans of our production, providing the strategic fact base and presenting insight and recommendations in our monthly S&OP cycle.
• Identifying optimisation and value creation opportunities for the system, determining the business justification through benefit and options analysis and alignment with stakeholders.
• Leading our weekly execution drumbeat with our supply chain stakeholders for managing the delivery of the plan (the \xe2\x80\x98make\xe2\x80\x99 and the \xe2\x80\x98move\xe2\x80\x99), managing deviation as required.
• Owning inventory management and forecasting in execution and strategic horizons, contributing towards team and business targets of working capital reduction and managing deviation from the plan.
• Be a change agent for the continuous improvement of our planning and execution processes, data visualisations, and digital capability.

About You

You will need to be a self-starter with demonstrated ability to engage and build effective relationships across a supply chain, a passion for achieving goals together, and a strong sense for data-driven decision making and continuous process improvement.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications in business, finance, engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in supply chain scheduling, logistics and/or inventory management.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience preparing and presenting throughout the S&OP cycle for demand and supply planning
• Ability to analyse data, build options and present recommendations based on financial valuations quickly and effectively.
• Exposure and knowledge of the primary aluminium industry.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Advanced knowledge in Excel and PowerBI skills
• Exposure to SAP systems

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 for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• 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

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.

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: 09 June 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.\xe2\x80\x9d

Rio Tinto