Procurement Specialist (HME)
Drive a key commercial category management role in a Global Procurement team
Previous experience with Mining Equipment and Procurement
Role based in Perth, Australia, with flexible work arrangements
About the role
We are looking for applicants to join our Global Procurement Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) Team in a Specialist HME role to be based in our Perth office. This key role will lead the commercial relationship with our premier Key Productivity Partner, Komatsu for the Iron Ore business (RTIO). It is a great opportunity for someone with exceptional stakeholder management skills, strong commercial acumen and deep technical knowledge of HME looking to join a high performing Global Mobile Equipment commercial team.
Reporting to the Principal Advisor, HME – Procurement, your duties will include:
* Developing and maintaining strong, robust and productive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
* Following the Rio Tinto Procurement category management cycle with specific emphasis on contract drafting, contract implementation and category management
* Leading supplier relationship management (SRM) activities with Komatsu to ensure contractual requirements are met, escalations are resolved and strategic projects are progressed
* Managing cross‑functional working groups to ensure business needs are fully understood and adopted as part of the HME category strategies
* Expanding on existing domain knowledge to perform analysis across key value drivers and provide actionable insights
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in commerce, law or a relevant mining related degree, with experience in mining and/or heavy mining equipment and/or technical expertise in the HME category
* Articulate and succinct verbal, written and presentation communication skills
* Proven track record of achieving positive outcomes through negotiation, influencing and collaboration
* Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to build robust and productive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
* Ability to project manage, problem solve, critically analyse and balance multiple competing priorities
* Well‑developed interpersonal skills with the ability to lead workshops, challenge the status quo to find better ways
Benefits
* A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
* Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
* 18 weeks of gender‑neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions while employees are on unpaid or half‑paid parental leave
* A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program
* 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)
* Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
Location & Travel
Based in Perth with flexible work arrangements. Some domestic travel may be required.
Application Deadline
26th August 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
Pre‑Application Requirement
Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre‑screening questions.
Recruitment Policy
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.
Equal Opportunity Statement
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.
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