Global Fixed Equipment Procurement Lead

Rio Tinto; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working from home options

Competitive base salary with annual/in

Biomedical benefits including private/

Share ownership plan

Company provided insurance

Salary sacrifice & packaging options

Career development & education support

Family-friendly health and medicalWell

Leave for all life's reasons

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rio Tinto Global Procurement – Fixed Equipment is seeking a Senior Specialist to establish and manage the operational foundations that support strategic supplier relationships across the global Fixed Equipment portfolio. This role reports to the Capital Procurement Manager and focuses on governance, supplier performance and value delivery.

Based in Perth, Australia, you will build trusted relationships across projects and operations, translate supplier engagement into practical actions, and

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, category management and supplier management.
• Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic supplier governance for Fixed Equipment suppliers.
• Lead commercial performance across strategic supplier relationships, including OA governance, supplier agreements and pricing frameworks.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier performance, manage risk and maximise value outcomes.
• Act as the primary interface between Account Management, Category Management and key business stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between supplier activities, operational priorities and strategic objectives.
• Contribute to supplier account strategies, global framework strategies and supplier strategies.
• Support supplier positioning, major project engagement and strategic sourcing initiatives.

Skills

Procurement experience

Category management

Supplier management

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Influencing capability

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Analytical capability

Job description

Rio Tinto Global Procurement – Fixed Equipment is seeking a Senior Specialist to establish and manage the operational foundations that support strategic supplier relationships across the global Fixed Equipment portfolio. This role reports to the Capital Procurement Manager and focuses on governance, supplier performance and value delivery.

Based in Perth, Australia, you will build trusted relationships across projects and operations, translate supplier engagement into practical actions, and