MRO Procurement Specialist – Strategic Sourcing & Analytics

Rio Tinto; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home

18 weeks parental leave

Private health insurance

Share ownership plan

Salary packaging options

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Specialist MRO to drive end-to-end category management across maintenance, repairs and operations. Based in Perth, you will manage sourcing events, negotiate terms, and implement contract governance to improve availability, safety and value across an industrial portfolio.

You will analyze spend data, monitor market dynamics and collaborate with site teams, suppliers and procurement partners to deliver optimized outcomes and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in procurement, supply chain, inventory or materials management, or a commercial role.
• Experience negotiating pricing and terms or managing supplier performance, linking outcomes to site availability and total cost of ownership.
• Practical understanding of how MRO materials are planned, stocked and replenished (distributors, VMI, consignment).
• Strong data skills; able to work with large data sets in Power BI and Excel; leverage automation and AI to inform recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-driven fact bases for sub-categories: spend, site, channel, contract coverage and supplier insights.
• Monitor market trends and external influences (commodities, freight, FX, disruptions) and translate into category actions.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing events: from briefings and tender evaluation through negotiation, award and Ariba workspace management.
• Draft agreements with pricing, indexation and SLAs to improve availability, safety and long-term value.
• Implement and audit contract management controls including price reviews and tail-spend management.
• Lead SRM activities to improve supplier performance and site outcomes.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Data analysis

Negotiation

Power BI

Excel

Ariba

Education

Tertiary qualifications in business/supply chain/engineering or related

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Excel

Job description

Rio Tinto is seeking a Specialist MRO to drive end-to-end category management across maintenance, repairs and operations. Based in Perth, you will manage sourcing events, negotiate terms, and implement contract governance to improve availability, safety and value across an industrial portfolio.

You will analyze spend data, monitor market dynamics and collaborate with site teams, suppliers and procurement partners to deliver optimized outcomes and cost efficiency.