Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness

Rio Tinto Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rio Tinto Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd is driving a global ERP transformation to SAP S/4HANA. The Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness coordinates SME activities for Move & Sell readiness, ensuring tasks are completed on time and to quality standards.

You will work with regional Change leads and site representatives to plan, schedule and track readiness efforts. Reporting to the Manager, Move & Sell Readiness, you will establish activity plans, act as the main coordination point

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related field.
• Experience working in matrix organizations or operational environments with SMEs.
• Project management experience.
• Commercial/Shared Services work experience: understanding end-to-end Deal to Contract and Order to Cash processes.
• Hands-on SAP experience.
• Experience coordinating readiness, deployment or transformation activities with multiple SMEs or site stakeholders.
• Ability to plan, schedule and track execution activities including logistics and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain activity plans, task lists and trackers for SME deliverables.
• Act as the primary coordination point between SMEs and Product Group Readiness Leads for execution activities.
• Support mobilisation of SMEs for Product Group readiness activities within the region.
• Coordinate scheduling for SME activities ensuring sessions are planned and sequenced.
• Logistics planning and travel coordination as needed.
• Engage local site representatives to factor site-specific requirements into planning.

Skills

Matrix organization experience

Project Management

Stakeholder engagement

Logistics coordination

Risk escalation

Deal-to-Contract / O2C knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Business or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Why explore

• An exciting opportunity to be part of a leading global mining company that produces and supplies materials that are essential to human progress

• An opportunity to work with key stakeholders in our global commercial hub

• Based in either our global commercial hub Singapore, or Montreal, Canada

About the role

The implementation of Modern Enterprise Resource Planning (MERP) is a critical step in Rio Tinto’s transformation journey, moving from outdated technology (ECC6) to a new, digitally enabled lean core platform (S/4) and application ecosystem. As this is a business led, Group-wide transformation effort, it requires a strong team to bridge the business and technology landscapes. From contract to cash, every aspect of our operations will benefit from this modernization that offers an exciting opportunity to deliver a digital foundation that will stand Rio Tinto up well for ongoing digital transformation. Rio Tinto is looking to deploying a modern ERP as core and supporting Best of Breed / Best of Suite technologies across processes.

In support of successful SAP S/4HANA deployment, the Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness is responsible for coordinating and enabling Subject Matter Expert (SME) activities for Move & Sell Function, ensuring all Readiness tasks are completed on time and to required quality standards.

This role acts as the day-to-day operational coordinator for successful Testing, Training, pre- and post-Cutover, and Hypercare execution, working closely with Move & Sell Readiness Lead, Regional Change Lead, local site representatives and SMEs (including trainers & testers). The Senior Advisor ensures activities are well planned, locally enabled and effectively tracked, escalating risks, issues and dependencies.

Reporting to the Manager, Move & Sell Readiness, you will:

• Establish and maintain clear activity plans, task lists and trackers for SME deliverables.

• Act as the primary coordination point between SMEs and Product Group Readiness Leads for execution activities.

• Support mobilisation of SMEs for Product Group readiness activities within the region.

• Coordinate scheduling for SME activities ensuring:

• Sessions are planned and sequenced appropriately.

• Logistics (Meeting rooms/technology are available with travel coordinated, if required).

• Local site representatives are engaged so site-specific requirements and constraints are factored into planning.

What you will need for the role

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related field.

• Working in matrix organization/operational environments, with the confidence to engage SMEs and escalation issues appropriately.

• Project Management experience.

• Commercial Services or Shared Services work experience: understanding end-to-end Deal to Contract and Order to Cash processes

• Hands-on SAP working.

• Experience coordinating readiness, deployment or transformation activities involving multiple SMEs or site-based stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and track execution activities, including logistics and dependency management.