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SalaryBuy Analyst
- Come and join our Procurement team!
- Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
- Preference would be for Gladstone based, but for the right candidate could be Brisbane based.
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for a Buy Analyst to deliver supply chain services that deliver value through strategic sourcing and buying of goods and services for all operations and businesses. This is a fundamental role where value is achieved through uniformed processes, e-technology, increased corporate social responsibility and measurable savings for the group.
This is a great opportunity for a strong negotiator with strong SAP skills who can ensure that materials and services are purchased and delivered to the operations when they are required. The key to success to this position is to demonstrate your ability to deliver consistent results, drive continuous improvement, and build credibility within the business.
Reporting to the Specialist Purchase to Pay (P2P) and working in a collaborative community within the Purchase to Pay team, you will:
- Incorporate commercial acumen with technical skill in an environment that is striving to achieve high levels of compliance to process, automation and data accuracy;
- Provide a high level of customer service and accountability to deliver exceptional service, providing purchasing, expediting and data management services;
- Identify P2P process or system improvements and champion change to increase efficiency of purchasing service;
- Oversee end to end P2P performance for client base and provide analytical analysis on areas for improvement;
- Continuous improvement training to maintain process standardization and keep team skills at the highest competency level;
- Assist transactional purchasing automation through identifying new items for addition to the Business Unit specific catalogue from non-catalogued items ordered through the purchasing queue;
- Identify issues affecting the purchasing function including people, process and SAP system issues;
- Manage order responses and PO maintenance in a timely and accurate manner to facilitate on-time delivery and payment;
- Engage with site warehousing teams to ensure timely goods receipting occurs;
- Maintain a strong relationship with branch level staff for key suppliers to sites so that delivery issues can be quickly resolved.
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor level tertiary qualification would be beneficial
- Strong experience working with SAP
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Industry experience in roles such as purchasing, data management or SAP MM implementation projects
- Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills with analytical capability
Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
- 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 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)
- Possible domestic relocation assistance
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.
Where you’ll be working
Rio Tinto Procurement ensures resilient supply chains that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through the strategic sourcing and buying of goods and services for our operations. Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through effective supplier partnerships, innovation, easy and standardised processes, e-technology, corporate social responsibility and increased commercial advantage.
Every Voice Matters
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.
Applications close on Thursday the 15th February 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
