Principal – Explosives Category
Lead our end to end explosives category management Join an organisation with global footprint Based in Perth About The Role
As Principal, Explosives you will have an opportunity to work to imbed best practice blasting services with leading edge technology in one of the world's leading mining companies.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Global Energy, the Principal will lead a highly capable team of specialists in executing portfolio strategy in the global explosives space.
This includes developing projects aimed at improving safety, controlling costs and generating continuous improvement initiatives intended to keep Rio Tinto at the leading edge of explosives innovation and mine efficiency.
Blasting decarbonisation will be an important additional objective.
The role requires:
Accountability for end-to-end Explosives category management, and with your team, directly responsible for strategy development, business intelligence, contract management and relationship management for their respective sub-categories.
Responsibility for building highly functioning and engaged internal relationships by deploying business partnering principles to improve customer centricity, whilst also partnering with external suppliers to develop mutually rewarding relationships and unlocking innovation and advancing ESG principles.
Embedding a holistic and robust approach to safety, security, risk, change and project management across your assigned portfolio ensuring that all material risks are identified and have an audit and assurance program in place.
Ensuring initiatives are implemented in accordance with Rio Tinto's governance requirements.
This includes contract governance, expiries and renewals, negotiations, variations, and deviations, performance management and contract implementation.
Coaching and development of your team, to continually improve functional capabilities in order to deliver best total value outcomes for Rio Tinto.
This includes staying current on best practices (procurement, portfolio and category) and proactively looking to increase the velocity of delivery through optimised and technology enabled processes while strengthening controls.
About You
University degree in either a technical or commercial discipline Demonstrated success in category management and/or strategic roles, preferably in managing energy, explosives or other mining-related categories across a global footprint Exceptional executive level stakeholder engagement skills Ability to create a vision, and present information and analysis to support complex category and sub-category strategies Experience managing small teams and a desire to build on relationships to drive performance and creativity Understanding of end to end procurement processes including category led buying channels Strong negotiation skills and demonstrated experience leading complex contract negotiations Effective time management and project management skills to balance multiple and competing priorities Proficiency in using Excel, Word, PowerPoint and, ideally, PowerBI Ability to work effectively and productively to support a strong team environment with an expected high degree of individual autonomy (and accountability) What We Offer
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 whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave 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) Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.
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About Rio Tinto
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 situations and meet opportunities.
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