Advisor – Supply Chain Planning

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Advisor – Supply Chain Planning

• Opportunity to work in a world class organization
• Work in a collaborative and fast paced environment based in Chicago
• Support a vital borates business!

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

Our Commercial organization was formed in 2018 and is undergoing significant transformation and growth. We are committed to building a high performing organisation with engaged, motivated and empowered employees to deliver an exciting business strategy.

About The Role

We are looking for an Advisor – Supply Chain Planning to provide support for S&OP planning processes, manages data and systems to achieve improvements in S&OP plan and coordinates across numerous stakeholders to drive progress and execution. This role will also assists in financial analysis, scheduling and backup for Value Chain team.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Value Chain – you will be entrusted with the following responsibilities

Supply Chain Planning

• Assist in management of tolling producers.
• Support Principal Advisor S&OP in developing 3-12 month plan. Analyze alternatives and trade offs within plan.
• Track progress against the budget
• Work with S&OP advisors to convert plan into an executable schedule.
• Help monitor, stock levels, packaging and general logistics performance of the Boron business

Systems/Data

• Maintain Data in various Value Chain systems.
• Provide SAP administration for the Value Chain Team.
• Manage Palantir, Excel and Anaplan reporting
• Monitor dead or slow-moving stock and plan to reduce these
• Analyze data to seek pathways to lower costs, reduce errors, or improve the efficiency of our planning process

Value Chain Team Support

• Issues STO’s to support movements of goods and materials between our sites and warehouses
• Provide backup for Principal Advisor S&OP and S&OP Advisors
• Builds knowledge and expertise on product stewardship and packaging in conjunction with Specialist – Product Management

What You Will Bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have

• 5-10 years’ experience in a product management or commercial role in industrial minerals or related industry.
• Good communication abilities
• Bachelor’s degree in business or industry-related field.
• Supply Chain Management
• Experienced in working across multiple stakeholders and delivering results across a matrix organisation
• Financial Analysis

What We Offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide

• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with

a first step, and someone willing to take it explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto has established a US Sales & Marketing office in Chicago. Part of the new Commercial organisation, US facing sales and marketing roles from across multiple products and locations will be based in Chicago. This is an exciting next step in our Commercial journey and for your career.

You’ll get to join a team based in one of the most liveable cities in the United States. Home to Fortune 500 organisations, Chicago is considered one of the most important business centres in the world. With good public transport options and a wide range of cultural attractions and outdoor activities available, it’s the perfect place to enjoy a modern and cosmopolitan lifestyle whilst advancing your career.

Every Voice Matters

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.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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Application Deadline 24th May 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date)

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.