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Senior Advisor Expediting - PerthBuild your career with a global organisation that values your developmentDiversity is our strength. Bring your unique skills, experiences and perspectives to help our teams to thrivePermanent role | Perth based offering great work/life balanceAbout The RoleFinding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.The Warehouse & Logistics Department in Rio Tinto Iron Ore focuses on inventory management, warehousing, and transportation to ensure parts are available on time, at the right place, and at the best cost. The Senior Advisor - Expediting will lead a team that manages relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure optimal inventory management and timely material delivery.Reporting to the Manager Warehouse, the Senior Advisor - Expediting will oversee the expediting function, ensuring effective team management and continuous improvement. The role involves fostering strong relationships with stakeholders and vendors, optimising supply chain processes, and enhancing operational efficiency.Key responsibilities will include:Lead and mentor the expediting team, located both in Perth and India, ensuring safety, HR compliance, and performance excellence.Develop strong relationships with site users and vendors, promoting timely material delivery and improving demand signals.Monitor and optimise supply chain performance, ensuring the efficient handling of inventory, transportation, and warehousing.Implement continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes and reduce downtime.Develop KPIs for the team and use them to measure performance and drive improvements.What you''ll bring:To be successfully considered for this role, you will demonstrate:Demonstrated leadership experience and proven expertise in supply chain management.Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Office, and ERP systems.Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence and develop relationships.Solid decision-making and analytical skills, with the ability to identify and implement improvements.A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.What we offer: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 bonus.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, cultural leave).To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives - at a time that suits them.Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.Where you''ll be working:In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure - all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.This will be a Perth based role at our Central Park office in Perth CBD.Applications close on 27 April 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).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.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. #J-18808-Ljbffr