Commercial Sales Specialist

Commercial Sales Specialist (Rio Tinto Services Inc. Chicago IL):

Accurately prepare contracts and deal summaries. Work with the commercial services and logistics teams to successfully execute on trades. Be first point of contact for customers for routine requests. Ensure customer requests are properly represented in monthly planning. Develop processes to improve the customer experience and drive efficiencies. Develop sound understanding of the market supply & demand drivers and key trends. Support Commercial Manager and Strategic Marketing team on Book Strategy formation and negotiation mandates. Maintain and grow relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including Customers Logistics and Operation sites.

Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.

Full time employment Monday Friday 40 hours per week $126298.00 per year.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Economics Marketing or a related field and 3 years of related work experience. Alternatively the employer will accept 6 years of related work experience.

Must have 3 years of experience in:

• Commercial sales or business development experience in business-to-business (B2B) context.
• Contract administration; and
• Experience in the metals mining or chemicals industry.

Must have 2 years of experience in procurement/trading and regional logistics.

Must have 1 year of experience in:

• PowerBI Advanced Excel and other BI tools; and
• SAP and Anaplan.

Domestic travel required up to 10%.

Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.

Any suitable combination of education training or experience is acceptable.

To Apply: Interested applicants must apply through and search for requisition number R49164. Should you have any difficulty in applying for this position through our website please contact for assistance in the application process.

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 cant do it on our own so were focused on creating partnerships to solve problems create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color sex age religion national origin disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

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