Ready to drive meaningful change Were on the lookout for passionate individuals who are eager to join our team and help us tackle the challenges shaping our future. At Rio Tinto we believe innovation thrives when diverse minds collaborate toward a common purpose creating a better tomorrow. Lets shape the future together.
Finding better ways to move our people forward.
We are looking for a Commercial Graduate to join our Brisbane office starting in August 2026.
Reporting to the Principal Advisor Technical Marketing you will be working in a diverse team within Procurement. This is a great opportunity for a recent Graduate with a Chemical Engineering background who is fluent in Mandarin.
About the program
Our Graduate Program offers you the chance to help shape Rio Tinto from within. The Graduate Program extends over two years focusing on developing both foundational and future-focused skills.
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution your thinking and your hard work and go home knowing youve 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 lifes reasons (vacation/annual paid parental sick leave)
Exclusive employee discounts (banking accommodation cars retail and more)
Domestic relocation assistance
Where you will be working
Rio Tinto Global 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.
Eligibility
Graduate Program final year of study/have recently graduated with less than 2 years of relevant work experience
Have the right to work in Australia or New Zealand (citizens permanent residents student or postgraduate work visa holders)
Must speak fluent Mandarin
Proficiency in data tools (e.g. Python SQL Power BI); knowledge of AI or marketing is a plus
Next steps
Were Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs now and in the future. Our values care courage and curiosity guide how we work and how we treat each other.
Please note to be considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.
Applications close 17 April 2026
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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 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
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.
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