Sourcing Specialist (Procurement) Site based (Invercargill, New Zealand)

Sourcing Specialist (Procurement) Site based (Invercargill New Zealand)

• Develop and execute commercial strategies tenders and contracts for New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) as part of a small site-based team.

• Perform sourcing of goods and services construction and consultancy engagements across site and operational stakeholders

• Support NZAS in delivery of its annual operating and capital plans in a complex operating environment

• Invercargill / Tiwai Point based with option to work from Brisbane QLD in exceptional circumstances

About the role

We are seeking a Sourcing Specialist to join our small team to deliver end-to-end sourcing and commercial activities in support of New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) part of Rio Tinto Aluminiums Pacific Operations.

This role partners closely with site-based stakeholders including operations maintenance and project teams. You will be responsible for developing implementing and maintaining a robust sourcing strategy for each sourcing project assigned as well as identifying sourcing opportunities across the NZAS portfolio.

Reporting to the NZAS Procurement Business Parter the role works in close collaboration with regional Procurement Business Partners and category teams to ensure sourcing activities leverage scale capability and best practice while remaining fit-for-purpose for site needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated procurement professional who thrives in dynamic environments demonstrates strong commercial judgement and builds trusted stakeholder and supplier relationships.

Key accountability areas

As part of the Pacific Operations Procurement team you will be accountable for end-to-end sourcing activities including but not limited to:

• Development presentation and implementation of sourcing strategies including identification of alternatives and contingency plans to mitigate commercial and supply risk

• End-to-end tender management including preparation issue evaluation and recommendation to business units

• Development negotiation and execution of appropriate supply and service contracts

• Ongoing contract management including supplier relationship management and performance oversight

• Management of commercial documentation governance requirements and compliance with Rio Tinto procurement frameworks

• Driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on value process efficiency and sustainable outcomes

• Partnering with site stakeholders to support delivery of annual operating and capital plans

• Ensuring all sourcing activities are delivered through approved systems (e.g. Ariba) and in accordance with Rio Tinto policies and standards

• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with team members internal stakeholders suppliers and regional category teams

• Supporting negotiations claims and commercial issue resolution where required

• Operating with transparency integrity and a strong safety and risk mindse

What you will bring

To be successfully considered for this role;

• Tertiary qualification in Business Commerce Law Engineering or a related discipline (preferred not essential)

• 35 years experience in procurement sourcing or commercial roles with demonstrated experience across tendering and contract formation

• Strong stakeholder engagement influencing and communication skills

• Experience developing commercial strategies business recommendations and leading supplier negotiations

• Sound commercial acumen with the ability to assess risk and value trade-offs

• Experience with Ariba S2C and structured sourcing processes (preferred but not essential)

• Ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within a broader regional and global procurement team

What we offer

At Rio Tinto we offer competitive remuneration flexible work arrangements and opportunities to grow your career within a global organisation committed to safety sustainability and inclusion. Supporting NZAS provides exposure to a unique and critical operation with strong links to the Southland community and economy.

Where youll 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.

Application Deadline: 20th May 2026

(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.

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.

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 Indigenous Peoples women the LGBTQIA 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.