Why explore
- Leadership role within the Sales and Marketing business function
- Managing the B&A supply chain scheduling activities across our B&A assets
- High level of engagement between commercial departments and operational assets
- Based in Singapore, operating from our global commercial hub for Rio Tinto
About the role
We are recruiting for a Manager - Scheduling for our Bauxite & Alumina team. Primary responsibilities include leading the scheduling team and managing the supply chain for bauxite and alumina pacific assets and caustic for the B&A global business. The role requires the coordination of complex stakeholder groups from across the business to deliver optimal value to the business.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced leader who wants to lead a high-performing team to achieve business outcomes.
Reporting to the Senior Manager - Supply Chain and S&OP, you will:
- Develop and execute business unit scheduling strategy and deliver commercial objectives.
- Lead a small team of professionals, identifying areas for growth and development.
- Understand and measure the key value drivers across the commercial and product group businesses, and drive business improvement initiatives to deliver value.
- Be accountable for the scheduling work management planning and execution including short-term planning, resource coordination (fixing vessels as required), and delivery of the shipping schedule.
- Optimise supply chain activities to manage trade working capital objectives and maintain business-critical working inventories across the operational assets.
- Engage closely with key stakeholders including sales, S&OP, chartering, vetting, marine operations, dynamic scheduling, commercial services, and the operational sites.
- Working in conjunction with load and unload port operators to ensure alignment of various other schedules to ensure vessel productivity.
- Provide technical input into the formulation of overall commercial strategy for the product group or business unit.
- Ensure relevant systems are in place to accurately capture and transfer knowledge within marketing and sales.
About you
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- Bachelor Degree in either Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or other relevant discipline.
- Effective leadership experience in driving performance for a team.
- Proven commercial experience in supply chain, and/or S&OP.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to reach out and build collaborative stakeholder relationships across different levels.
- Ability to work well in a matrix environment and strong stakeholder management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Leadership skills with a focus on relationship building and business orientation.
- Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize workload.
- Be customer-oriented, driven, and conscious of the underlying production constraints.
- Ability to engage with cross-functional stakeholders and manage competing.
- Understanding of financial performance and underlying value drivers.
It will also be beneficial if you have:
- Knowledge of the bauxite, alumina, or aluminum processes is an advantage.
- Knowledge of Power BI or any other data analytics tools/applications.
- Previous experience with integrated planning systems is an advantage (SAP, Anaplan, or others).
