Logistics Analyst

Logistics Analyst 

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• This is a (2 Year) Fixed-term role based in Salt Lake City, Utah

About the role

We are looking for a Logistics Analyst (Fixed-Term) to manage the day-to-day operational movement of products from Rio Tinto’s assets to customers and warehouses whilst, acting as an analytical back-up to the rest of the logistics operations team by identifying cost and process improvement opportunities.

Built around a dedicated hub in Singapore and regional offices in Chicago and Frankfurt, our commercial teams are entrepreneurial, fast-paced and highly specialised part of our business. Our team has a deliberately open and entrepreneurial culture where we reward the creation of value through innovation and risk taking. You get to work alongside inspiring and creative colleagues and learn and grow every single day.

Reporting to the Manager, Logistics Operations and working in a challenging and exciting environment, within the Logistics team, you will:

• Ensure shipments and payments are flowing in a timely manner to the customer
• Identify and actively seek methods to sustainably eliminate bottlenecks
• Provide operational support and assistance to logistics officers as required
• Develop business improvement ideas, participate in implementation and ensure the value delivered is being captured
• Drive improvement through data analytics and innovation
• Assist with development of tools/systems to automate reporting and measurement and monitor RTL value add/cost performance
• Interface with key stakeholders and other teams to gather transform, load and analyze data
• Identify opportunities to automate and optimize manual tasks and lead the implementation of new solutions
• Coordinate with Supply Chain & Sales & Marketing to ensure that sales and operations are fully aligned and that value is being generated at the interfaces (e.g. demurrage optimization)

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Bachelors degree in Logistics/Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Accounting or similar field
• More than 3 years of experience in a process improvement/business analytics role or operational role
• Good supply chain & logistics knowledge with an ability to generate ideas for improvement opportunities
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to draw conclusions and insights from incomplete data sets
• Drive to improve the business and identify opportunities
• Interpersonal, communication & negotiation skills
• Advanced Excel & PowerPoint skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Advanced data visualizations tools an asset (R, Power BI, Tableau)

What we offer

Here is just a glimpse of our industry leading rewards package: 

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Excellent retirement plan including 6% defined company contribution
• Generous 401k matching program
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program 

About Rio Tinto 

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with
a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.  

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.  

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.
Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.  

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V 

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