Why explore
- Key role in the Market Analysis team and broader Rio Tinto organisation
- Work closely with internal and external networks for a holistic view of market trends
- An opportunity to develop your career within a global organisation
- Based in Singapore, a global commercial hub for Rio Tinto
About the role
The Market Analysis team sits in the central Commercial Market Analysis team and is responsible for generating short-to-medium term market insights (up to 5 years). This incorporates supply and competitor analysis demand forecasts (including downstream sectors) trading support and price forecasting. The team's focus is to leverage these insights and analysis to support Commercial decision-making and generate value across Sales & Marketing, Procurement, and Marine & Logistics. The Market Analysis team also provides short- to medium-term market context and commodity price forecasts across the Group.
We are looking for a Senior Analyst, Market Analysis to join a high-performing team, focus on procurement, labour, and logistics market analysis, and collaborate with multiple stakeholders to draw commercial insights.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Procurement, Marine & Logistics Market Analysis, you will:
- Deepen and broaden our understanding of procurement, logistics, and associated markets.
- Deliver insights to the Procurement and Commercial Operations teams to improve commercial outcomes, e.g,. trading and negotiation support, supplier and competitor intel, price forecasts, tools, models, and scenarios.
- Advise on contractual benchmarks and market-based reference points to support procurement negotiation strategies and ensure alignment with prevailing market conditions.
- Develop and maintain regular research using our vast array of external research and internal datasets to draw market conclusions that will affect many parts of our business.
- Collect, synthesize, analyse, and interpret information and data to forecast industrial performance underpinned by a robust and transparent set of methodologies.
- Collaborate with other Market Analysis teams to coordinate price forecast updates, draw cross-commodity insights, and share best practices.
About you
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- University degree in either economics, technical, or commercial discipline.
- At least 3-5 years of relevant experience.
- Proven ability to synthesize a narrative and generate high-quality reports.
- Advanced fluent written and spoken English.
- Proven relevant experience and analytical skills with the ability to critically analyse data and identify trends and key drivers.
- Proven ability to work well in a team environment with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Managing, maintaining, and redesigning complex Excel models.
- Automated data visualisation reports in Power BI.
- Ability to advise senior stakeholders and influence views via a fact-based/informed approach.
