Rio Tinto Procurement

An inbound supply chain of global proportions

Rio Tinto Procurement is an inbound supply chain service organisation that delivers value to the Rio Tinto group by sourcing and buying goods and services and delivering them to their point of use in Rio Tinto's operations. We have larger offices in Brisbane and Perth (Australia), Salt Lake City (US), Johannesburg (South Africa) and Shanghai (China) and smaller Rio Tinto Procurement teams at 50 other locations across 11 countries - almost wherever Rio Tinto operates.,

By applying best practice processes and tools to functions such as strategic sourcing, purchasing automation and supply chain management, Rio Tinto Procurement aims to deliver competitive advantage for its customers.

Value is achieved by leveraging economies of both scale and skill through people, processes and technology. Rio Tinto Procurement has adopted the latest e-procurement and sourcing techniques including reverse auctions, electronic RFx and transaction automation (via the Quadrem marketplace) and is recognised as a centre of excellence for procurement activities.