Project Support Advisor

Description

Summary: This role supports contracting, vendor creation, purchase order management, and invoice registration, ensuring compliance and contributing to project efficiency and document organization. Highlights: 1. Opportunity to join a global mining and materials company. 2. Professional development in world-class exploration projects. 3. Inclusive environment focused on safety, wellbeing, and collaboration. **Project Support Advisor** * Be part of a global company committed to safety, operational excellence and discovering the resources the world needs. * Develop your experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams of Operations, Procurement, Finance, HSE and Geology. * Contribute to the success of exploration projects by providing key support in contracting, procurement and administrative control processes. * Live our values of Care, Courage and Curiosity in a dynamic and collaborative environment. * Role based in Río Negro, Colombia with occasional travel to Quibdó and Comita Site. **About the role** This role will be responsible for supporting contracting processes, vendor creation, purchase order management and invoice registration, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and contributing to project efficiency. It will also play a key role in document organization, administrative controls and coordination between teams and contractors. Key responsibilities include: * Supporting contracting and procurement processes, coordinating contract generation, internal approvals and associated documentation. * Managing vendor creation, due diligence processes and maintenance of records within internal systems. * Providing support in issuing purchase orders, receiving, coding and registering invoices. * Maintaining smooth communication with contractors and suppliers to ensure compliance with contractual and administrative requirements. * Coordinating distribution, retrieval and organization of relevant project documentation, ensuring traceability and information accessibility. * Supporting logistical and administrative activities, including training coordination, importation and customs clearance when required. **About you** To succeed in this role, you will bring strong attention to detail, organizational capability and skills to manage multiple priorities in dynamic environments. You will also have: * A university degree in Business Administration, Engineering or a related discipline. * Experience in procurement processes, contract administration, vendor management or project support. * Experience working on projects, ideally in the mining, energy or natural resources industries. * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI and SAP will be valued. * Ability to coordinate effectively with suppliers and internal teams, proactively resolving challenges. * Excellent organizational, planning, communication and time management skills. **What we offer** * The opportunity to join a leading global mining and materials company. * Learning and professional development experiences in world-class exploration projects. * An inclusive environment where safety, wellbeing and collaboration are fundamental. * A competitive compensation and benefits package. **English version** **Project Support Advisor** * Be part of a global company committed to safety, operational excellence and discovering the resources the world needs. * Develop your experience by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across Operations, Procurement, Finance, HSE and Geology. * Contribute to the success of exploration projects by providing critical support across contracting, procurement and project administration processes. * Live our values of Care, Courage and Curiosity in a dynamic and collaborative environment. * This role is based in Río Negro, Colombia, and requires occasional travel to Quibdó and Comita site. **About the role** This role will be responsible for supporting contracting processes, vendor creation, purchase order management and invoice registration, ensuring compliance with internal procedures while contributing to project efficiency. The position will also play a key role in document management, administrative controls, and coordination between project teams and contractors. Your key responsibilities will include: * Supporting contracting and procurement activities, including the coordination of contract preparation, internal approvals and associated documentation. * Managing vendor onboarding, due diligence processes and the maintenance of accurate records within internal systems. * Providing support with purchase order creation, invoice receipt, coding and registration. * Maintaining effective communication with contractors and suppliers to ensure compliance with contractual and administrative requirements. * Coordinating the distribution, retrieval and organisation of project documentation, ensuring traceability and accessibility of information. * Supporting logistics and administrative activities, including training coordination, importation processes and customs clearance activities when required. **About you** To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast\-paced environment. You will also have: * A university degree in Business Administration, Engineering or a related discipline. * Experience in procurement processes, contract administration, vendor management or project support activities. * Experience working on projects, ideally within the mining, energy or natural resources sectors. * Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; knowledge of Power BI and SAP will be highly regarded. * The ability to effectively coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders while proactively resolving challenges. * Strong organisational, planning, communication and time management skills. **What we offer** * The opportunity to be part of a leading global mining and materials company. * Professional development and learning opportunities across world\-class exploration projects. * An inclusive working environment where safety, wellbeing and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. * A competitive compensation and benefits package. **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 can’t do it on our own, so we’re 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.