Charterer

Why explore

• An opportunity to develop your chartering career in a world class organisation
• A great exposure to work with senior stakeholders
• Dynamic engagement with external market players in the maritime industry and internal stakeholders across various commodity groups
• Based in Singapore, a global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About the role

We are now recruiting for a Charterer to join our global chartering team in Singapore. This role will support the Chartering team and collaborate closely with various commodity business units to deliver safe, timely and efficient shipping services while navigating through a dynamic shipping market.

Reporting to the Global Portfolio Manager, you will:

• Negotiate charter contracts with shipowners to achieve favorable terms and optimize supply chain value.
• Active engagement with external shipowners and broker networks to develop and maintain commercial relationships ensuring sustainable access to safe and efficient tonnage.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to optimize supply chain value, uplift safety standards, vessel performance and resolving issues when required.
• Monitor and analyze market trends to identify risk and opportunities to augment Chartering team strategy.
• Develop a sound

Why explore

• An opportunity to develop your chartering career in a world class organisation
• A great exposure to work with senior stakeholders
• Dynamic engagement with external market players in the maritime industry and internal stakeholders across various commodity groups
• Based in Singapore, a global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About the role

We are now recruiting for a Charterer to join our global chartering team in Singapore. This role will support the Chartering team and collaborate closely with various commodity business units to deliver safe, timely and efficient shipping services while navigating through a dynamic shipping market.

Reporting to the Global Portfolio Manager, you will:

• Negotiate charter contracts with shipowners to achieve favorable terms and optimize supply chain value.
• Active engagement with external shipowners and broker networks to develop and maintain commercial relationships ensuring sustainable access to safe and efficient tonnage.
• Collaboration with internal stakeholders to optimize supply chain value, uplift safety standards, vessel performance and resolving issues when required.
• Monitor and analyze market trends to identify risk and opportunities to augment Chartering team strategy.
• Develop a sound understanding of mine-to-customer supply chain interdependencies.
• Manage vessel traffic flow, contract performance, vessel nominations, regular market reports and accurate contract data entry.
• Support projects, administrative, value add initiatives.
• Safeguard the business by always acting within governance frameworks and compliance principles.

About you

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

• Bachelor Degree in Finance/ Economics/ Business/ Maritime or related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in a Trading/Commercial role is preferred.
• Clear communication and able to collaborate constructively in a team.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Excel and IMOS platforms.
• Independent, driven, and curious to learn.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A full-time position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

Where you will be working

Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto's assets, hubs, and offices globally, our Commercial group works hand-in-hand with our product groups to ensure both the amount and types of products we produce meet our customer's needs, and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality, cost and capital expenditure.

Application Deadline: 23 September 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date)

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Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

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Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to