Description

Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness (Contract)

Start date ASAP, target end date 2027-12-31 - initial contract term will be 12 months

Montreal location - in office 3 days per week

Bilingual preferred (English & French) - please indicate language skills in the submission

Why explore

- An exciting chance to be part of a leading global mining company that produces and supplies materials that are essential to human progress
- An opportunity to work with key stakeholders in our global commercial hub

About the role The implementation of Modern Enterprise Resource Planning (MERP) is a critical step in Rio Tinto’s transformation journey, moving from outdated technology (ECC6) to a new, digitally enabled lean core platform (S/4) and application ecosystem. As this is a business led, Group-wide transformation effort, it requires a strong team to bridge the business and technology landscapes. From contract to cash, every aspect of our operations will benefit from this modernization that offers an exciting opportunity to deliver a digital foundation that will stand Rio Tinto up well for ongoing digital transformation.

Rio Tinto is looking to deploying a modern ERP as core and supporting Best of Breed / Best of Suite technologies across processes.

In support of successful SAP S/4HANA deployment, the Senior Advisor - Operational and Closure Readiness is responsible for coordinating and enabling Subject Matter Expert (SME) activities for Move & Sell Function, ensuring all Readiness tasks are completed on time and to required quality standards.

This role acts as the day-to-day operational coordinator for successful Testing, Training, pre- and post-Cutover, and Hypercare execution,



working closely with Move & Sell Readiness Lead, Regional Change Lead, local site representatives and SMEs (including trainers & testers). The Senior Advisor ensures activities are well planned, locally enabled and effectively tracked, escalating risks, issues and dependencies.

Reporting to the Manager, Move & Sell Readiness, you will:

- Establish and maintain clear activity plans, task lists and trackers for SME deliverables.
- Act as the primary coordination point between SMEs and Product Group Readiness Leads for execution activities.
- Support mobilisation of SMEs for Product Group readiness activities within the region.
- Coordinate scheduling for SME activities ensuring:
- Sessions are planned and sequenced appropriately.
- Logistics (Meeting rooms/technology are available with travel coordinated, if required).
- Local site representatives are engaged so site-specific requirements and constraints are factored into planning.

What you will need for the role To succeed in this role, you will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related field.
- Working in matrix organization/operational environments, with the confidence to engage SMEs and escalate issues appropriately.
- Project Management experience.
- Commercial Services or Shared Services work experience: understanding end-to-end Deal to Contract and Order to Cash processes
- Hands-on SAP working.
- Experience coordinating readiness, deployment or transformation activities involving multiple SMEs or site-based stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and track execution activities, including logistics and dependency management.

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