Rio Tinto · 14 hours ago
Principal Advisor, Sales Support and Technical Marketing Metallics
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$123K/yr - $164K/yr
10+ years expRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company, and they are seeking a Principal Advisor - Technical marketing for Metallics based in Chicago, IL. This role involves leading the development and management of Metallics products, focusing on Steel Billets and other Metallics products, while fostering strong relationships with internal teams and external partners.
ManufacturingMineralMiningMining TechnologyNatural Resources
Responsibilities
Leading the development and technical relationships with strategic partners to create new business opportunities in the markets, in close collaboration with R&D, sales and operation teams
Supporting sales teams in business development activities and customer audits
Promote and grow relationships with the markets and end-users to build joint development opportunities through customers’ partnership
Assisting in the investigation of customer technical challenges by leveraging all necessary Rio Tinto’s resources
Leading pro-active and reactive quality claims corrective action
Supervise the implementation of corrective action measures by working closely with Rio Tinto’s operations
Managing the qualification process of new products with customers by connecting all required parties
Serving as Steel and HPI market expert, providing insights and business opportunities to Rio Tinto Commercial and relevant stakeholders
Optimize value-in-use model assessment
Leading technical negotiations and participate in building out complex negotiation plans with the Sales team
Having a strong fundamental understanding of various ESG topics and understand how to articulate complex, data-driven Sustainability agendas to action for Rio Tinto and Partners’ benefits
Qualification
Required
Minimum bachelor's degree in Metallurgy or Material Science engineering
Minimum 10 years of experience in the Steel Industry
Strong working knowledge of OCTG and other Metallics markets and supply chains
Commercial acumen commensurate with role requirements
Identify future trends, develop, and lead execution of strategies to access breakthrough Commercial models that drive value
Ability to speak in public at conference and deliver technical training
Efficient technical communication to express areas of improvement / development
The role requires frequent travel
Preferred
Foreign languages such as French is a plus for the position
Benefits
A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
Wellbeing benefits
Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
Employee Assistance Program
Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
Company
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a mining and metals company that focuses on the extraction and processing of minerals and metals in various sectors.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (8)
2024 (19)
2023 (18)
2022 (3)
2021 (7)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$30.74MKey Investors
Canadian GovernmentAustralian Renewable Energy Agency
2024-02-26Grant· $8.5M
2023-07-12Grant· $21.8M
2021-06-16Grant· $0.44M
Leadership Team
Bold Baatar
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Katie Jackson
Chief Executive, Copper
Recent News
Business Recorder
2026-01-23
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2026-01-22
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