Manager, Portfolio Metal Atlantic – Aluminium / Gestionnaire, Portefeuille des métaux – Atlantique – Aluminium

Rio Tinto • Montreal, QC

8d • $170,000 - $209,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

A unique opportunity to shape Rio Tinto's sales portfolios, with a focus on promoting a value over volume approach. This is a permanent role based in Montreal, Quebec or Chicago, Illinois. We are looking for a Manager, Portfolio Metal Atlantic, to provide decision-making support for the Commercial Atlantic Portfolio team. This is a great opportunity for a strategic, data-driven leader to shape the commercial portfolio and deliver value across the Atlantic aluminum business. Reporting to the Senior Manager Portfolio Metal Atlantic and collaborating with different operating sites, logistics, procurement, finance and other support functions, you will own and optimize the short- to mid-term Remelt, Slab, and Recycling portfolio, aligning commercial strategy with market conditions and operational capabilities. You will set recommended sell volumes, product mix, purity, and allocations to maximize portfolio value. You will recommend buy/sell price levels to optimize margin, in alignment with the Senior Manager Portfolio Metal Atlantic. You will monitor and optimize portfolio value to capture arbitrage opportunities (geographic, time, product, physical vs. financial, and logistics). You will analyze and communicate profitability drivers, risks, and trade-offs to internal stakeholders. You will track portfolio positions, production availability, and value-added flows; adjust positioning to optimize outcomes and performance vs. plan. You will support freight and logistics execution (including vessel/barge nominations) and contribute to multimodal supply chain and distribution hub optimization. You will manage pricing risk by recommending hedging strategies, supporting execution with Sales, and tracking performance versus benchmarks.

Requirements

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• University degree, preferably in commerce, finance or engineering
• Experience working with large datasets
• Effective communication skills to interact with all levels of the organization
• Self-driven, results-oriented, motivated, and proactive
• Team player with sound values and integrity
• Strong analytical skills and critical thinking
• If you are applying for the role based in the province of Quebec, fluency in French and English, both written and spoken.

Nice To Haves

• a master’s degree or MBA will be an asset

Responsibilities

• Own and optimize the short- to mid-term Remelt, Slab, and Recycling portfolio, aligning commercial strategy with market conditions and operational capabilities.
• Set recommended sell volumes, product mix, purity, and allocations to maximize portfolio value.
• Recommend buy/sell price levels to optimize margin, in alignment with the Senior Manager Portfolio Metal Atlantic.
• Monitor and optimize portfolio value to capture arbitrage opportunities (geographic, time, product, physical vs. financial, and logistics).
• Analyze and communicate profitability drivers, risks, and trade-offs to internal stakeholders.
• Track portfolio positions, production availability, and value-added flows; adjust positioning to optimize outcomes and performance vs. plan.
• Support freight and logistics execution (including vessel/barge nominations) and contribute to multimodal supply chain and distribution hub optimization.
• Manage pricing risk by recommending hedging strategies, supporting execution with Sales, and tracking performance versus benchmarks.

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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager