Senior Purchasing Specialist

Overview

Manage and expedite purchase orders, supplier coordination, and procurement compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• purchase orders
• supplier coordination
• compliance
• documentation
• scheduling
• quality assurance

Tasks

-Documentation: Prepare prequalifications, bidder lists, negotiation plans, solicitations, analyses, and commitments -Contacts: Works with Supply Chain, bidders, and suppliers -Supervises: May guide and train purchasing/expediting staff -Supplier Coordination: Obtain engineering data, monitor progress, and manage subsupplier expediting -Compliance: Follow sourcing strategy, Approved Manufacturers List, and tariff/quota considerations -Communicates with suppliers and personnel within Bechtel to establish clear definition of requirements, and to assure performance to purchase order terms and conditions. -Prepares bidder pre-qualification, bidder lists, bid solicitation, bid analysis, makes commitments and administers purchase orders. -Located at various Bechtel permanent office locations, performs tasks involved in the formation and administration of purchase orders. -Meetings & Reporting: Attend project status meetings, issue minutes, track actions, and report status -Records Management: Maintain integrity of purchase order records -Quality Assurance: Collaborate with supplier quality representatives -Supplier Relationships: Support key suppliers and oversee performance -Purchase Order Management: Form, administer, and expedite orders from development to closure -Scheduling & Delivery: Coordinate priorities and delivery dates with planning and field teams

Requirements

• engineering degree
• supply chain
• procurement
• expediting
• 10+ years
• negotiation

What You Bring

-Skilled in working with, and communicating effectively both orally and in writing with other project functional groups. -Proficiency and experience in the formation, administration and expediting of purchase orders. -Proficiency in all phases of procurement including knowledge of and skill in communicating effectively with suppliers, bidder prequalification, preparation of bidders’ lists, compilation of bid requests, knowledge of Uniform Commercial Code or applicable commercial legislation, negotiation of contracted terms and conditions, and award of commitments. -Ability to source items of moderate complexity. -A bachelor’s degree in engineering from a reputed University. Post-graduate specialization in Supply Chain Management preferred. -Good understanding of equipment and material fabrication steps and methods. -Capable of interpreting schedules to ensure they are realistic, that required activities occur on time, and that interface between activities is maintained. -Capable of providing early warning to the Project Management of supplier deficiencies or schedule slippage. -Proficiency in the administration of commitments, monitoring supplier performance, back-charge procedures and the resolution of claims and disputes. -10+ years of industry experience including minimum 3 years in both purchasing and expediting functions. -Broad knowledge and related sourcing experience and may participate in negotiations under direction of others.

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About Bechtel

-Operates across multiple sectors, including infrastructure, nuclear, security and environmental, oil, gas, chemicals, mining, and metals, as well as manufacturing, battery production and technology. -Significant presence in North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

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