Purchasing Professional
Requisition ID: 280574
- Relocation Authorized: None
- Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
- Work Location: Brisbane, QLD
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Project Overview:
Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customer in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets.
Headquartered in Santiago, Chile, the M&M global business unit also has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in Australia along with execution units in the United States, Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and other project locations around the world.
Job Summary:
As Purchasing Professional, you will oversee the development and preparation of project master purchasing commercial pro-forma forms, including legal and commercial terms and conditions.
You will lead the development of purchasing procedures, planning, and forecasting of purchasing staff, directing negotiations, solving problems, and communicating with suppliers to ensure compliance with purchase order requirements and achieve the required service to meet project needs
This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.
Major Responsibilities:
- By reviewing the prime contract requirements, oversees the development and preparation of project master purchases pro-forma forms, including legal and commercial terms and conditions to be included in purchase documents on project commitments
- Prepares, maintains, and monitors project bidder’s lists, ensuring input is received from all procurement functions and other operational groups
- Reviews international project commercial conditions of purchasing to ensure purchasing pro-forma terms, conditions and procedures are compatible with applicable Bechtel Directives, Instructions and Procurement Procedures
- Forms, issues, and administers purchase orders
- Directs negotiations in the commitment of purchases, following review and approval of the proposed negotiating plan by the designated supervisor
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Extensive experience in project procurement management i.e., purchasing and expediting
- Extensive experience in purchasing wide range of engineered equipment and materials
- Experience working with suppliers nationally and internationally
- Demonstrated skills in working and communicating effectively with all levels of project functional groups
- Extensive experience in negotiating terms and conditions.
Working Rights in Australia without employer sponsorship are required.
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Total Rewards/Benefits:
There are many reasons why choosing to join Bechtel is one of the best career decisions you will ever make. In addition to working with talented, dedicated people and having the opportunity to play an integral role in stimulating and challenging local and international projects, Bechtel is committed to offering you the benefits and resources to live a healthy life.
With a market aligned salary package and annual discretionary performance bonus scheme in place, employee wellbeing is also at the centre of our business - promoted through our strong health and safety focus and private health cover including access to a leading employee assistance program.
Diverse teams build the extraordinary:
As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.
We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.
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