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Yanacocha Water Treatment Plant (WTP):

Located 800 km northeast of Lima, Peru, Yanacocha is South America’s largest gold mine. The WTP Project consists of two of the largest acid water treatment plants in South America (the West one with capacity of 3,000 m3/hour and the East one with 2,700 m3/hour). Early works are currently being performed on site, preparing the permanent platforms and laydown areas for the East and West plants, in addition to the Class 2 estimate, Level 3 schedule and Execution Plan.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will perform purchasing duties, including bidder prequalification, developing bid lists, bid solicitation, bid analyses, negotiation, and commitment of purchase orders. You will administer purchase orders following commitments, solicit and evaluate budgetary quote requests to support project estimates.

Major Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and assisting with other commercial and technical data prepared by Engineering, Construction, Traffic & Logistics, Finance, Insurance, Tax and other procurement functional groups to assure inputs are suitable for pro-forma or solicitation documents.
• Developing and issuing request for quotation/proposal to include evaluation criteria and technical/commercial requirements, obtaining necessary approvals, and providing oversight of the bidding process, such as coordination of bidders’ questions and questions, pre-bid meetings, and timely receipt of bids.
• Developing and issuing purchase order as assigned by performing: Communicating with Engineering, Construction, or other function to assist and/or guide them in the preparation of service requisitions.
• Preparing, maintaining, and monitoring project bidders lists through sourcing engagement and pre-qualification activities, ensuring input is received from potential bidders and reviewed by supply chain functions and other operational functional groups.
• Preparing and organizing assigned meetings, such as requisition planning, pre-bid, bid clarification and pre-award meetings, for the purpose of ensuring complete understanding and agreement between Bechtel, the client and contractor on all contractual matters.
• Performing commercial evaluation, coordinating technical evaluation with functional personnel, and applying evaluation factors as required.
• Directing negotiations in the award of purchases (including change management), following review and approval of the proposed negotiating plan by the designated supervisor. Preparing Commercial Bid Summary and recommendation letter and securing required approvals. Definitizing and issuing award.
• Purchasing order administration activities shall include expediting of submittal, fabrication, delivery, and warranty activities, progress meeting, change management, and other administration activities to meet the contractual requirements. Preparing and maintaining control and status reporting documents.
• Assisting project team with solving administrative problems on commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications or supplementary commercial conditions.
• Supporting other activities and estimating activities of obtaining and evaluation of budgetary bids. Performing work activities in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor of Science in Project and Supply Chain Management (or international equivalent), Business Administration, Civil or Industrial Engineering, and 7 years of relevant experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge and experience in all phases of purchase order formation including bidder prequalification, preparation of bidder’s lists, compilation of bid requests, negotiation of terms and conditions, award.
• Knowledge and experience in purchase order administration including change management, monitoring supplier performance, backcharge procedures, and the resolution of claims and disputes.
• Knowledge and experience of Uniform Commercial Code or applicable commercial legislation, law, negotiations, accounting, cost engineering, internal commercial conditions gained through education or experience. 
• Skill in working and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, with other project functional groups, such as Engineering, Construction, Project Management, other functional groups, and subcontractors.
• Advance English and Spanish level; proficiency in oral and written for a professional communication.
• Availability to work in an atypical regime in Cajamarca at more than 4200 meters above sea level.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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