Senior Purchasing Specialist

Requisition ID: 277655 

•  Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Various Permanent Bechtel Office Locations 

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. 

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report. 

Our offices in Gurgaon, Vadodara and Chennai will grow significantly and sustainably with exciting career opportunities for both professionals and young graduates who are passionate about creating a cleaner, greener, and safer world; building transformational infrastructure; making decarbonization a reality; and protecting people and the environment.

 

Job Summary:

• Located at various Bechtel permanent office locations, performs tasks involved in the formation and administration of purchase orders.
• 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.

 

Major Responsibilities:

• Supervision Received Reports to and receives operational direction from the Purchasing Supervisor.
• At jobsite locations, reports to and receives operational direction from the Project Field Procurement Manager.
• Supervision Exercised May provide supervision, training and guidance to other purchasing/expediting personnel as required.
• Contacts Maintains working relationships with project Supply Chain personnel and project discipline personnel in order to perform assigned duties.
• Maintains working relationships with bidders and suppliers involved with the performance of assigned tasks.
• Performs tasks involved in the formation, administration and expediting of purchase orders.
• 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-qualifications, bidder lists, negotiation plans, bid solicitations, bid analysis, award recommendations and commitments, including aspects of purchase order administration.
• Understands and executes work in accordance with the project sourcing strategy, compliance to the Project's Approved Manufacturers List, project financing considerations, and respective tariff and quota risk.
• Accountable to ensure appropriate approval authorities are obtained prior to executing commitments.
• Accountable to the project schedule to include planning and executing own work during the pre-award phase of purchase orders and post award administration of procurements.
• Responsible for assigned orders from development through closure, to include engagement with Engineering on purchase requisition development, the acquisition and delivery of purchases, and order closeout; to include supporting manage