What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Buyer position at Estuate, Inc.?
Job Title: Field Buyer I
Work Location: Chandler, AZ
Duration : 12 Months
Major Responsibilities:
- Prepares bidders’ lists and qualifies bidders
- Communicates with Engineering to assist and/or guide them in the preparation of material requisitions for the procurement of materials and equipment and to achieve the understanding needed to process these requisitions
- Forms bid packages and issues bid requests, coordinates bidders’ questions, and receives bids
- Prepares Commercial Bid Summary and recommendations to award
- Communicates with suppliers and personnel within the team to establish clear definition of requirements and to assure performance to purchase order requirements
- Identifies, defines, and secures agreement regarding purchase order changes
- Initiates and processes purchase order revisions that establish scope and effects on cost and schedule of agreed upon changes
Education and Experience Requirements:
Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Forms and issues purchase orders by performing the following:
- Prepares bidders’ lists, prequalifies bidders, receives bids
- Forms bid packages, Issues bid requests
- Coordinates bidders’ questions
- Prepares Commercial Bid Summary and recommendation letter
- Recommends and secures approvals in accordance with established procedures
- Prepares and commits order, maintains control and status reporting documents
- Establishes files and controls for all outgoing and incoming correspondence on each assigned order.
- Monitors supplier performance for conformance to commercial terms.
- Monitors activities by Engineering and other in-house functions to ensure compliance with the order terms.
- Initiates follow-up actions with the supplier or in-house functional group to ensure performance in accordance with contract terms and conditions.
- Informs or works with other project Procurement personnel as assigned to the administration of the order.
- Analyzes and distributes those suppliers’ reports specified in the order/contract.