Field Buyer

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 Bechtel 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.