Purchasing Lead

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Bechtel Full time

Project Overview:

Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers 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 a key member of the project team, you will be responsible for overseeing 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.

You will direct negotiations, solve problems, and communicate 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:

  • Review prime contract requirements to develop and prepare project master purchases pro-forma forms, including legal and commercial terms and conditions to be included in purchase documents on project commitments
  • Prepare, maintain, and monitor project bidder's lists, ensuring input is received from all procurement functions and other operational groups
  • Review 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
  • Form, issue, and administer purchase orders
  • Direct negotiations in the commitment of purchases, following review and approval of the proposed negotiating plan by the designated supervisor

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
  • Experience in project procurement management, i.e., purchasing and expediting

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Understanding of supplier quality, materials management, logistics, and field procurement operations
  • Skilled in leading teams, including interviewing, hiring, training, development, performance evaluation, career counselling, salary administration, and knowledge of personnel procedures and policy
  • Understanding of planning, scheduling, and cost control function and the interface with Procurement

Working rights in Australia without employer sponsorship are required.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

Bechtel offers a market-aligned salary package and annual discretionary performance bonus scheme. 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:

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.

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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to acesstmt@bechtel.com


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