Senior Buyer

**Requisition ID**:263310**
- ** Relocation Authorized**:None**:

- ** Telework Type**:Part-Time Telework**:

- ** Work Location**:Santiago**

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; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values - ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants - integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what costumers can expect, and how we deliver.

**Position Summary**

Bechtel is seeking a Buyer for the Mining & Metals team, based in Chile. The position will be responsible for Performing duties in the purchasing, including bidder prequalification, bidder lists, bid solicitation, bid analysis, negotiation, and commitment of purchase orders. Performing administration of purchase orders following commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications, or supplementary commercial conditions. Developing and monitoring purchasing master pro-forma documents for both domestic and international projects. Participating in the planning, work hour calculations and budgeting as it relates to project purchasing activities.

**Responsibilities**

The Buyer is principally responsible for:

- Developing and preparing project master purchases pro-forma forms, including legal and commercial terms and conditions to be included in purchase documents on project commitments. Reviewing prime contract terminology and transfers applicable legal and commercial terms into the pro-forma documents.
- Reviewing and developing other commercial and technical data prepared by Engineering, Construction, Finance, Traffic & Logistics, Insurance, Tax and other procurement functional groups and inputs suitable terminology into pro-forma documents.
- Participating in the development of project purchasing procedures.
- Preparing, maintaining and monitoring project bidders lists, ensuring input is received from all procurement functions and other operational groups.
- Participating in the planning, work hour calculations, budgeting and other related activities in projecting purchasing staffing requirements for projects.
- Reviewing 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.
- Forming, issuing, and administering purchase orders. Communicating with suppliers to achieve required service and meet project needs. Communicating with Engineering to assist and/or guide them in the preparation of material requisitions. Preparing and organizing assigned Procurement sponsored meetings.
- Directing negotiations in the commitment of purchases, following review and approval of the proposed negotiating plan by the designated supervisor.
- Providing training and guidance to other purchasing personnel regarding all aspects of formation and administration of purchasing forms, procedures, and buying goods.
- Assisting project Procurement team when instructed in solving and attending to administrative problems on commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications or supplemental commercial conditions.

**Qualifications and Skills**

**Basic Qualifications**

The Buyer shall be knowledgeable and/or experienced in:

- Proficiency and experience in the formation and administration of purchase orders.
- Proficiency in all phases of procurement including knowledge of and skill in communicating effectively with suppliers, bidder prequalification, preparation of bidders’ lists, compilation of bid requests, knowledge of Uniform Commercial Code or applicable commercial legislation, negotiation of contracted terms and conditions, and award of commitments.
- Proficiency in the administration of commitments, monitoring supplier performance, back charge procedures, and the resolution of claims and disputes.

**Additional Qualifications**
- Skilled in working with and communicating effectively both orally and in writing with other project functional groups, primarily Engineering, Construction, Project Management, and other services.
- Knowledge of international commercial conditions of buying as well as international suppliers.

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