Field Buyer

Location: New Albany, OH. Relocation authorized: National - Family Telework. Position type: Full‑Time Office/Project Work.

About the role

Bechtel has helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents since 1898, delivering jobs, economic growth, infrastructure resiliency, energy access, and a safer, cleaner world. The company serves Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing and Technology markets, providing services from planning and investment through start‑up and operations.

Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio, partnering with the North America Building Trades Unions and suppliers to create several thousand new jobs and working with local education organizations to implement training programs for the future talent pipeline. Bechtel Manufacturing & Technology, Inc. offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in semiconductor manufacturing, electric vehicle, and data center markets, with headquarters in Reston, Virginia and colleagues in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and other global project locations.

In this role you will perform tasks involved in the formation and administration of purchase orders: preparing bidders’ lists, qualifying bidders, forming bid packages, issuing bid requests, participating in negotiations, recommending commitments, securing approvals, communicating with suppliers, and monitoring supplier performance to ensure compliance with purchase order requirements and delivery of required services to meet project needs.

Responsibilities

• 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 bidder proposals
• Prepares Commercial Bid Summary and recommendations to award
• Prepares and commits purchase orders within their authority
• Communicates with suppliers and personnel within Bechtel to establish clear definition of requirements and to assure supplier performance to the obligations within the purchase order
• Identifies, defines, and secures agreement regarding purchase order changes

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2‑5 years of relevant experience, or 6‑9 years of relevant work experience.

Skills

• Knowledge of procurement practices, commercial terms and supplier management processes for the acquisition of indirect goods and services
• Ability to develop sourcing strategies, obtain competitive quotations, conduct commercial evaluations and negotiate favourable terms and conditions
• Experience working with cross‑functional project teams to understand requirements and ensure timely procurement support
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple requisitions, supplier actions and procurement deliverables in a fast‑paced environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, coupled with the ability to build productive relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders

Benefits

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure