Senior Purchasing Specialist

Requisition

Relocation Authorized:
National - Accompanied

Telework Type:
Full-Time Office/Project

Work Location:

VandenbergAFBCA

Salary Range: $91,000 - $138,800 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

Bechtel is the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partner on the Northrop Grumman team to deliver the Sentinel Program, which is modernizing the ground‑based leg of the U.S. nuclear deterrent triad, including intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems and launch infrastructure. Bechtel’s scope of service in Sentinel’s current Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase focuses on the ground infrastructure component of the program.

Requires some supervision during performance of purchasing activities. Prepares and organizes assigned Supply Chain sponsored meetings, such as bid clarification and post-award meetings, for the purpose of ensuring complete understanding and agreement between Bechtel and supplier on contractual matters. After reviewing plan and agenda with supervisor, conducts meetings and prepares and issues meeting notes delineating important statements, required actions and schedules.

Monitors billing for compliance. Participate in planning, proposing, and potentially implementing solutions to meet project requirements. Supports Supply Chain activities for the project including new agreements and BCard purchases. Assists Supply Chain team when instructed in solving and attending to administrative problems on commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications or supplementary commercial conditions. Highly skilled in working with and communicating effectively both orally and in writing and independent of supervision with other project functional groups, primarily Engineering, Construction, Project Management and other services.

Monitors activities by Engineering and other project functions to ensure compliance with the Order terms. Initiates follow‑up actions with the supplier or internal functional group to ensure performance in accordance with Order terms and conditions. Informs or works with other Supply Chain personnel as assigned to administer Orders. Analyzes and distributes supplier information specified in the Orders. Communicates with suppliers as necessary to achieve required service and results from potential and actual suppliers to meet project needs.

• Performs tasks involved in the formation and administration of contracts and purchase orders.
• Prepares bidder pre‑qualification, bidder lists, bid solicitation, bid analysis, makes commitments and administers purchase orders.
• Maintains working relationships with other Supply Chain personnel and other project personnel in order to perform assigned duties.
• Maintains working relationships with those bidders and suppliers involved with the performance of assigned tasks.
• Prepares bidders’ lists and prequalifies bidders.
• Forms bid packages and issues bid requests.
• Communicates with suppliers and personnel within Bechtel to establish clear definition of requirements and to assure performance to terms and conditions.
• Evaluated bids commercially; recommends and secures approvals in accordance with established procedures.
• Directs negotiations in the commitment of purchases, following review and approval of proposed negotiating plan by the designated supervisor and other project approvals.
• Prepares and 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.
• Executes orderly performance and completion of commitments through the several steps of bidding, evaluation, award, administration, and closeout, in accordance with established policies and Supply Chain procedures.
• Communicates with requestors to assist, guide, and plan the processing of material requisitions, services requisitions, and consulting service agreement requests for the project.
• Provides training and guidance to other Supply Chain personnel regarding all aspects…