Field Buyer / Expeditor

Bechtel Corporation•Millersport, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Field Buyer / Expeditor performs tasks involved in forming and administering purchase orders and expediting materials and equipment to meet project needs. The role communicates with suppliers and Bechtel personnel to clarify requirements and ensure performance in accordance with purchase order terms and conditions. The position supports a 1.3 GW simple-cycle power generation facility under construction in Millersport, Ohio, adjacent to a hyperscale data center campus. The facility includes gas turbines, reciprocating engines, battery energy storage systems, substations, and associated balance-of-plant infrastructure. Construction includes civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, underground utility, control systems, and commissioning work, supported by direct-hire and subcontracted labor, modularization, pre-assembly, offsite warehousing, and advanced work packaging. The role prepares bidder pre-qualification materials and lists, solicits and analyzes bids, recommends and makes commitments, and administers purchase orders. It also handles purchase order changes and revisions, monitors supplier and internal performance, and carries out follow-up and reporting activities to support timely delivery and compliance with order terms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent and 2–5 years of relevant experience, or 6–9 years of relevant work experience.
Knowledge of purchase order formation and administration, including bidder qualification, bid solicitation and receipt, bid analysis, and purchase order preparation.
Ability to prepare Commercial Bid Summaries and recommendation letters.
Ability to maintain purchase order files, controls, status reports, and correspondence records.
Ability to monitor supplier and internal performance against order and contract terms and initiate follow-up actions.

Responsibilities

Prepare bidders’ lists and qualify bidders.
Communicate with Engineering to assist or guide the preparation of material requisitions and clarify requirements for processing them.
Form bid packages, issue bid requests, coordinate bidders’ questions, and receive bids.
Prepare Commercial Bid Summaries and recommendations for award.
Communicate with suppliers and Bechtel personnel to define requirements and assure performance to purchase order requirements.
Identify and define purchase order changes and secure agreement regarding them.
Initiate and process purchase order revisions, documenting agreed changes and their effects on scope, cost, and schedule.
Prepare, commit, and administer purchase orders; maintain control and status reporting documents.
Establish files and controls for outgoing and incoming correspondence for assigned orders.
Monitor supplier performance for conformance to commercial terms.
Monitor Engineering and other in-house functions for compliance with order terms.
Initiate follow-up with suppliers or in-house functional groups to ensure performance in accordance with contract terms and conditions.
Work with other project Procurement personnel on order administration as assigned.
Analyze and distribute supplier reports specified in the order or contract.
Perform expediting activities to help ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment to meet project needs.
Recommend and secure approvals in accordance with established procedures.