SC Purchasing Professional (401)
About The Position
The SC Purchasing Professional performs tasks involved in forming and administering purchase orders. The role prepares and qualifies bidders’ lists, forms bid packages, issues bid requests, coordinates bidders’ questions, receives bids, participates in negotiations, recommends commitments, secures approvals, communicates with suppliers, and monitors supplier performance. The position helps ensure suppliers comply with purchase order requirements and provide the services and results needed to meet project requirements. This position is designated as part-time telework under the global telework policy and requires at least three days of in-person attendance each week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules are determined by the individual and supervisor in consultation with functional or project leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent and 2–5 years of relevant experience, or 6–9 years of relevant work experience.
- Knowledge and ability to form and issue purchase orders, including preparing bidder lists, prequalifying bidders, and receiving bids.
- Ability to form bid packages, issue bid requests, coordinate bidders’ questions, and prepare Commercial Bid Summaries and recommendation letters.
- Ability to recommend and secure approvals in accordance with established procedures.
- Ability to prepare and commit orders and maintain control, status-reporting, and correspondence records.
- Ability to monitor supplier performance and internal activities for compliance with purchase order and contract terms.
- Ability to initiate follow-up actions and analyze and distribute supplier reports.
Responsibilities
- Prepare bidders’ lists and identify qualified bidders.
- Communicate with Engineering to assist with or guide the preparation of material requisitions for materials and equipment.
- Form bid packages, issue bid requests, coordinate bidders’ questions, and receive bids.
- Prepare Commercial Bid Summaries and recommendations for award.
- Communicate with suppliers and company personnel to clarify requirements and support performance against purchase order requirements.
- Identify and define purchase order changes and secure agreement regarding them.
- Initiate and process purchase order revisions documenting the scope and effects on cost and schedule of agreed changes.
- Recommend and secure approvals in accordance with established procedures.
- Prepare and commit orders, and maintain control and status-reporting documents.
- Establish files and controls for outgoing and incoming correspondence for assigned orders.
- Monitor supplier performance for conformance with commercial terms.
- Monitor Engineering and other internal functions to ensure compliance with order terms.
- Initiate follow-up with suppliers or internal 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
