Project Field Procurement Manager

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio. We are partnering with the North America Building Trades Unions and suppliers to create several thousand new jobs and work with local education organizations to implement new training programs that will support the future talent pipeline. Bechtel Manufacturing & Technology, Inc. offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the semiconductor manufacturing, electric vehicle, and data center markets. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary:

Manages Procurement activities within the project jobsite location(s). Ensures that Procurement operations satisfy project requirements and conform to established global business unit, Procurement, and corporate policies, instructions, procedures, and guidelines. #LI-AM3 

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensures that Procurement operations at the project jobsite location function professionally and conform to corporate, global business unit, and project policies and procedures in functional areas for which Procurement is responsible. These include Field Purchasing, Field Expediting, Field Traffic & Logistics, and Field Materials Management. 
• Receipt, inspection, storage, inventory control, physical security and issue of all materials and equipment
• Identification and disposition of Unsatisfactory, Over, Short and Damaged items
• Plans, directs, coordinates and monitors personnel actions for Field Procurement staff assigned to the project jobsite location. These actions include but are not limited to: Annual reviews regarding performance, career planning guidance and discussions, Preparation and submission of salary plans for approval.
• Determining and obtaining management approval of staffing plans for Field Procurement personnel requirements.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of work hour estimates and organizational charts for project activities at the project jobsite location and submits for approval or subsequent changes to the global business unit Manager of Supply Chain, Project Supply Chain Manager, and Site Manager.
• Establishes long-term personnel requirements and coordinates timely staffing of positions.
• Monitors personnel utilization throughout the duration of the project. Establishes requirements for and seeks management and client approval for facilities and equipment necessary to provide for effective and efficient Field Procurement operations at the project jobsite location.
• Prepare procedures and instructions establishing Procurement responsibilities and methods of operations pertaining to activities at the project jobsite location in accordance with construction Standard Work Process Procedures, global business unit procedures, Procurement policies and procedures and Field Procurement guidelines.
• Frequently visits the project jobsite location to validate personnel requirements, ensure professional performance and see that proper construction support is being maintained to meet all project requirements.
• Establishes a continuing program to dispose of surplus materials and equipment as they are identified as excess to project needs by the client and management.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience with and knowledge of Field Procurement operations particularly pertaining to Procurement operations at temporary operating and jobsite locations, including Purchasing, Inspection, Expediting, Traffic & Logistics, and field materials management.
• Skilled in the supervision of personnel and all aspects that are involved with total personnel administration, such as requisitioning, interviewing, annual reviews, development or monitoring of mandatory training course completion, and career discussions and development.
• Skilled in oral and written communications.
• Experience in management of multiple Field Procurement disciplines on large, complex projects

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