Buyer II

About us

Worley is a global company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting engineering procurement and construction across the project lifecycle with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet todays needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Purpose of the role

As a Buyer you will be responsible for purchasing materials and equipment on a competitive basis in line with project specifications business requirements and established procurement practices. You will identify evaluate and select reliable sources of supply for materials equipment and services ensuring that purchasing activities support project objectives and meet Worleys and our customers expectations.

Working with a high degree of independence you will manage purchasing assignments from supplier identification through commercial evaluation and order placement using your experience and judgment to resolve challenges recommend solutions and keep procurement activities on track. You will also contribute to a collaborative working environment by sharing technical guidance supporting colleagues and helping maintain consistent effective procurement practices.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing activities: Execute purchasing activities for engineered and non-engineered materials equipment and services in accordance with project requirements approved procedures and Company policies.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers: Research the supply market identify potential sources of supply solicit quotations and assess supplier capability reliability commercial competitiveness and ability to meet project requirements.
• Conduct competitive procurement: Review and compare supplier quotations evaluate pricing and commercial terms identify potential risks and recommend purchasing decisions that deliver value while balancing cost quality delivery and technical requirements.
• Support project execution: Coordinate purchasing priorities with project teams and relevant stakeholders to help ensure materials and equipment are available when required and procurement activities align with project schedules.
• Review purchasing requirements: Interpret purchase requisitions specifications scopes of supply and other relevant documentation to confirm that purchasing activities reflect project needs and applicable requirements.
• Manage supplier communications: Maintain professional working relationships with suppliers clarify commercial and delivery requirements follow up on quotations and commitments and address purchasing issues promptly and constructively.
• Resolve procurement challenges: Identify discrepancies delivery concerns supply constraints and other issues that may affect purchasing outcomes. Evaluate available options recommend practical solutions and escalate significant risks when appropriate.
• Maintain accurate procurement records: Ensure purchasing documentation supplier quotations commercial evaluations purchase orders and relevant correspondence are complete accurate and maintained in accordance with established processes.
• Apply procurement systems and procedures: Use relevant purchasing systems tools and workflows effectively troubleshoot routine issues and support consistent application of procurement processes across assignments.
• Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with project management engineering materials management expediting quality and other relevant functions to coordinate requirements resolve issues and support effective project delivery.
• Promote responsible procurement: Consider quality reliability commercial risk and sustainability-related requirements when evaluating purchasing options in line with applicable Company policies and project objectives.
• Support continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to improve purchasing efficiency strengthen supplier performance reduce avoidable costs and share practical insights that support better procurement outcomes.
• Provide technical guidance: Where appropriate support less experienced colleagues by sharing purchasing knowledge c