Senior Buyer/Contracts Specialist at Orla Mining in Elko, NV

Senior Buyer/Contracts Specialist

Location: Elko, Nevada

Are you looking to make your mark and grow your career with a company on the rise? We'd love to have you on our team!

Equinox Gold is a growth-focused gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, operating a diversified portfolio of high-quality, long-life mines across Canada, the United States, Mexico and Nicaragua. Guided by our core values of integrity, excellence, accountability, and teamwork, we foster a safe, inclusive, and rewarding workplace where a talented, experienced team works together to deliver reliable operations, responsible mining, and long-term value to its shareholders and host communities.

Get in at the ground floor with our South Railroad Project — a construction-ready, open-pit heap leach project located on the world-class Carlin Trend in Nevada, one of the most prolific gold-producing regions on the planet. The project is backed by a completed feasibility study outlining an average of 130,000 ounces of gold per year over the first five years and an initial 10-year mine life. Join us at this pivotal stage and help bring Nevada's next gold mine to life.

Position Title: Senior Buyer/Contracts Specialist

Position Summary

As Equinox Gold continues to grow, we are seeking a Senior Buyer/Contracts Specialist to join our team at the South Railroad Mine. This position will play a key role in supporting construction, operations, maintenance, and project development while helping drive critical sourcing and contracting activities that support the continued growth of the project.

The Senior Buyer/Contracts Specialist will manage activities throughout the procurement and contract lifecycle. This role will work closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, finance, legal, warehouse personnel, and suppliers to ensure goods and services are procured competitively, commercial risks are effectively managed, and business requirements are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic sourcing and procurement plans aligned with operational, construction, maintenance, and project requirements.
• Lead competitive sourcing activities for materials, equipment, construction, consulting, and operational services.
• Prepare requests for information, requests for quotation, requests for proposal, tender documents, and commercial evaluation packages.
• Conduct market research, spend analysis, supplier evaluations, and commercial assessments with delegated authority and company procedures.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, warranties, service levels, payment terms, and other commercial conditions.
• Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, cost reduction, process improvement, and strategic partnerships.
• Prepare, review, negotiate, and administer supply, service, construction, consulting, transportation, and equipment contracts.
• Work with internal stakeholders to develop clear scopes of work, specifications, deliverables, schedules, and performance requirements.
• Ensure contract terms align with company standards, procurement policies, operational requirements, and risk-management expectations.
• Coordinate legal, insurance, tax, finance, safety, and technical reviews when required.
• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with suppliers and contractors.
• Monitor supplier performance against service levels, schedules, quality standards, and KPIs.
• Assist in resolving commercial disputes, claims, deficiencies, and contract-performance issues.
• Verify that required insurance, licenses, bonding, safety qualifications, and contractor documentation remain current.
• Maintain accurate purchasing, supplier, and contract information in SAP and approved document repositories.
• Develop and improve procurement templates, procedures, workflows, and contract-administration practices.
• Provide management with regular updates and recommendations on significant procurement and contracting activities.

Required Experience & Skills

• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, contract administration, or commercial management.
• Experience in mining, construction, heavy industry, oil and gas, manufacturing, or major capital projects preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading competitive sourcing processes and managing complex service, supply, and construction contracts.
• Strong knowledge of procurement, strategic sourcing, contract management, and commercial contracting principles.
• Proven commercial negotiation, contract drafting, analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder management, and supplier relationship skills.
• Experience with SAP or a comparable enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and reporting tools.
• Ability to work independently, lead projects, provide guidance and mentorship to others, and collaborate effectively across departments.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
• Must possess a valid driver's license

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is preferred.

At Equinox Gold, our commitment to teamwork means building a workforce that is as diverse as the communities in which we operate. We are committed to an accessible and inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.