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Buyers (BHP / BMA)

BHP and BMA employees can register at any time to use the Local Buying Program for their procurement needs. Buyers will be required to validate their registrations via their BHP email. Once registered, buyers can source goods and services from Local Buying Program suppliers by raising Work Instructions.

BHP / BMA Employee Registration

Buyers (Tier A Contractors)

Tier A Contractor employees can register at any time to use the Local Buying Program for their procurement needs. Buyers will be required to validate their registrations via their Tier A Contractor email. Once registered, buyers can source goods and services from Local Buying Program suppliers by raising Work Instructions.

Tier A Contractor Employee Registration

 

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SA: Supplier registrations on the increase as Buyer interest in LBP rises

January 20th, 2020

An influx of interest in the Local Buying Program (LBP) at BHP Olympic Dam has seen an array of new LBP Suppliers on board. For C-Res and BHP, each new supplier is a tangible representation of our commitment to building the capacity and … Discover more >

SA: Meet the Buyer event connects small businesses with BHP

January 20th, 2020

In November, C-Res and BHP partnered to host BHP Olympic Dam’s first Meet the Buyer event. Held at the PAT Centre in the administration area of Olympic Dam, key suppliers from Roxby Downs and throughout the Far Northern and Upper Spencer Gulf … Discover more >

SA: Work Instruction numbers on the rise with fresh interest in LBP

January 20th, 2020

After the successful Meet the Buyer event at BHP Olympic Dam, the number of Work Instructions (work packages) released to eligible suppliers has increased by 60%. The awareness and visibility of the Local Buying Program that these kinds of events … Discover more >

SA: Arid Recovery recognised with prestigious Premier’s Award

January 20th, 2020

LBP suppliers, Arid Recovery, has been commended in the 2019 SA Premier’s Awards, in partnership with BHP for the category of Environmental Innovation. Two decades of support has built and sustained Australia’s largest predator-proof, fenced … Discover more >

WA: C-Res goes pink for a good cause

January 20th, 2020

The Port Hedland C-Res team was proud to attend the 2019 Annual Pink Pilbara Breakfast hosted by the Port Hedland Well Women’s Centre. During the past 13 years, the Breakfast has raised awareness and much needed funds to support cancer research … Discover more >

WA: Team wellbeing leads to opportunity for local business

January 20th, 2020

When it came to kitting out the Newman Operations' Health and Wellbeing Activity Rooms, a local sporting retailer stepped up to the plate and came up a winner! Sportspower Newman was able to provide sport and leisure equipment which met the … Discover more >

WA: Local soap maker opens retail store with a difference

January 20th, 2020

Soap Bush Soap is a business with a vision doing things a little differently. The newly-opened, Newman-based business is owned by Cheryl (Dolly) Drage, a Nyiyaparli woman living in Newman. As a Traditional Owner and Indigenous Business, Soap … Discover more >

WA: Events bring small businesses face to face with BHP Buyers.

January 20th, 2020

At the heart of the Local Buying Program - in the Pilbara and Australia-wide - is the ability and commitment to bring together local businesses and BHP Buyers in a way that makes doing business simpler and creates real opportunity. In October, C … Discover more >

WA: Breakfast launch has keen eye on Futures

January 20th, 2020

It was breakfast served with a view to opportunity, as innovation and technology project, Newman Futures, was officially launched in The Pilbara in November. C-Res Business Development Advisor, Georgie McInerney, attended the breakfast launch … Discover more >

NATIONAL: Continuous improvement focus means greater support for buyers and suppliers

January 20th, 2020

2020 vision might be something that comes with hindsight, but when it comes to servicing the Local Buying Program's registered suppliers, BHP and stakeholders, it's a concept C-Res is using to envisage highest-standard service delivery, platform … Discover more >