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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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Sourcing local businesses is shockingly effective

May 7th, 2024

Clinton Cragan, Director of Field Electrical and Instrumentation, previously worked in Engineering with BHP for some time and received the suggestion to register with the BHP Local Buying Program when launching his new business. Fields Electrical … Discover more >

No pressure as BHP leads the way for local procurement

April 15th, 2024

Sean Davis, from Under Pressure Contracting had done some research into becoming a vendor for several mining companies, including BHP, and found it to be an incredibly long and difficult process. The BHP Local Buying Program was the fastest and … Discover more >

MIH make a safer workplace happen for BHP Mt Arthur

April 15th, 2024

BHP’s highest priority is to protect the safety and wellbeing of their workforce and the communities where they operate. In order to ensure a safe and productive workplace, BHP engages local Indigenous supplier MIH Services to provide industrial … Discover more >

New Copper SA site receives its first Work Instruction

April 15th, 2024

Throughout the integration of BHP, the operation team have looked for opportunities to utilise the Local Buying Program suppliers as well as existing vendors that may not have previously dealt with BHP, for opportunities at the new Carrapateena … Discover more >

Request for Quote makes sourcing safety signs easy

April 15th, 2024

Port De-bottlenecking Project 1 (PDP1) required hazard signage for all high voltage boxes installed on the project. Through the normal channels, cost and delivery time would be extensive for the required signage. The Local Buying Program was … Discover more >

Locally supplied goods is the icing on the cake for OS IWD

April 15th, 2024

BHP and Operation Services recognise diversity and inclusion in their policies, including parental leave and flexible working options. BHP are committed to providing an environment in which everyone feels included and is treated fairly and with … Discover more >

C-Res and BHP celebrate ten years of community resourcing

December 15th, 2022

Who is C-Res? Together with BHP we deliver the Local Buying Program and administer the Local Buying Foundations. Back in 2012 a few like-minded personnel at BHP in Queensland were brainstorming ideas with Mackay business stakeholders about … Discover more >