Expediter

Aston Carter•Allentown, PA

4d•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Admin/Expeditor supports the supply chain function by managing and tracking critical orders to help meet customer demand and production schedules. The role serves as a liaison between suppliers, planning, customer service, manufacturing, and internal stakeholders to expedite materials, resolve delays, and maintain accurate order status information. It includes external vendor-facing work and internal coordination to help reduce backlog and improve order execution. The position is onsite in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in a fast-paced manufacturing and supply chain environment. The schedule is approximately 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, with flexibility and overtime opportunities based on business needs. The work supports products used in aerospace and healthcare applications.

Requirements

1–3 years of experience in administration, supply chain, manufacturing support, customer service, or operations.
Strong Excel skills, including spreadsheet maintenance, data tracking, and basic formulas.
Experience working within an ERP or business system.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong follow-up skills and attention to detail when managing orders and supplier interactions.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Ability to work effectively with planners, buyers, managers, manufacturing teams, customer service, and project stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain accurate records and reports.
Proactive, self-starting approach and focus on driving tasks to completion.
Comfort handling high-volume workloads and frequent follow-up requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP systems such as Infor XA, AS400, SAP, or similar platforms.
Manufacturing or supply chain experience beyond the minimum requirements.
Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
Experience in stakeholder management and vendor management.
Interest in supporting products used in aerospace programs and hospital or healthcare systems.
Ability to contribute to backlog reduction and continuous improvement in order execution processes.

Responsibilities

Manage and track critical purchase orders and material requests to help meet customer demand and production schedules.
Serve as a primary contact for suppliers and vendors, provide delivery status updates, and conduct follow-up activities.
Support approximately 200–300 active purchase orders and material requests across around 20 suppliers and vendors for vendor-facing expediting.
Support approximately 20–30 internal orders and 80–100 order lines per week while coordinating with planners, buyers, manufacturing, customer service, and management teams.
Provide timely, accurate updates on material availability and order status to planning and other stakeholders.
Review daily receipts and communicate received materials and outstanding shortages to planning and relevant internal teams.
Identify delays, material shortages, and risks; escalate issues when needed and help drive orders to completion.
Maintain order, receipt, and shortage tracking and reporting using Excel spreadsheets and ERP or business systems.
Support backlog reduction and improve order execution to meet customer demand.
Collaborate with planners, buyers, manufacturing, customer service, and project stakeholders to resolve issues and coordinate priorities.
Manage multiple orders, deadlines, and follow-up actions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Use phone, email, meetings, and internal communication tools to provide clear, consistent, proactive communication.
Keep stakeholders informed and aligned on order status through strong organization and follow-through.