Expeditor Lead

Wood Group•Houston, TX

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wood is seeking an experienced Expeditor Lead to join our Process & Chemicals business. This role will be responsible for the expediting of Purchase Orders to ensure delivery on time and within project schedules/purchase order terms. The Expeditor Lead will coordinate all aspects of desk and field expediting as determined by project strategy, processes and procedures, ensuring personnel have a clear understanding of these. This role involves managing and monitoring challenging packages and/or suppliers, identifying delivery improvement opportunities through detailed analysis of supplier project schedules, and contributing to management efforts.

Requirements

Qualified to ISCED Level 4/5 (Post-Secondary non-tertiary/Short-Cycle tertiary)
Minimum 7 years expediting experience demonstrating results
Detailed knowledge of Suppliers, Manufacturing Schedules and Expediting.
Detailed knowledge of terms and conditions of purchase/supplier obligations
Previous experience in a similar level role
Previous use of ERP’s such as Maximo, Oracle, SAP
Broad knowledge of Suppliers
Detailed Knowledge of Materials & Document Expediting Practices
Strong Team Player
Excellent Communication Skills
Adaptability and Problem Solving Skills
Ability to Work under pressure to meet deadlines
Ability to Provide reports to senior management, as requested
Ability to Delegate and coordinate tasks to colleagues
Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood, now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Establishes priorities, assigns workloads and manages expediting team performance
Review and manage the more difficult and complex aspects of the expediting workload.
Has detailed understanding of the supplier delivery obligations form the terms and conditions of purchase
Review and interpret supplier production plans/schedules, identify delivery improvement opportunities and negotiate delivery improvements / slippage recovery plans
Creation of daily expediting reports in materials management system.
Expediting of purchase orders daily with priority focus.
Updating of materials management system with the expediting status of Purchase Orders.
Continually set expediting follow up dates in materials management system.
Obtain quotations for field expediting plans and C.V.’s of 3rd party expediting providers.
Place purchase order for 3rd party expediting services.
Liaise with field expediting suppliers to co-ordinate expediting visits.
Receive, review and issue field expediting progress reports and update system accordingly.
Review expediting reports to confirm status of orders, sub-orders and validate the agreed manufacturing schedules.
Monitor the progress of receipt and return of supplier documentation.
Notifying Supply Chain Manager of any potential schedule slippages.
Negotiate improved delivery / recovery plans where required.
Visit suppliers on request of the SCM and Material Manager on the project.