Senior Expeditor

KBR•Newark, DE

About The Position

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Expeditor to support a major pharmaceutical capital project. The role proactively monitors and drives supplier performance to ensure critical equipment, materials, documentation, and supplier deliverables are completed and delivered in accordance with project schedules, purchase order requirements, quality expectations, and operational readiness objectives. The Senior Expeditor manages assigned critical and long-lead procurement packages from purchase order award through final delivery, working with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Construction, Project Controls, Operations, and suppliers to identify schedule risks, resolve execution issues, and implement mitigation and recovery actions. The role may also provide day-to-day guidance and support to less experienced Expeditors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline preferred; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements where appropriate.
Minimum 5 years of experience in expediting, procurement, materials management, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, or project support roles.
Demonstrated experience managing complex equipment, material, or supplier packages through manufacturing and delivery.
Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, manufacturing, EPC, or EPCM projects.
Strong understanding of procurement, purchase order administration, supplier manufacturing processes, logistics, and schedule management.
Ability to understand and evaluate supplier manufacturing schedules, milestone dates, progress reporting, and delivery forecasts.
Demonstrated ability to identify supplier schedule risks and drive effective mitigation and recovery actions.
Experience coordinating with Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Logistics, Construction, and Project Controls.
Strong supplier-facing communication, negotiation, problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills.
Ability to manage multiple packages and competing priorities in a fast-paced capital project environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate supplier status, risks, and required actions.

Nice To Haves

CPSM, CPM, APICS, or similar professional certification.
Experience supporting pharmaceutical and biotechnology capital projects.
Experience supporting greenfield and brownfield projects.
Experience expediting major equipment packages and long-lead materials.
Knowledge of pharmaceutical project requirements, including supplier documentation, quality requirements, inspection, FAT, commissioning, qualification, and turnover activities.
Experience conducting supplier shop visits and manufacturing progress assessments.
Knowledge of international sourcing, global supply chains, logistics, and supplier manufacturing oversight.
Experience with ERP, procurement, expediting, scheduling, or project controls systems.
Demonstrated experience identifying schedule risks and implementing supplier recovery plans.
Prior experience supporting large-scale capital projects in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Execute expediting activities for assigned equipment, materials, and supplier deliverables supporting capital project execution.
Manage assigned purchase orders and critical equipment packages from award through manufacturing, inspection, shipment, and final delivery.
Develop and maintain package-level expediting plans aligned with purchase order requirements and project delivery milestones.
Review purchase orders, supplier schedules, manufacturing plans, and required delivery dates to establish expediting activities and priorities.
Conduct routine supplier follow-up meetings covering engineering, submittals, procurement, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, documentation, shipping, and delivery.
Verify supplier progress against contractual milestones and project schedule requirements.
Identify supplier delays, bottlenecks, and schedule risks; escalate issues and work with suppliers on mitigation and recovery plans.
Monitor critical-path and long-lead equipment to ensure alignment with required-on-site dates and construction priorities.
Track supplier engineering data, drawings, submittals, documentation, inspection requirements, and other deliverables that could affect manufacturing or delivery schedules.
Coordinate with Engineering and suppliers to resolve technical questions, drawing reviews, and engineering deliverables affecting supplier progress.
Coordinate with Quality and Inspection personnel on inspections, testing, Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), and release activities.
Coordinate with Logistics and suppliers to prepare equipment and materials for shipment and ensure delivery in accordance with project requirements.
Maintain accurate supplier progress information, delivery forecasts, expediting reports, dashboards, and package status updates.
Document supplier commitments, action items, schedule concerns, and recovery activities, and follow through to closure.
Provide Procurement and Project Controls with timely information for forecasting, schedule updates, and project reporting.
Participate in supplier progress meetings, schedule reviews, procurement meetings, and project risk reviews.
Perform supplier shop visits and field expediting when required to verify manufacturing progress and assess schedule risk.
Evaluate actual supplier progress against reported progress and contractual milestones.
Identify and escalate supplier performance issues that may affect construction sequencing, commissioning, qualification, or operational readiness.
Support supplier corrective actions and performance improvement initiatives.
Coordinate with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Construction, Logistics, Project Controls, and Operations to support integrated project delivery.
Identify potential schedule impacts resulting from engineering changes, supplier changes, or revised project requirements.
Escalate significant supplier, manufacturing, documentation, logistics, or delivery risks to the Expediting Supervisor and Procurement leadership.
Support the development and implementation of standardized expediting processes, reporting tools, and best practices.
Provide guidance and technical support to Expeditors and other project personnel as needed.
Maintain professional and productive supplier relationships while ensuring accountability for contractual commitments.
Support additional procurement and materials management activities as required to achieve project objectives.