SENIOR EXPEDITOR

Location: United Kingdom (different offices available)
Contract duration: 18-months
Project: Multiple Projects
Open for: British only
Work Schedule: Office based - 3 days Hybrid work
Recruitment Partner: Airswift

Keywords: Oil and Gas, Expediting, Expeditor, EPC, EPCI, FEED, Purchase orders, Delivery of materials.

Our Company:
As a global leading provider of engineering, procurement and construction management expertise to the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors.

Role summary:
The Expeditor will be responsible for the expediting of purchase orders to ensure the delivery of material's, supplies and equipment meet project requirment deadlines and demands. The role will include following project expediting procedures, strategies and reporting processes.
The Expeditor will be expected to expedite both material and documentation requirements in line with production schedules and report updates via the expediting report and weekly expediting calls.
Administer the expediting process for assigned projects; including planning, development and administration in support of projects or other operating requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Post PO award Kick off Meeting's.
• Maintain a good working relationship with suppliers and project team.
• Expedite purchase orders and liase with vendors including leading weeky supplier calls.
• Review and interpret production plans/schedules, validating status of sub orders and negotiate delivery improvements / slippage recovery plans.
• Update procurement system with material updates and forecast delivery date changes.
• Issue weekly expediting progress reports and attend weekly expediting calls.
• Participate in material, procurement and planning meetings.
• Work with the Quality team to ensure required inspection activities are met and obtaining inspection notifications.
• Expedite progress on supplier documentation internally and externally

Required Skills:

• University Degree, or equivalent, in related field or applicable discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of systems, processes and tools related to field. Able to assist others and troubleshoot issues.
• Knowledge of supplier's, manufacturing schedules and expediting.

The next step:
We have an exceptional team in place, and we are pleased to be able to appoint a further person to our growing business. We are aware that you may not 'tick all the boxes', but if you believe you can genuinely offer some valuable skills and experience to our business, please in the first instance contact our recruitment partner Airswift.