Wood group is looking for two Senior Expeditors to support our Willow project. This is a hybrid position and will require 3 days a week on-site. Key Accountabilities & 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 pro... more details
Wood group is looking for two Senior Expeditors to support our Willow project. This is a hybrid position and will require 3 days a week on-site.
Key Accountabilities & 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.
• Maintain an auditable file of all relevant purchasing documentation for each purchase order in relevant shared drive / area.
• Demonstrate commitment to safe working practices.
• Understands and lives Woods vision, values and behaviors.
• Understands and works to the Financial Management Framework
Qualifications:
Qualified to ISCED Level 4/5 (Post-Secondary non-tertiary/Short-Cycle tertiary)
Knowledge, skills and experience:
• 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
Experience of:
• Previous experience in a similar level role
• Previous use of ERP’s such as Maximo, Oracle, SAP
• Broad knowledge of Suppliers
Personal attributes:
• 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
• Provide reports to senior management, as requested
• Delegate and coordinate tasks to colleagues
