Lead Expeditor

3 weeks ago

Reading, United Kingdom Wood PLC Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

The role of a Lead Expeditor is crucial in the management of supply chains, especially in large-scale projects like this €multibillion Petrochemical EPC project. The position involves overseeing the timely delivery of purchase orders, a task that is vital for maintaining project schedules and adhering to purchase order terms. Based in the Reading office, the Lead Expeditor will play a key role in ensuring that all materials and goods are procured and delivered efficiently, supporting the project's success over its duration. The opportunity to contribute to such a significant project offers a unique experience in the field of procurement and supply chain management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Responsible for coordinating all aspects of desk and field expediting as determined by project strategy, processes and procedures
  • Ensure personnel carry out expediting activities have a clear understanding of processes and procedures
  • Handle and monitor the more challenging and complex packages &/or suppliers and identify delivery improvement opportunities by details analysis of supplier project schedules
  • Establish and update the project status report (PSR) in line with project / client required on site dates and current / estimate lead times, notifying any delays to the project manager
  • Establish and chair regular PSR meetings with client, procurement, engineering and/or project management personnel to ensure dates for pre-order deliverables are being maintained
  • Establishes priorities and reviews the more difficult and complex aspects of the expediting workload
QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience working within the Petrochemical and / or Onshore Oil & Gas industry
  • Substantial 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

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