Senior Expeditor

Overview / Responsibilities:
**Senior Expeditor - Glasgow or Aberdeen Based**

Wood are seeking an experienced Senior Expeditor within our Process & Energy business to be responsible for the Expediting of Purchase Orders to ensure delivery on time and within project schedules / purchase order terms on a Chemical Manufacturing project, this includes coordinating all aspects of desk and field expediting as determined by project strategy, processes and procedures for an initial duration of 12 months.

**Join a culture of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to seek the best solutions for our client.**

You will be expected to manage and monitor the more challenging and complex packages and / or suppliers and identify delivery improvement opportunities by details analysis of supplier project schedules.

**Scope of services required**:

- 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 CV’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
- Understands and works to the Financial Management Framework

Skills / Qualifications:
At Wood, we understand and acknowledge that everyone is different, and we are committed to equal opportunities and want to access all of the talent that is out there. We are committed to attracting a broad range of skills, knowledge and experiences and embrace differences.

So even if you feel you don’t have everything listed, but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills to help us unlock solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.do apply.

**Expected**:

- Qualified to ISCED Level 4 / 5 (Post-Secondary non-tertiary / Short-Cycle tertiary)
- Good standard of 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
- Work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Provide reports to senior management, as requested

Company Overview:
Diversity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.