Senior Expeditor - Woking, United Kingdom - John Wood Group

John Wood Group

Verified Company

Woking, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Wood Digital Consulting (DC) is currently recruiting for a Senior Expeditor to support our UK projects.

This is a hybrid role that can be based anywhere in the UK, mobility and travel to customer sites and face to face meetings with colleagues will be expected as required.

Must be able to pass HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check.

The Senior Expeditor will be responsible for the Expediting of Purchase Orders to ensure delivery on time and within project schedules / purchase order terms.

This includes coordinating all aspects of desk and field expediting as determined by project strategy, processes and procedures.

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.

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 coordinate expediting visits
Receive, review and issue field expediting progress reports and update system accordingly
Review expediting reports to confirm status of orders, suborders 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 behaviours
Understands and works to the Financial Management Framework
Qualified to ISCED Level 4 / 5 (postsecondary nontertiary / shortcycle 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
Delegate and coordinate tasks to colleagues

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.