Expeditor

Responsible for the desk expediting of purchase orders to ensure that they are delivered/ready for
collection within project schedule/purchase order terms.

Reports progress of all activities for which they are personally responsible. Update reports/systems with required information to allow accurate reporting and highlights any critical issues and risks to direct supervision.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

•Creation of daily expediting reports in materials management system.
• Daily desk expediting of purchase orders.
• Understands the supplier delivery obligations form the terms and conditions of purchase
• Ability to interpret supplier production plans to identify improvement opportunities and negotiate
delivery improvements
• Updating of materials management system with the expediting status of Purchase Orders.
• Continually set expediting follow up dates in materials management system.
• Issue expediting progress reports and update system accordingly.
• Notifying Senior Expeditor / Supply Chain Manager of any potential schedule slippages.
• Maintain an auditable file of all relevant expediting 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 Wood Financial Management Framework

Qualifications:

Qualified to ISCED Level 4/5 (Post-Secondary non-tertiary/Short-Cycle tertiary).

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Minimum 5 years expediting experience delivering results
• Detailed knowledge of Suppliers and Expediting Status Reporting.
• Awareness of supplier production schedules
• Understanding of how terms and conditions of purchase influence delivery requirements
Experience of:
• Previous use of ERP’s such as Maximo, Oracle, SAP.

Personal attributes:

• Strong Team Player.
• Excellent Communication Skills.
• Adaptability and Problem Solving Skills.

Ability to:

• Work under pressure to meet deadlines

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

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