Expeditor II

Job description / Role

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world

Wood is recruiting for an Expeditor II to join its Projects team focusing on delivering across FEED and detail design scopes of work. In this role, you will be responsible for the expediting of purchase orders to ensure delivery on time and within project schedules and purchase order terms.

Responsible for coordinating all aspects of desk and field expediting as determined by project strategy, processes, and procedures. Ensure personnel carrying out expediting activities have a clear understanding of processes and procedures.

Position is based in Oman for a long-term assignment.

Responsibilities

The Expeditor II will be responsible:

• 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 from the terms and conditions of purchase
• Review and interpret supplier production plans and schedules, identify delivery improvement opportunities, and negotiate delivery improvements and 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 CVs of third-party expediting providers
• Place purchase order for third-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, 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 and recovery plans where required
• Visit suppliers on request of the Supply Chain Manager and Material Manager on the project

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Reflecting the market focus for the office in both brownfield and greenfield opportunities, multi-skilled personnel are sought, for those with experience in onshore oil and gas.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion; we are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient care is available should you require treatment. Cover limits apply, please refer to the terms of benefit and network list for further details
• Workmen's compensation: Provides payment of 3x annual wage (up to a maximum of 5000 OMR) upon death or permanent disability
• Employee assistance programme: Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The programme helps support your mental, physical, social, and financial well-being

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Experience:

• Qualified to ISCED Level 4 or 5 (Post-Secondary non-tertiary or Short-Cycle tertiary)
• Minimum 10 years expediting experience demonstrating results
• Detailed knowledge of suppliers, manufacturing schedules, and expediting
• Detailed knowledge of terms and conditions of purchase and supplier obligations
• Previous experience in a similar level role
• Previous use of ERPs such as Maximo, Oracle, SAP
• Broad knowledge of suppliers

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.