Expeditor Lead

At Wood, we are 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.

We are seeking a highly skilled Expeditor Lead to join our Projects team focusing on delivering across FEED and Detail design scopes of work. As an Expeditor Lead, you will be responsible for the Expediting of Purchase Orders to ensure delivery on time and within project schedules/purchase order terms.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Establishing priorities, assigning workloads, and managing expediting team performance
• Reviewing and managing the more difficult and complex aspects of the expediting workload
• Having a detailed understanding of supplier delivery obligations from the terms and conditions of purchase
• Reviewing and interpreting supplier production plans/schedules, identifying delivery improvement opportunities, and negotiating delivery improvements/slippage recovery plans
• Creating 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 setting expediting follow-up dates in materials management system
• Obtaining quotations for field expediting plans and C.V.'s of 3rd party expediting providers
• Placing purchase orders for 3rd party expediting services
• Liaising with field expediting suppliers to co-ordinate expediting visits
• Receiving, reviewing, and issuing field expediting progress reports and updating system accordingly
• Reviewing expediting reports to confirm status of orders, sub-orders, and validating the agreed manufacturing schedules
• Meting the progress of receipt and return of supplier documentation
• Notifying Supply Chain Manager of any potential schedule slippages
• Negotiating improved delivery/recovery plans where required
• Visiting suppliers on request of the SCM and Material Manager on the project

In return, you can expect:

• A competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure you are rewarded at the right level in line with the market
• Medical insurance: ensuring inpatient and outpatient care is available should you require treatment
• Workmen's Compensation: providing payment of 3 x Annual Wage (up to a maximum of 5000 OMR) upon death or permanent disability
• Employee Assistance Programme: allowing 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

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Qualified to ISCED Level 4/5 (Post-Secondary non-tertiary/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/supplier obligations
• Previous experience in a similar level role
• Previous use of ERP's such as Maximo, Oracle, SAP
• Broad knowledge of Suppliers

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 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.