Hiring Expeditor for a $ 40 bn MNC into Mining & Metals & EPC sector at South East England

Position:                                 Expeditor
Status:                                    Contract
Required Skills/Experience: Expediting , Procurement

Experience:                           Over 8 yrs experience in Metals & Mining (Steel) Industry
Qualification:                         A diploma / degree in Mechanical Engineering

Purpose / Role

• Ensure all deliverables related to packages, equipment, materials and documentation are met or improved upon as per project schedule.
• Co-ordination of deliverables from both supplier organisations and internal disciplines. Understand and have the ability to analyse and challenge manufacturing production schedules relating to packages, equipment and material items.

Key aims and objectives

• Achieve on time delivery of packages, equipment and material items as well as project documentation, as a minimum;
• Continually strive for improvement of all project deliverables;
• Ensure all expediting activities fully comply with both company's Code of Business Conduct and Supply Chain Code of Business Conduct;
• Manage appropriate relationships with suppliers and key stakeholders.

Prime responsibilities and duties

• Achieve on time delivery of packages, equipment and material items;
• Assist with the development of expediting strategies and plans, as appropriate;
• Ensure key document deliverables are submitted and approved within the required timescale;
• Develop good working relationships with suppliers;
• Obtain supplier reports, analyse and challenge prior to project distribution;
• Ensure all project stakeholders are aware of latest expediting information with respect to project deliverables;
• Update project reporting systems and tools with latest information;
• Maintain and produce project specific expediting reports;
• Provide project specific information for input to Project Management Reporting;
• Work closely with Quality Control and Material Controllers to ensure purchase orders are released, shipped and receipted in a timely manner;
• Promote Health, Safety, Security and Environment within the Supply Chain.

Allied occasional duties

• Deputise for Senior Expeditor as required;
• Carry out Field Expediting visits; where appropriate
• Attend kick-off meetings as requested.

Key internal interfaces

• Supply Chain Team (i.e. SCM Manager, Buyers, Expeditors, Materials Control and Warehouse);
• Project Manager / Engineer;
• Planning;
• Engineering Disciplines;
• Construction team;
• HSSE;
• QC Co-ordinator;
• Document Control.

Key external interfaces

• Suppliers and service providers;
• Suppliers nominated sub-contractors;
• Customer project teams;
• Customers third party service providers (Warehousing, Marine/Aviation Logistics etc);
• Expediting Agencies / Field Expeditors.

Only applicants legally entitled to work in United Kingdom will be considered for this position. Our client offers a competitive salary that will commensurate with qualifications and experience.