Senior Expediting Leader for Oil & Gas Projects

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced Expediting Manager to oversee procurement activities for major oil and gas projects in Abu Dhabi. You will drive cost-effective and timely delivery while ensuring quality across the supply chain, coordinating with licensors, clients and internal teams to deliver project success.

The role requires a proven expediting track record, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to manage complex supplier networks within project execution plans and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering or similar.
• Minimum 20 years working experience on Oil and Gas projects.
• Project expediting experience.
• Ability to prepare negotiation strategies / techniques and participate / lead negotiations.
• Good knowledge of project procurement execution (start to finish).
• Good knowledge of Oil and Gas supply chain or related supply chain.
• Work on Expediting Management.
• Work with Licensors, Clients, and Wood secrecy agreements.
• Update and maintain Project Supplier Lists.
• Check that supervised personnel carry out assigned duties in accordance with job descriptions.
• Input all progress data to Material Management System and ensure these are up-to-date.
• Develop contacts with Suppliers' personnel.
• Maintain the respect of Suppliers and their representatives by adherence to code of conduct and business ethics, corporate policies, procedures and work practices.
• Maintain awareness of the materials supply situation including area sources, price levels and current deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Manages, directs, and supports others engaged in the full range of supply chain activities, while ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures, and relevant reporting requirements.
• Accountable for the successful set up and delivery of all project supply chain processes, procedures, and activities.
• Ensures all supply chain activities are carried out in accordance with the project execution plan/schedule and/or contracting strategy, within approved budgets and in line with project processes and procedures.
• Prepare and issue the project specific procurement execution plan and/or contracting strategy, and contract schedule in line with project scope including the application and association of computerized systems
• Establish and manage the project / procurement status report (PSR) in line with project / client required on site dates and current / estimate lead times, notifying any delays to the project manager.
• Establish and chair regular PSR meetings with client, procurement, engineering and/or project management personnel to ensure dates for pre-order deliverables are being maintained

Skills

Expediting management

Procurement

Negotiation

Project execution

Supply chain

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Tools

Material Management System

Job description

Wood is seeking an experienced Expediting Manager to oversee procurement activities for major oil and gas projects in Abu Dhabi. You will drive cost-effective and timely delivery while ensuring quality across the supply chain, coordinating with licensors, clients and internal teams to deliver project success.

The role requires a proven expediting track record, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to manage complex supplier networks within project execution plans and regulatory