Senior Expediting Tech: Fast-Track Oil & Energy Procurement

Mc Dermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott in Dubai is seeking a Senior Expediting Tech – Procurement to manage procurement schedules by expediting equipment packages, materials, and documentation; coordinate with cross‑functional teams; and resolve expediting issues to keep projects on schedule.

The role requires 1–6 years in expediting or procurement support, strong MS Office skills, supplier coordination abilities, and occasional field expediting visits to verify progress and resolve issues.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent education.
• 1–6 years of experience in expediting, procurement support, supplier coordination, logistics coordination, project procurement or materials follow-up.
• Experience with purchase orders, supplier schedules, delivery tracking, expediting reports and project documentation.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access).
• Ability to understand supplier progress, identify delays and follow-up actions until closure.

Responsibilities

• Expedite suppliers to support the timely delivery of equipment packages, materials, and related documentation requested in purchase orders.
• Follow approved expediting procedures while tracking supplier progress, delivery commitments, documentation status, and project requirements.
• Review supplier project schedules and understand critical activities affecting package delivery.
• Communicate with suppliers in a professional and persuasive manner via written and verbal follow-up.
• Prepare and issue daily and weekly expediting reports for assigned purchase orders and packages.
• Coordinate with internal departments to accelerate document review, approval and return cycles.
• Enter consistent and timely updates into company systems for accurate visibility of package progress.
• Distribute expediting reports to project teams and suppliers to highlight progress, concerns, risks and required actions.
• Follow up with sub‑suppliers when necessary to support manufacturing progress, documentation completion or delivery readiness.
• Work with project disciplines to address technical, documentation, schedule, logistics or supplier‑related expediting issues.
• Highlight and escalte delivery risks, supplier delays, documentation gaps or unresolved concerns to the appropriate team members.
• Identify when field expediting visits are required and perform visits to verify progress or resolve issues.
• Liaise with logistics teams to arrange transportation, shipment planning and movement of materials or equipment.
• Coordinate and close out over, short and damaged shipment issues in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Support timely resolution of supplier invoice issues and follow up with accounting teams regarding payment‑related matters.
• Assist with purchase order closeout by ensuring documentation, delivery, invoice and system requirements are completed.
• Maintain tactful, friendly and confidential communication with project management teams, clients, suppliers and sub‑suppliers.
• Ensure meetings, investigations, follow‑up actions, analysis and support activities are completed thoroughly and properly documented.
• Share practical expediting knowledge with colleagues who have less experience and support consistent team performance.

Skills

Supplier expediting

Purchase order follow-up

Procurement coordination

Equipment package tracking

Materials delivery tracking

Supplier schedule review

Expediting reports

Project procurement support

Document review coordination

Logistics coordination

Shipment coordination

Delivery risk escalation

Field expediting visits

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent education

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Access

Job description

McDermott in Dubai is seeking a Senior Expediting Tech – Procurement to manage procurement schedules by expediting equipment packages, materials, and documentation; coordinate with cross‑functional teams; and resolve expediting issues to keep projects on schedule.

The role requires 1–6 years in expediting or procurement support, strong MS Office skills, supplier coordination abilities, and occasional field expediting visits to verify progress and resolve issues.