Principal Expeditor

McDermott International, Ltd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd is seeking a Principal Expeditor to support sourcing, negotiation, contract drafting and revision, procurement activities and supplier management for the project. The role focuses on expediting subsea equipment and related products, managing supplier performance and ensuring timely delivery across multi-project scopes.

Ideal candidates will have offshore/subsea experience, a engineering/economics degree, and 10+ years in Oil and Gas EPC procurement, with strong

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in engineering or economics.
• Offshore / Subsea experience is a must.
• 10+ years’ procurement experience in an Oil and Gas EPC Company.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with customers.
• Must be fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Travel requirements: As and when required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute expediting strategies for subsea equipment and related products.
• Manage full package delivery post purchase order placement.
• Expedite internally and externally to ensure timely delivery of ordered packages.
• Manage suppliers through desktop expediting, online meetings and site visits to ensure order execution on schedule.
• Maintain registers and logs reporting package progress.
• Mitigate supply chain risk through continual vendor engagement.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Project Controls, QAQC, logistics for required approvals and delivery.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Risk management

Multi-project management

English proficiency

Problem solving

Presentation skills

Education

Engineering or Economics degree

Job description

Job Overview

Reporting functionally to the SCM Manager, the Principal Expeditor is responsible for supporting sourcing, negotiation, contract drafting and revision, procurement activities and supplier management for the project.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute expediting strategies for subsea equipment, including flexible pipes, steel line pipe, steel risers, umbilicals, umbilical control systems, dynamic umbilicals, bend stiffeners, buoyancy modules, subsea valves, diverless connectors, subsea structures and other subsea related products.
• Manage full package delivery post purchase order placement.
• Expedite internally and externally to ensure timely delivery of ordered packages.
• Manage suppliers through a combination of desktop expediting, online meetings and site visits to ensure all stages of order execution are completed on schedule to ensure package delivey.
• Maintain registers and logs to clearly report package progress.
• Mitigate supply chain risk through continual vendor engagement to ensure delivery.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Project Controls, QAQC, logistics to ensure required approvals and delivery.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery.
• Ensure procurement cycle follows Company policies(UNIFI), Systems adaptation, Client requirements and HSE requirements.
• Strong Knowledge of subsea equipment, including flexible pipes, steel line pipe, steel risers, umbilicals, umbilical control systems, dynamic umbilicals, bend stiffeners, buoyancy modules, subsea valves, diverless connectors, subsea structures and other subsea related products.
• Confident in manufacturing processes, technical, fabrication and quality aspects.
• Risk Management and problem solving in a fast paced project environment.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education

• Relevant degree in engineering or economics.
• Offshore / Subsea experience is a must
• Other Oil and Gas experience preferred
• 10+ years’ procurement experience in an Oil and Gas EPC Company
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to define customer needs, understand who the customers are and build effective relationships with them.
• Ability to handle problems effectively and make appropriate trade-offs that lead to sound decisions.
• Effective negotiator
• Person must have good communication skills.
• Must be fluent in English, both written / oral
• Travel Requirements: As and when required

Preferred Qualifications and Education

• CIPS / Supply Chain

About Us

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.

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