Senior Expeditor

AMEC FOSTER WHEELER ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Singapore is looking for a Senior / Principal Expeditor to enhance their Procurement Department. The role involves expediting activities across various vendors to meet project milestones and coordinating with internal teams and external agencies. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, relevant inspection certifications, and at least 5 years of experience in the industry. Join us to contribute to exciting regional projects!

Qualifications

• Possesses relevant inspection certificates in NDE testing.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in expediting.
• Experience with rotating and static equipment.

Responsibilities

• Expediting activities of purchase items globally.
• Continuous surveillance of purchase orders and action plans.
• Coordination with project teams and agencies.

Skills

Expediting activities

Coordination with engineers

Issue of progress reports

Vendor relationship management

Education

Degree / Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Inspection certificates

Job description

Overview

Wood has an opportunity for a Senior / Principal Expeditor. There is an increased thrust to deliver our services for the growing Asian market. As a result, the Procurement Department operation is expanding and evolving to manage the challenges of regional projects that continue to pose challenges in offering our services through a global talent pool.

Responsibilities

• Expediting activities of purchase items at various vendors throughout the world to meet the project milestone schedules
• Desk expediting activities with vendors for submission of engineering deliverables, obtain production schedules, continuous surveillance of each purchase order and to suggest appropriate actions where slippage occurs
• Coordination with internal discipline engineers, project team, external source expediting agencies, inspection and shipping to meet the delivery of the goods inline with purchase order delivery schedules
• Source expediting to vendor location when required to review and identify issues related to progress and to suggest action plans for the recovery of the progress
• Issue of weekly progress reports and attend project review meetings
• Assist in arrangement of inspections, issue of inspection release notes and shipping release notes

Qualifications

• Degree / Diploma in Electrical\Mechanical Engineering
• Possesses relevant inspection certificates:
  • NDE Level 2 in Radiographic Testing (Certified per ASNT or equivalent requirement)
  • NDE Level 2 in Penetrant Testing (Certified per ASNT or equivalent requirement)
  • NDE Level 2 in Magnetic Particle Testing (Certified per ASNT or equivalent requirement)
  • NDE Level 2 in Ultrasonic testing (Certified per ASNT or equivalent requirement)
  • Welding Inspector Cert (Certified Welding Inspector by American Welding Society or CSWIP - 3.1 welding inspector by TWI UK Ltd)
  • Painting Inspector Certificate (BGAS CSWIP Grade 2 or NACE Level 2)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the expediting of equipment and materials in petroleum refineries, petrochemical, chemical and pharmaceutical plants
• Experience in performing supplier shop expediting of rotating equipment (compressors, pumps, etc), static equipment (pressure vessels, heat exchangers, etc) and electrical and instrumentation items