Job Description & Requirements
Responsibilities
- Ensures that documentation requirements (signed Purchase Order (PO) Acknowledgement, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Production and/or Fabrication schedules, Bills of Materials and drawings) specified in the PO are delivered within schedule.
- Develop or modifies an expediting plan for the assigned project(s), which is based on criticality ratings of the equipment in relationship to the project schedule.
- Supplier delivery progress remains in accordance with the delivery commitment of the purchase order. Project Procurement Procedures are followed and recovery plans developed to achieve project milestones and on-time delivery of equipment.>
- Reviews Inspection Reports if inspections are required by the contract to monitor progress and verify actual order status.
- Issues expediting status/tracking reports on a regular basis to the Project Team to ensure they are well informed of current status and required action.
- Liaises with Logistics to provide advance notice of impending shipments and to trace major shipments from the supplier to the job site if necessary. Liaise with Purchasing, Engineering, and QA/QC to resolve any commercial, technical, or quality problems.
- Update System with delivery status updates. Maintains applicable procurement files in conformance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Department Work Instructions (DWIs) and Quality System requirements.
- Assists with purchase order closeout and provides input to Supplier performance evaluations.
Requirements
- Possesses a Diploma in engineering with relevant years of working experience or Degree in engineering, business administration, supply chain, operations or related field preferred.
- Minimum three years’ experience in a related environment with exposure to expediting and inspection functions for graduates or minimum five years of relevant working experience for diploma holders.
- Demonstrated technical ability in reading Purchase Orders, Specifications, and Data Requirements.
- Ability to independently think through multiple alternatives, potential consequences and economic impact of decisions to determine best approach.
- Experience with Project Tools or similar system preferred.
- Knowledge of packing and shipping (air, ship and ground) processes, customs operations in relation to transportation of machinery and complex equipment.
- Product knowledge of materials being purchased, what is being built and supplier base preferred.
- Proficiency with MS Office with ability to download, manipulate and report data.
- Proficiency with SAP and Document,