Material Expeditor Manager

AEP Service Corporation; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 118,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP Service Corporation is seeking a Material Expeditor Manager to lead enterprise expediting efforts ensuring timely delivery of critical materials for major projects and outages. The role partners with Purchasing, Logistics, and site teams to mitigate risks and protect schedules.

Responsibilities include leading complex recovery plans, setting expediting standards, and providing executive-level visibility on delivery risks and performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field plus 8+ years of relevant work experience; or
• Associate’s degree in related field plus 10+ years; or
• High School Diploma plus 12+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as enterprise escalation authority for critical material delivery risks affecting projects, outages, and commitments.
• Lead recovery efforts for complex, schedule-critical materials, including supplier escalations.
• Provide guidance on expediting strategy, prioritization, and risk mitigation across units.
• Drive senior-level supplier engagement to resolve delivery issues and reliability gaps.
• Develop and execute recovery plans involving multimodal, international, or specialized logistics.
• Partner with Purchasing/Category Management to influence terms and expectations.
• Establish and govern expediting standards, escalation protocols, and metrics like on-time delivery.

Skills

Expediting practices

Logistics

Supplier performance management

Executive communication

Problem solving

Decision making

High pressure environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Associate’s degree in related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Job Posting End Date10-11-2026Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.Job SummaryThe Material Expeditor Manager is the subject matter expert within the material expediting function, providing enterprise level leadership for the assurance of timely delivery of mission critical, high risk, and long lead materials. This role serves as the primary escalation point for complex delivery challenges impacting major projects, outages, regulatory commitments, and operational reliability.The Material Expeditor Manager establishes expediting standards, governs performance metrics, leads complex recovery efforts, and partners with Purchasing, Category Management, Logistics, Operations, and suppliers to mitigate risk and protect business schedules. While this role does not have direct people management responsibility, it provides functional leadership, mentorship, and technical direction across the material expeditor community.Job DescriptionWhere Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do!What You'll Do:Enterprise Expediting LeadershipServe as the enterprise escalation authority for critical, high impact material delivery risks affecting projects, outages, and operational commitments.Lead recovery efforts for the most complex and schedule critical materials, including executive level supplier escalations.Provide expert guidance on expediting strategy, prioritization, and risk mitigation across business units.Strategic Supplier & Logistics OversightDrive senior level engagement with suppliers to resolve systemic delivery issues, capacity constraints, and promise date reliability gaps.Lead development and execution of recovery plans involving multimodal, international, or specialized logistics solutions.Partner with Purchasing and Category Management to influence contract language, delivery terms, and service level expectations.Governance, Metrics & Performance ManagementEstablish and maintain enterprise expediting standards, escalation protocols, and standard work.Own and govern expediting performance metrics, including on time delivery (OTD), past due reduction, promise date accuracy, days late, and premium freight utilization.Analyze trends and provide insights to inform sourcing strategies, supplier performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.Cross Functional & Executive CollaborationRepresent the expediting function in enterprise governance forums, major project reviews, and outage readiness meetings.Partner closely with Purchasing, Planning, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Site Materials teams to align priorities and protect schedules.Communicate delivery risk, mitigation plans, and status updates clearly to senior leadership and stakeholders.Capability Building & Continuous ImprovementServe as a mentor and technical authority for Associate, Analyst, Senior, and Principal Material Expeditors.Develop training materials, playbooks, and best practices to strengthen expediting capability across the organization.Lead continuous improvement initiatives, including digital enablement, supplier collaboration tools, and process standardization.What We're Looking For:Education & Experience:Bachelor's degree in related field of study + 8 years of relevant work experience.(Or) In lieu of Bachelor’s degree must possess an Associate’s degree in related field of study, and a minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience.(Or) In lieu of Associate’s degree must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent, and a minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience.Additional Expectations:Demonstrated success leading complex recovery efforts for high risk, long lead, or mission critical materials.Proven ability to influence outcomes across multiple business units without direct authority.Skills & Competencies:Expert knowledge of expediting practices, logistics, and supplier performance management.Advanced proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and expediting analytics.Strong executive communication, problem solving, and decision making skills.Ability to operate effectively in high pressure, schedule critical environments.What You'll Get:Expected Salary Range: $118,000.00-$128,000.00 (USD)Compensation DataCompensation Grade:SP20-009Compensation Range:$116,255.00 - $151,132.50The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.Hear about it first! Get job alerts by email. Log in to your Candidate Home Account today! If you don't have an account, you can create one.It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.