Pharma Procurement Expediting Lead

KBR; Newark (DE); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 150.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Flexible spending account

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Resumo da vaga

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) is seeking an experienced Procurement Expediting Supervisor to lead expediting activities for a major pharmaceutical capital project in the United States. You will oversee equipment, materials, and supplier deliverables, aligning with safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.

Responsibilities include developing expediting plans, allocating resources, guiding expediting staff, and maintaining dashboards and performance metrics to support

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree required in related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in procurement, materials management, expediting, supply chain operations, or project support roles.
• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, manufacturing, EPC, or EPCM projects.
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes, logistics management, supplier performance management, and schedule management.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and coordinate across diverse project stakeholders.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and supervise project expediting activities supporting capital project execution.
• Develop, implement, and maintain expediting plans for equipment, materials, and supplier deliverables to support project objectives.
• Establish priorities and allocate expediting resources to support project-critical procurement packages and delivery milestones.
• Direct daily activities of expediting personnel, providing guidance, coaching, performance management, and professional development.
• Monitor supplier progress and delivery commitments to ensure contractual obligations and project requirements are achieved.
• Engage suppliers to maintain delivery schedules, resolve potential execution issues, and improve overall delivery performance.
• Identify potential supplier delays and develop mitigation and recovery plans to minimize project impacts.
• Maintain delivery forecasts, status reports, expediting dashboards, and performance metrics to support project decision-making.
• Support supplier corrective actions, performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve supply chain reliability.
• Track long-lead equipment, critical-path materials, and key supplier milestones to ensure alignment with project schedules.
• Support project schedule reviews, supply chain risk assessments, project controls activities, and procurement strategy execution.
• Coordinate closely with engineering, construction, quality, logistics, procurement, and operations teams to ensure integrated project delivery.
• Communicate delivery status, schedule impacts, risks, and recovery actions to project stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Identify supply chain risks and develop contingency plans to support business continuity and project execution.
• Analyze supplier performance data and trends to identify improvement opportunities and strengthen project delivery outcomes.
• Resolve complex supplier, manufacturing, logistics, and delivery issues that may impact project objectives.
• Implement expediting best practices, standardized processes, and continuous improvement initiatives across the project.
• Serve as the primary expediting liaison between suppliers, contractors, and project teams.
• Prepare and present delivery updates, schedule risk assessments, recovery plans, and executive-level supply chain reports to project leadership and governance teams.

Conhecimentos

Leadership experience

Supply chain management

Scheduling & expediting

Communication skills

Formação

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline

Ferramentas

CPSM

APICS

Descrição da vaga

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) is seeking an experienced Procurement Expediting Supervisor to lead expediting activities for a major pharmaceutical capital project in the United States. You will oversee equipment, materials, and supplier deliverables, aligning with safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.

Responsibilities include developing expediting plans, allocating resources, guiding expediting staff, and maintaining dashboards and performance metrics to support