Description As a Senior Expeditor at Wood you will be responsible for the Expediting of Purchase Orders to ensure delivery on time and within project schedules / purchase order terms and responsible for coordinating all aspects of desk and field expediting as determined by project strategy, processes and procedures. Ensure personnel carry out expediting activities have a clear understanding of processes and procedures. Manage and monitor the more challenging and complex packages and/or suppliers and identify delivery improvement opportunities by details analysis of supplier project schedules. Responsibilities Establishes priorities, assigns workloads and manage expediting team performance Detailed understanding of the supplier delivery obligations form the terms and conditions of purchase Review and interpret supplier production plans / schedules, identify delivery improvement opportunities and negotiate delivery improvements / slippage recovery plans Creation of daily expediting reports in materials management system Expediting of purchase orders daily with priority focus Updating of materials management system with the expediting status of Purchase Orders Continually set expediting follow up dates in materials management system Obtain quotations for field expediting plans and C.V.’s of 3rd party expediting providers Place purchase order for 3rd party expediting services Liaise with field expediting suppliers to co-ordinate expediting visits Receive, review and issue field expediting progress reports and update system accordingly Review expediting reports to confirm status of orders, sub-orders and validate the agreed manufacturing schedules Monitor the progress of receipt and return of supplier documentation Notifying Supply Chain Manager of any potential schedule slippages Negotiate improved delivery / recovery plans where required Visit suppliers on request of the SCM and Material Manager on the project Maintain an auditable file of all relevant purchasing documentation for each purchase order in relevant shared drive / area Demonstrate commitment to safe working practices Qualifications Knowledge, skills and experience: High level of expediting experience Detailed knowledge of Suppliers, Manufacturing Schedules and Expediting Detailed knowledge of terms and conditions of purchase / supplier obligations Experience of: Previous use of ERP’s such as Maximo, Oracle, SAP Broad knowledge of Suppliers Detailed Knowledge of Materials & Document Expediting Practices Strong Team Player Excellent Communication Skills Adaptability and Problem Solving Skills Working under pressure to meet deadlines Providing reports to senior management, as requested Delegate and coordinate tasks to colleagues