Lead Expeditor

Wood is currently looking for a Lead Expeditor to be based in Dubai.

• Establishes priorities, assigns workloads and review the more difficult and complex aspects of the expediting workload
• Responsible for the Desk and Field Expediting of all Project Purchase Orders through to FCA readiness.
• Updating system with the Expediting Status of Purchase Orders
• Obtain quotations for field expediting plans and CV's of 3rd party expediting providers
• Expediting the engineering team for timely document approvals.
• Notifying Supply Chain Focal Points of any potential Schedule Slippages
• Setting Expediting follow up dates in the relevant system
• Checking Field Expediting Manufacturing Schedules
• Liaison with Field Expediting Suppliers to co-ordinate Expediting visits
• Receiving Field Expediting Progress Reports and updating the relevant systems
• Issuing Expediting Reports as required by the project.
• Demonstrate commitment to safe working practices
• Demonstrate commitment to Woods vision, values and behaviours

• Degree qualification.
• Minimum of 15 years expediting experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Detailed knowledge of Materials and Document Expediting Practices.
• Strong team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• The individual should have previous experience in a similar level role
• Previous use of ERP’s such as Maximo, Oracle, SAP
• Broad knowledge of Suppliers in the Middle East region and ideally in the UAE and Iraq

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

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