Expediting Specialist

In this role, you will participate in the planning, staffing, and budgeting of project expediting operations. You will distribute workload, monitor assignments, evaluate production schedules and progress, and develop procedures. You will contact suppliers, initiate follow-up, monitor quality, and prepare supplier evaluations.

Your planning and problem solving will ensure expediting operations meet project needs.

- Participates in the planning, staffing, and budgeting of project and area expediting operations for small sized projects - Distributes workload to assigned project expeditors according to the experience and ability of the expeditor, the degree of complexity of the work and the urgency of the need for action - Contacts suppliers to obtain timely submission of engineering data, and to follow-up on material acquisition, production progress and shipment - Evaluates production schedules and progress reports from suppliers to determine if suppliers' programs and work progress meet jobsite

requirements - Coordinates with planning and scheduling, field material coordinators or jobsite project expeditors and construction to establish priorities, sequences, and required delivery dates and instructs suppliers accordingly - Expedites Bechtel engineering for the timely review, approval, and return of engineering data submitted by suppliers - Participates in pre- and post-award meetings to review and discuss schedules and potential problem areas that may impact required shipment dates - Coordinates shipping arrangements or tracking requests with the project Logistics representative

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience

- Proficiency and experience in the administration and expediting of purchase orders. - Proficiency in procurement including knowledge of and skill in communicating effectively with suppliers, prequalification, knowledge of Uniform Commercial Code or applicable commercial legislation, negotiation of contracted terms and conditions, and award of commitments. - Proficiency in the administration of commitments, monitoring supplier performance, back-charge procedures and the resolution of claims and disputes. - Solid understanding of equipment and material fabrication steps and methods. - Skilled in working with and communicating effectively both orally and in writing with other project functional groups. - Capable of providing early warning to the Project Management of supplier deficiencies or schedule slippage. - Capable of interpreting schedules to ensure they are realistic, that required activities occur on time, and that interface between activities is maintained.

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