Senior Expeditor (Desk Expeditor)
McDermott International, Ltd - Houston, Texas, United States,![McDermott International, Ltd](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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People power our future. That is why advancing a dynamic, inclusive environment, where everyone grows and thrives is critically important to us.
Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing offshore platforms hundreds of miles from shore, and using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
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Job Overview:
The Senior Expeditor (Desk Expeditor) uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the expediting discipline within McDermott.. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the expediting discipline. The Senior Expeditor solves complex problems and uses discipline-specific knowledge to improve its products or services. The Senior Expeditor impacts a range of customers, operational, project, or service activities with the expediting team and other related teams and ensures that they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Supervise team to identify supplier performance gaps and potential delivery delaysExecute expediting strategy to track the movement of project materials and deliverablesExecute effective expediting frequency based on the Expediting Level assigned to the Purchase OrderLiaise with Logistics and Package Management teams to facilitate the timely status of project goods and materialsSupport supplier performance review process on behalf of ExpeditingRecognize when Management of Change (MOC) is requiredParticipate in projects to assess or develop new Expediting tools as assignedEffectively communicate with Procurement, suppliers, and other process stakeholdersReview Purchase Order delivery requirements to ensure quality and project requirements are metIdentify and understand levels of required expediting and action workload to optimize material deliveries according to project schedule requirements and shop demandsInput consistent and timely updates in the Company system and distribute expediting reports to the Project Team and Suppliers to provide insight into the progress of the package and to flag any concerns or issues for discussionEnsure the Supplier’s timely delivery of all items on Purchase Orders to maintain the Project scheduleWork with procurement management to identify performance gaps and delays, including engineering drawing delays, fabrication problems, delivery delays, sub-supplier management, and people resourcesEnsure expediting issues are being coordinated between the other departments, offices, fabrication, and construction teams to meet project requirements and deadlinesCollaborate with Logistics on material movementsMaintain and promote a focus on the end-product whether procurement, engineering, fabrication, or construction relatedActively resolve expediting related issuesAs Team Supervisor, drive accurate and timely project status reporting process and weekly expediting reportsEnsure effective communications among procurement disciplines, clients, project teams, and suppliersUnderstand and consistently use Expediting procedures as established in company policiesMaintain a comprehensive understanding of the contractPerform other Supply Chain Management tasks as assigned
Essential Qualifications and Education:
Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain Management (or a relevant discipline) or HSD/GED/IGCSE with 6 years of relevant experience6-10 years of relevant experienceExperience expediting supplier documentation, instrumentation such as control valves and MOVs (Motor Operated Valves), major equipment such as vessels and pumps, and bulksExperience expediting Structural Steel fabrication and Pipe Fabrication is a plusDemonstrate knowledge of the expediting process as related to ProcurementAbility to effectively communicate with procurement personnel and non-procurement personnelAbility to work well with othersWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)Knowledge of Materials Management systems for Procurement and logisticsA comprehensive understanding of the overall material management lifecycleAble to leverage active problem-solving skillsCapable of managing multiple keys, complex packages with interdependencies of schedule