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McDermott Senior Expeditor in Doha, Qatar
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Job Overview:
The Senior 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 delays
Execute expediting strategy to track the movement of project materials and deliverables
Execute effective expediting frequency based on the Expediting Level assigned to the Purchase Order
Liaise with Logistics and Package Management teams to facilitate the timely status of project goods and materials
Support supplier performance review process on behalf of Expediting
Recognize when Management of Change (MOC) is required
Participate in projects to assess or develop new Expediting tools as assigned
Effectively communicate with Procurement, suppliers, and other process stakeholders
Review Purchase Order delivery requirements to ensure quality and project requirements are met
Identify and understand levels of required expediting and action workload to optimize material deliveries according to project schedule requirements and shop demands
Input 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 discussion
Ensure the Supplier’s timely delivery of all items on Purchase Orders to maintain the Project schedule
Work with procurement management to identify performance gaps and delays, including engineering drawing delays, fabrication problems, delivery delays, sub-supplier management, and people resources
Ensure expediting issues are being coordinated between the other departments, offices, fabrication, and construction teams to meet project requirements and deadlines
Collaborate with Logistics on material movements
Maintain and promote a focus on the end-product whether procurement, engineering, fabrication, or construction related
Actively resolve expediting related issues
As Team Supervisor, drive accurate and timely project status reporting process and weekly expediting reports
Ensure effective communications among procurement disciplines, clients, project teams, and suppliers
Understand and consistently use Expediting procedures as established in company policies
Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the contract
Perform 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 experience
6-10 years of relevant experience
Experience expediting supplier documentation, instrumentation such as control valves and MOVs (Motor Operated Valves), major equipment such as vessels and pumps, and bulks
Experience expediting Structural Steel fabrication and Pipe Fabrication is a plus
Demonstrate knowledge of the expediting process as related to Procurement
Ability to effectively communicate with procurement personnel and non-procurement personnel
Ability to work well with others
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)
Knowledge of Materials Management systems for Procurement and logistics
A comprehensive understanding of the overall material management lifecycle
Able to leverage active problem-solving skills
Capable of managing multiple keys, complex packages with interdependencies of schedule
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