Airswift has been tasked by one of our key clients to seek a Project Expeditor to join them in Schiedam, NL on a 1-year renewable contract.
Main accountabilities and responsibilities:
- Responsible for timely delivery of purchased items. Scope of work typically comprises:
- Follow up submittal and review of vendor documentation
- Coordinating field expediting activities and follow up based on field expediting reports
- Identify and anticipate issues that might affect timely delivery and recommend corrective actions
- Responsible from purchase order issue up to and including the release for shipment (RFS) which indicates a scope of work is completed, packed and ready for collection by the logistics department.
- Maintain and organize your scope of work in the Expediting Worksheet to ensure transparency and proper monitoring of work. These activities include mainly:
- Shipment cards
- Forecast supplier delivery dates
- VPR schedule
- Field expediting schedule
- Participate in package gate meetings when applicable (KOM, Design, Procurement, Pre-fabrication, Testing and Release for shipment)
- Review manufacturing schedules, documentation schedules and quality control plans to Identify milestones and a critical path
- In agreement with the Package Manager, coordinate and schedule the frequency of Vendor Progress Reports.
- Monitor and chase vendor inspection notifications to ensure witness and hold points are taking place as per overall schedule
- Review shipping documentation from Vendors prior to formally releasing the materials for collection
- After PO issue, liaise with the vendor to align expectations and ensure PO requirements are understood and met
- Maintain information of your scope of purchase orders in the Expediting Worksheet to ensure information is up to date and the Material Status Report is reliable
- Assist the Package Managers in closing out ‘Outstanding, Shortages and Damage’ reports if necessary
- Minimum 3+ years of Expediting Experience in Oil & Gas in a combination of or all the following material disciplines:
- Main equipment (mechanical rotating/static)
- Mooring
- Bulk (piping, special piping, fittings)
- Valves (manual, actuated, instrumentation)
- Fire protection, Corrosion, Electrical & Instrumentation
- Miscellaneous equipment
- HBO education or equivalent
- Previous experience working in manufacturing, planning or engineering is a plus
- Experience working on EPC projects
- Experience in Field Expediting is a plus
- Experience working in multicultural environments
- Knowledge and general understanding of manufacturing processes
- Fluent English
- Persistent and enthusiastic, able to deal with difficult situations with diplomacy
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Strong communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Understanding on how to read and review document schedules, manufacturing schedules and ITPs
- Experience with ERP systems
- Fluent in Microsoft office suite
- General understanding of logistics processes and INCOTERMS
