Expediting Lead

The primary function and responsibility in the expediting discipline is proactive problem solving as well as the coordination and communication with vendors, Hatch and project disciplines to maintain schedules (internal engineering, vendor's equipment and information deliveries), and prevention of delays that could lead to increased project costs.
The Expediting Lead supervises expediting personnel and activities on a project to ensure timely delivery of supplier deliverables to meet contractual and project schedule requirements, and participates in problem solving activities when necessary to resolve delays of deliverables that may jeopardize major project milestones.
The Expediting Lead takes an active role in the planning, staffing, training and development activities of personnel and develops and monitors budgeting of expediting operations and distributes workload to assigned expeditors.
Key Responsibilities
• Supervises and co-ordinates the expediting function on a project under the direction of the project Procurement Manager and Materials Manager
• Assists in the preparation of bidders lists for critical packages with respect to historic vendor performance
• Prepares an Expediting Execution Plan and establishes levels of expediting
• Assigns the Expeditors and office Documentation Expeditors to tasks
• Maintains interface on purchase order administration activities with all disciplines
• Reports current status through the Hatch core system and issues weekly status reports to the project functions
• Maintains a proactive approach to anticipate potential problems and takes appropriate action when necessary before delays occur
• Requests corrective actions and follow-up on application
• Ensures close coordination with all other project functions
• Assists in the preparation of supplier performance evaluations and close out activities.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
• Proficient in interpreting schedules to ensure that realistic milestones are established, that required activities occur on time, and that interface between activities is maintained
• Skilled in oral and written communication skills regarding technical and production matters with both project and supplier personnel
• Possesses a minimum of 2,000 hours of shop expediting experience, significant experience in project expediting or other procurement related function
• Familiar with development of expediting budgets
• Thorough understanding of traffic and logistics and supplier quality processes
• Proficient with the Hatch procurement procedures and reporting tools.
Preferred
• Relevant technical qualification or trade qualification
• Managerial training.