Procurement Expeditor

Key Responsibilities

• Expedite purchase orders from issuance through delivery, ensuring alignment with project schedule milestones
• Track and report status of materials, equipment, and critical long-lead items (LLIs)
• Proactively engage vendors to confirm fabrication progress,identify risks, and implement recovery plans
• Ensure supplier compliance with contractual delivery dates and documentation requirements

• Act as primary interface between vendors, procurement, engineering, and construction teams
• Conduct regular vendor follow-ups (calls, emails, site visits as required) to verify production status
• Review vendor schedules, fabrication plans, and progress reports for accuracy and feasibility
• Coordinate inspections, testing, and release for shipment

• Expedite mission-critical equipment such as:
• Switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators
• Mechanical equipment (chillers, CRAH/CRAC units, cooling systems)
• Modular/skidded systems and prefabricated assemblies
• Understand sequencing and interdependencies of equipmentrequiredfor commissioning and energization

• Maintain expediting logs and dashboards for all active purchase orders
• Identify potential delays early and escape risks with mitigation strategies
• Support project controls and scheduling teams withaccuratedelivery forecasts
• Align material delivery with construction sequencing and site readiness

• Track vendor submittals, drawings, and documentationrequiredfor engineering and construction
• Ensuretimelysubmission and approval of vendor data to avoid downstream delays
• Provide weekly expediting reports highlighting status, risks, and recovery actions
• Maintainaccuraterecords in procurement and project management systems

• 5+ years of experience in procurement,expediting, or supply chain roles within:
• Data center construction
• Industrial EPC projects
• Experience with long-lead equipment and critical path supply chain management
• Field or fabrication shop experience is a strong plus

• Understanding of project lifecycle (ex EPC =engineering → procurement → construction → commissioning)
• Familiarity with fabrication processes, vendor manufacturing timelines, and logistics
• Ability to read and interpret schedules, purchase orders, and basic technical documentation

• Strong communication and vendor management skills
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments
• Proactive problem solver witha strong senseof urgency and accountability
• Proficient in Procore,Excel andotherproject tracking tools (e.g., Oracle, SAP, or similar systems)

• Schedule-driven mindset with focus on critical path delivery
• Attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to influence vendors without direct authority
• Strong coordination across engineering, procurement, and construction teams
• Adaptability inhigh-growth, fast-track project environments

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