Procurement Specialist - Expeditor - Anchorage, AK Anchorage, AK Posted

Job Description

Responsible for expediting of project materials. Provide continuous insight into supplier’s progress towards meeting purchase order requirements, particularly around delivery schedules. Procurement Expeditor may also perform a variety of other functions as required to support procurement activities for assigned projects.

* This position qualifies for the NANA Worley employee referral program, available only to current NANA Worley employees*

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Expedite assigned purchase orders to ensure materials will meet ship date as stated on Purchase Order

• Report status of material deliveries through comments on Material Status Report (MSR)

• Book, track, and maintain on-time delivery of goods between vendors and warehouses to final destination for north slope projects.

• Work with NW Quality / SQS on all materials that require inspection to ensure SQS complete prior to material shipment

• Issue supplier Inspection Release Certificate (IRC)

• Attend weekly procurement meeting for assigned projects

• Assist COPA in acquiring transportation rates or services.

• Coordinate truckable module movements with COPA Logistics Professionals, fabrication shop, and construction

• Include the COPA Logistics Professionals in all logistics decisions with the exception of LTL freight movements.

• Develop and maintain relationships with carriers.

• Ensure carrier’s compliance with our company policies/procedures for transit/deliver.

• Plan or implement improvements to internal or external logistic systems or process.

• Ensure that material is properly stored and maintained, and that proper care and maintenance of material is documented.

• Ensure Purchase Orders packaging / handling requirements are met for materials procured.

• Perform shop visits as necessary for actual status and progress.

• Communicate to procurement specialist any materials that will not meet project schedule

• Present options on late materials to meet project schedule, i.e. expediting shipping methods, partial shipments

• Evaluate facts regarding expediting-related problem areas, determine the most appropriate remedial actions and implement such actions through available means.

• Monitor project performance to facilitate early identification and resolution of potential expediting related problems, changes, disputes and claims.

• Ensure best practice, continuous improvement initiatives and lessons learnt are understood and implemented.

• Commit to continuous improvement of your knowledge and identify and implement improvements to NANA Worley Parsons business processes.

• Adhere to NANA Worley Parsons policies and procedures.

• Demonstrate professional and open communication to all internal and external interfaces.

• Demonstrate understanding of relevant interfaces and communications channels.

• Develop and provide accurate and timely work product for the BP Core Project Program.

• Facilitate communication between engineering, procurement and document control

System Knowledge and Communication

• Display Proficient knowledge of SAP modules and associated work processes.

• Provide guidance to continually improve training methods delivered by the local teams to projects.

• Superior communication and problem-solving skills to include developing recovery plans in the face of logistical issues.

• Proactive, goal oriented with excellent attention to detail.

• Excellent customer focus and able to consistently meet NANA Worley Parsons and its client’s needs.

• Effectively manages change to work tasks and the work environment, and assists others with adapting to change.

• A person of integrity who is trusted by others and consistently honours their commitments.

• Able to identify issues, problems and opportunities; make timely decisions; develop appropriate and innovative solutions; and ask for assistance if required.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to convey information and ideas to individuals and groups, and make presentations when required.

• Demonstrates initiative and a willingness to learn and…