Purchasing Expeditor

Kelly is currently seeking an experienced Purchasing Expeditor for a long-term opportunity in the Houston, Texas area! This is a hybrid position with requirements to be in-office Monday-Thursday and the ability to work remote on Fridays! Responsibilitie sAssures supplier is fulfilling the agreed upon terms and conditions of the purchase order, and reacts accordingly when there is a deviation .Reviews the PO files in a regular, timely manner. Reviews every file at least once every two weeks; more often for short delivery times or critical pieces of equipment or material .Communicates all potential price or delivery changes, actual delays, or engineering I technical questions from the supplier to the Project Procurement Manager (PPM) and Project Team as soon as they become known and vice versa .Provides support and accountability to the overall Global Supplier Management Process by QSPP (Quality, Service, Product, Performance) form submittal and supplier evaluation feedback to the PSs, Market Supply Managers (MSMs), and/or Product Supply Managers (PSMs) .Maintains good communication with Supplier Document Control, Construction Management, Receiving, and Accounting functions. Close cooperation with Accounting and Receiving is required to resolve invoicing concerns, equipment status, progress payments, and various other issues .Participates in early planning meetings with a supplier for critical equipment to discuss Expediting expectations after order placement .Processes all addenda as soon as possible to ensure GCPPT information is accurate .Proactively anticipates supplier and project needs .Involves and seeks support from PSs, MSMs, and/or PSMs to assist with supplier issues when needed .Obtains information from the suppliers shop floor from inspectors performing shop expediting. This is typically provided by contracted inspection companies .If applicable, sets up an “Inspection-kick-off-meeting” with involvement of the contracted inspection company and the equipment supplier .Follows up on all supplier claims and initiates QSPP process .Performs Buying responsibilities as requested by the Purchasing Specialist and within the delegated authority levels Qualificatio nsAssociate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience requir edMinimum of 5+ years of expediting experien ceSAP experience preferr edProficiency in Microsoft Exc elSoft Ski llsStrong problem-solving abilit iesDemonstrates initiative and a proactive appro achHigh level of ownership and accountabil ityREQUIRED Sk illsAbility to work with minimum supervision in an international and geographically diverse environm ent.Willingness and ability to learn and understand basics of both commercial aspects and technical elements of the job.Strong problem solving capabilities. In order to solve occurring problems, the Expeditor needs to consider project and suppliers targets and limitations to gain support and buy -in.Ability to work with people of different professional backgrounds within company and externa lly.Must be able to trigger and facilitate problem resolution processes and can cope with the different interests of the involved parties - internal vs. suppli ersKnow ledgeUnderstands work processes, roles and responsibilities as described in Global Project Methodology, Purchasing Policies & Procedures, and the Expediting Expectations & Proced ures.Knows system capabilities and expands the use of information systems to enhance individual producti vity.Understanding of the products, manufacturing processes and the market situation of the relevant commo dity.Understands that the control tool for order status is MSMS/GCPPT, (not the PC file) and that both systems should be kept up-to-date to enable the Project Team to access required information. electronically. Expeditor must have an intimate understanding of the purchasing functionality of MSMS. and the GCPPT (Global Capital Project Procurement Tracking) tool. Special equipment information needs to be provided to key stakeholders due to certain limitations of GCPPT (i.e. inaccurate download information because of lack of tag numb ers.Makes sure that the vendors and the additional manufacturing side of the supply chain is understood in 360° views what procurement team needed to have the visibility within the supporting services or scaffolding or manpower to keep a balance of the time to see if the suppliers or contractors work in a way or not to exceed the guidelines.' regist These details have to be captured into the description. Further tasks include be independent to approving and building a procurement system with the expectations for quickly building or making the production.ers:// oh right . That is that to may have the same in order and when this is nothing. 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