Senior Expeditor

To manages the ordering process and be responsible for ensuring timely orders and deliveries of materials and services to ensure that customer requirements are met, to build vendor relationships to secure the best prices on products for their company. To locate key suppliers, negotiating the company’s purchasing agreements, and planning and creating purchase orders (POs) to maintain adequate material flow based on forecasting. To develop efficient procurement solutions and supports senior management with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.

• Expediting: 
• Expediting of major packages and bulk items via phone and email 
• Arrange KOM, Weekly Meeting with Suppliers 
• Documenting all written and oral communication with suppliers 
• Review of the key milestones outlined in the Supplier’s fabrication schedule to understand the expediting    activities and requirements. 
• Verify progress of order/fabrication with vendors
• Maintaining all updated status within Kent’s expediting progress sheets 
• Presents status of packages to project team and client during weekly meeting 
• Proactively works to identify and resolve material delivery issues 
• Reports any pending delivery delays to procurement lead and project management 
• Maintaining constant contact with vendors and shipping companies while deliveries are in route 
• Developing quality, long term relationships with key vendor contacts
• Highlight pre & post order concerns to management & client on weekly basis