Job description / Role Job Type
Full Time Job Location
Sharjah, UAE Nationality
Any Nationality Salary
Not Specified Gender
Not Specified Arabic Fluency
Not Specified Job Function
Purchasing & Procurement Company Industry
Oil & Gas Wood is recruiting for an expeditor to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on monitoring, coordinating and ensuring timely delivery of materials and equipment within the project schedule or purchase order terms for a major onshore brownfield project in Sharjah, UAE.

This role is a full-time office-based role in Sharjah, UAE with travel requirement.

Reports to: Senior Expeditor / Materials & Logistics Manager or Supply Chain Manager

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced expeditor to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood has been awarded an onshore brownfield project to support an international client operation for delivering FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, and commissioning services. This project focuses on enhancing degassing stations, optimizing flare systems, and integrating low-carbon solutions to support our client's energy transition and emissions reduction goals.

What we can offer Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq Commitment to diversity and inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment Group life and personal accident insurance: the company provides life assurance cover The employee share plan: gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years' services of our employees at 5-year service milestones Key objectives

Responsible for monitoring, coordinating and ensuring timely delivery of materials and equipment within the project schedule or purchase order terms. This role involves close collaboration with suppliers, vendors, logistics providers and internal stakeholders.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities Creation of daily expediting reports in materials management system Daily desk expediting of purchase orders. Review purchase orders and project requirements to identify critical delivery timelines Understands the supplier delivery obligations from the terms and conditions of purchase Coordinate with suppliers and vendors to ensure timely submission of documents, production, dispatch, and delivery of goods Ability to interpret supplier production plans to identify improvement opportunities and negotiate delivery improvements. Identify and escalate potential supply chain risks or bottlenecks and propose mitigation actions Updating of materials management system with the expediting status of purchase orders Continually set expediting follow up dates in materials management system Issue expediting progress reports and update system accordingly Notifying senior expeditor / supply chain manager of any potential schedule slippages Maintain an audit file of all relevant expediting documentation for each purchase order in relevant shared drive / area Demonstrate commitment to safe working practices Ensure compliance with company policies, client requirements, and quality/safety standards Understands and lives Wood's vision, values and behaviors Understands and works to the Wood financial management framework Working relationships

Internal: Senior Expeditor and Supply Chain Manager

External: Suppliers

Qualifications What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

Qualified to ISCED Level 4/5 (Post-secondary non-tertiary/short-cycle tertiary)

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Minimum 5 years expediting experience delivering results Detailed knowledge of suppliers and expediting status reporting Strong knowledge of international procurement, logistics, and shipping practices (Incoterms, customs regulations, etc.) Awareness of supplier production schedules Understanding of how terms and conditions of purchase influence delivery requirements

Experience of:

Previous use of ERPs such as Maximo, Oracle, SAP

Personal attributes:

Strong team player Excellent communication skills Adaptability and problem solving skills

Ability to:

Work under pressure to meet deadlines About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

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