Expeditor


Reference: 930103

Location: Burnley

Type: Perm, Full-time

Sector: Energy and Infrastructure


 

Description

Our client is a leading global expert in the provision of technical services and solutions in the energy and infrastructure sector, operating in several jurisdictions around the world.


The Role

The Expeditor will be responsible for:

  • Strengthening order execution, accuracy, and communication across projects and workshop operations.

  • Ensuring material orders are placed accurately, monitored proactively, and updated in a timely manner to support project schedules and long-term customer commitments.

  • Working closely with Project Managers, Engineering, and Workshop teams to align requirements with engineering and project delivery dates.

  • Maintaining accurate ERP data, to ensure supplier delivery dates are reliable, and expediting critical orders to avoid disruption.

  • Ensuring no order goes unmonitored and risks are managed early to provide clear and timely visibility of material status, for the purpose of driving communication and escalation when necessary to ensure all stakeholders have reliable and timely information.


Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure accurate and timely material order execution

  • Create, review, and maintain purchase orders with correct dates, quantities, and project references to ensure full data accuracy and traceability in the ERP system.

  • Track supplier delivery performance

  • Identify recurring issues, and support escalation through the procurement manager where delivery or quality risks persists.

  • Proactively track, chase, and expedite supplier orders

  • Monitor open orders daily, obtain delivery confirmations, and escalate any risks early to prevent delays to project milestones and customer commitments.

  • Provide clear and frequent material status updates

  • Deliver accurate reporting and communication to Project Managers, Engineering, and Workshop teams, ensuring stakeholders have real-time visibility of order readiness and potential risks.

  • Support project delivery through cross-functional collaboration

  • Work closely with internal teams to align Auto weld and FJC procurement activities with engineering, project requirements, and schedules.

  • Drive disciplined order and data management to ensure delivery reliability

  • Maintain accurate records, update delivery dates promptly, and uphold strong follow-up practices to ensure no order goes unmonitored and customer commitments are protected.

  • Prepare and maintain simple expediting and risk reports highlighting critical orders, delivery risks, and required actions, escalating to the Procurement Manager in line with agreed thresholds.


Key Requirements

Skills & Experience 

Job Specific Education Required:

Essential:

  • GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English

Desirable:

  • Hold or working towards CIPS

  • Experience with working with ERP systems SAP/IFS.

Work Experience Required:

Essential :

  • Demonstrated experience in an administrative, supply chain, procurement, or expediting environment

  • Proficient user of ERP system

Desirable:

  • Work experience in energy sector

  • Experience working in project-based manufacturing or fabrication environments

  • Understanding of basic logistics concepts

  • Exposure to Supplier performance reviews or expediting dashboards

Skills & Knowledge Required:

Essential:

  • Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail and data accuracy

  • Ability to prioritise and manage multiple orders and deadlines in a fast-moving project environment

  • Strong communication skills with ability to follow up professionally and assertively with suppliers

  • Proficient in SAP/IFS or similar systems and Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)

  • Proactive problem-solving skills and ability to escalate risks early

Requirement to travel

Minimal travel may be required to visit suppliers or other company sites on occasion.

Due to current workloads, Simpson Booth regrets to inform that in the instance you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of your application, you are to consider your application unsuccessful at this time.


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