Job Description

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

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

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

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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 equipments 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 form 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 Expediter / 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 Woods vision, values and behaviors. Understands and works to the Wood Financial Management Framework

Working Relationships:

Internal:

Senior Expeditor and Supply Chain Manager

External:

Suppliers

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 ERP's 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

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. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.