Field Expeditor

Field Expeditor – visiting various sites across the UK

£50p/h (outside IR35) + 40-50hr week + mileage + overnight accommodation (as required) + food allowance + min 12 month contract (rolling)

A global organisation employing more than 55,000 individuals, is looking to engage with a Field Expeditor, who’s remit includes:

• Expediting & Supplier Management.
• Expedite the timely delivery of strategic, commissioning and operational spares across the assigned supplier portfolio.
• Undertake field expediting visits to supplier and manufacturer premises to establish the true status of procurement, documentation, manufacture, testing and readiness for delivery.
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual and project delivery requirements.
• Challenge reported progress where necessary and validate actual physical progress against supplier schedules.
• Identify potential delays, constraints, bottlenecks and emerging supply-chain risks at the earliest opportunity.
• Work collaboratively with suppliers to understand the causes of delays and support the development of appropriate recovery or mitigation plans.
• Escalate significant actual or potential delivery issues to the Expediting Lead and relevant project stakeholders.
• Maintain clear records of supplier progress, commitments, risks, actions and forecast delivery dates.

Field Expeditor profile;

• Previous experience in field expediting, supplier management, manufacturing, procurement or supply-chain delivery within a major engineering environment.
• Proven experience undertaking supplier or manufacturer visits.
• Good understanding of manufacturing, procurement and supply-chain processes.
• Ability to interpret supplier manufacturing and delivery schedules.
• Experience identifying schedule risks and developing or monitoring recovery actions.
• Ability to challenge suppliers constructively while maintaining productive relationships.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills across multiple suppliers and purchase orders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to produce concise, factual supplier visit and progress reports.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work independently from a home-based environment with limited supervision.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to supplier locations within the UK and occasionally Central Europe.
• Ideally to be living close to a main arterial route to be able to cover various manufacturing sites in the UK between Somerset & the Midlands.
• Full professional fluency in English

If the above Field Expeditor role appeals and you are currently looking for long-term contract work, then please get in touch and one of our consultants will contact you