Job Title: Expeditor

Progress Chaser

Contract, 9 months +

Immediate start available

Opportunity for a motivated Expeditor/Progress Chaser to undertake a key long term contract role working within a busy manufacturing supply chain environment.

As Production Expeditor / Progress Chaser, you will support the supply chain and materials team to ensure that projects are efficiently supported, and materials are released to production to ensure on-time delivery (OTIF) of customer orders.

As Progress chaser / expeditor you will be part of a dynamic team, and you will need to the ability to work independently and interface with cross-functional disciplines, using excellent interpersonal skills to drive tasks to completion.

Key responsibilities as a Production Expeditor will include:

Using your tenacity to identify any materials shortages, building collaborative relationships with suppliers but also being persistent to ensure on time delivery

Play a key role in liaising with production to identify any potential shortfall against the production plan.

Support the WIP (Work in Progress) inventory process

Analysing data and using software reporting tools

Utilise SAP to identify any necessary revision of release dates for work orders

Updating the SAP system / maintaining accurate bill of materials (BOM)

To succeed in this interesting role you will ideally have:

Either Expediting or progress chasing experience gained within a manufacturing/engineering environment

or experience working as a purchasing administrator, junior buyer or related supply chain or logistics role with the ability to work independently and interface with cross-functional disciplines; using excellent interpersonal skills to drive tasks to completion

SAP experience (or similar ERP/MRP systems considered)

Strong analytical skills

Please contact Alison Kemp for further details or apply via the link