Houston - Expeditor

Responsibilities

• Maintain progress and identify opportunities for schedule improvement
• Cook up reports to the Procurement Director after each visit
• Create RFQ packages for supplier bidding
• Evaluate quotations, compile bid tabulations, and suggest vendor selections
• Create procurement requisitions including Scope of Work, Drawings, Specifications, ITP, etc.
• Manage purchase orders through kick-off meetings, weekly status reviews, expediting (occasional in-person), and occasional inspections
• Coordinate between vendors and in-house project management, engineering, and quality control groups
• Achieve on-time and deliveries as per purchase order
• Travel to visit and review progress, expedite work, and develop new vendors or maintain relationships with existing vendors
• Solve vendor errors, budget limitations, and other issues as they arise, find ways to save money on purchases, and request budget increases if needed
• Collaborate with Project Managers to gather relevant job status information, assemble a coherent and clear presentation, and add meeting details to attendees' calendars
• Follow established ISO procedures, policies, instructions, and guidelines

Requirements

• Exceptional attention to detail
• Outstanding problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Excellent communication skills