Sourcing Expeditor
About the role
Position Summary The Sourcing Expeditor is responsible for driving supplier execution and ensuring the timely delivery of materials, components, and services required to support New Product Introduction (NPI), production, and customer project schedules. This position serves as the primary liaison between suppliers and internal stakeholders, proactively identifying risks, resolving delivery challenges, and developing recovery plans to maintain critical project milestones. This is a highly visible, supplier-facing role requiring extensive travel to supplier facilities to monitor production progress, validate schedule commitments, expedite critical orders, and support supplier performance improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working directly with suppliers to ensure schedule adherence and mitigate supply chain risks before they impact operations or customer commitments.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for supplier schedule execution and delivery performance.
- Conduct regular supplier visits to verify production status, monitor progress against commitments, and identify potential delivery risks.
- Drive recovery plans for late or at-risk materials through direct engagement with supplier management and operations teams.
- Escalate critical supply issues and coordinate corrective actions to protect project and production schedules.
- Facilitate priority changes and expedite requests based on business and customer requirements.