Senior Expeditor

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Expeditor to join our Operations business in Australia & Asia Pacific West (APAC WEST). This is an opportunity to join our expanding Operations team, as part of our strategic growth plan for 2024 and beyond.  Based in Perth CBD, this is a long-term commitment role and is available on a permanent full-time / part-time (job share) basis.   

Wood “Operations” delivers Brownfield's engineering, procurement, construction, optimisation and technical services to the Energy industry. Wood enjoys long-term partnerships with some of the region’s most prominent Energy and LNG producers with operations in Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Southeast Asia.

Join us in the heart of Perth's CBD at Dexus Place - 240 St Georges Terrace, free 24/7 access to an exclusive onsite gym, superb end of trip facilities, coffee machines serving on demand and plenty of spaces to get creative. In addition, you will have access to remote and flexible working options, purchased annual leave and employee discount programs.

Reporting directly to the Materials & Logistics Lead and the Supply Chain Manager, you will step up and into a dedicated client contract team. You will be responsible for the expediting of Purchase Orders to ensure delivery on time and within project schedules/purchase order terms and coordinating all aspects of desk and field expediting as determined by project strategy, processes and procedures. Key aspects of the role include:

• Ensuring expediting activities are carried out with a clear understanding of processes and procedures.
• Managing and monitoring the more challenging and complex packages &/or suppliers and identify delivery improvement opportunities by details analysis of supplier project schedules.
• Proactively identifying and negotiating improvement opportunities with suppliers

You will bring to life Wood's three-pillar strategy of Inspired Culture, Delivery Excellence and Profitable Growth on the project. Leading by example, you will consistently display and enforce Wood values and behaviours, and commitment to the highest standards of safe and ethical behaviour, to ensure safe, reliable operations and client satisfaction. 

At Wood you will join an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

You must have full work rights to work in this Australian location.

Ideally, you will hold post-secondary professional qualifications from a recognised institution and have a minimum of 7 years of demonstrated experience in expediting within the Oil & Gas industry. You will also have:

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in industry’s materials & document expediting best practices.
• Detailed knowledge of suppliers, manufacturing schedules and expediting, and the terms and conditions of purchase and supplier obligations.
• Good experience with ERP systems (i.e. ERM, Maximo, Oracle, SAP)
• Be commercially astute with a “solutions mindset” and sound management of risk, consistent with safety and commercial requirements.
• Be customer-focused with an ability to develop trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders while balancing operational excellence to contribute to the competitive advantage of #teamwood.

What will set you apart is your demonstrated experience and knowledge in materials & expediting best practices within the O&G industry.

It takes a diverse and inclusive community of inquisitive minds to unlock tomorrow’s solutions to the world’s most critical challenges. Wood encourages Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.   

If you are an experienced Expeditor, ready for your next challenge - apply today! 

Shortlisting will commence immediately.

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

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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.