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