Junior Enterprise Shared Services (ESS) Expeditor

Your future company

For our client, a global organization operating in an international and dynamic business environment, we are looking for a Junior Enterprise Shared Services (ESS) Expeditor.

As an Junior ESS Expeditor, you will be responsible for purchasing assigned commodities and services in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner. You will work in line with established procurement strategies, Delegation of Authority requirements, and applicable company policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Technical Diploma, Business/Commerce Degree, or an Engineering Degree preferred, but not required. Concentration or specialization in supply chain management a plus.
• Preferable professional expediting experience.
• Approachable, good communicator, team player, able to effectively interface with key client stakeholders including engineering, procurement, quality, logistics, as well as supplier personnel.
• Experience using SAP ERP system for procurement processes, as well as Ariba, is preferred.
• Advanced written and spoken English communication skills.
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
• Procurement experience is nice to have.

Responsibilities

• In this role, the Expeditor will monitor progress to ensure that the material and equipment ordered is delivered on time. Takes appropriate and necessary action in the event of slippage. Liaises closely with other expediters, contractor coordinator and other personnel as necessary to ensure the most cost-effective use of their time. Acts as client’s representative on all aspects of purchase order expediting.
• Deliver expediting support in a safe, timely and cost effective manner, in line with contractual requirements as per agreed client processes.
• Monitor all purchase orders to ensure contractual delivery dates are maintained.
• Exercise independent judgment in performing assigned tasks; ensure relevant information is communicated to internal stake-holders (Engineering, Material Control, Planning and Procurement).
• Obtain weekly and/or bi-weekly progress reports on material/equipment packages.
• Participate in meetings and teleconferences to review status of critical Purchase Orders.
• Expedite requisite documents from material/equipment suppliers in support of engineering progress and release of holdbacks to facilitate purchase order closeout.
• Interface between engineering, construction, procurement, suppliers and clients for all issues related to equipment, materials and document delivery status.
• Ensure all applicable client processes and management systems are adhered to.
• Track and report material delivery status as required.
• Balance and prioritize multiple requests simultaneously.
• Demonstrate out-of-the-box solutions for material challenges.
• Support achievement of capital plan and help meet in-service dates.
• Willingness to work as necessary to accomplish tight time-table deliverables.
• Serve as cross-functional interface between teams to bridge and solve conflicts to deliver timely solution.
• Expeditor must have good communication skills to establish clear two way communication with stake holders located remotely in various NA sites in order to fully understand their requirements and scope of work requested.
• Ensures strict adherence to Procurement strategy achieving maximum overall cost effectiveness within a country or regional basis.

The offer

• Hybrid work - 1 day per week from our office in Poznań (Wilda, close to the city centre).
• The working hours are Monday to Friday, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
• The opportunity to develop your expertise in procurement processes and systems such as SAP and Ariba.
• Private medical care.
• Opportunities to develop your stakeholder management, communication and procurement skills.