Expeditor

The Role Comprises

External Expediting

• Monitor and track progress of purchase orders while working with suppliers to ensure the timely delivery of materials, components or services.
• Be the primary point of contact between the company and suppliers once a purchase order has been raised.
• Tracking of external order delays and working with planning assistant to ensure customers are provided with up-to-date delivery timelines for orders.
• Prioritisation of live orders with suppliers based where necessary.
• Maintain records of order status, delivery schedules and suppliers delays in order to create reports to review supplier performance.
• Use of SAGE 200 system to update PO delivery times.

Internal Expediting

• Liaising with Sales-Admin function to ensure the timeous provision of workflow to production.
• Reviewing internal workflow to identify any procurement gaps, liaising with the purchasing team to ensure gaps are closed.
• Reviewing of internal workflow with planning assistant to identify delays to customer orders, while working with operations team to find resolutions where possible.
• Filing, data entry and general admin duties.
• Raising purchase orders in line with production consumable requirements.
• Work alongside production and quality team to ensure weekly output targets and customer expectations are met.

Additional Requirements

• Undertaking any other duties which are assigned to you by management.

Skills

• Absolute attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities efficiently.
• Good Computer Skills (Sage and Microsoft Office).
• Quick and effective problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and to timescales.
• Ability to negotiate with suppliers and resolve conflicts to ensure timely deliveries.

Behaviour

• Being prepared to stop and challenge actions of others within the workplace, which you consider may be undertaken in an unsafe manner.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to workload – willing to work in alternative areas as required.
• Positively promoting the company to departmental staff, customers, and suppliers.

Willingness to learn basic technical aspects of the company to aid in the role.

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