Job ID: 11297
Location: Houston, TX
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 10/07/2025
Job Description
Location: Houston, TX
Description
This role is an integral part of a dynamic team, responsible for planning and performing expediting activities to ensure the timely delivery of materials and equipment. Reporting to the Director of Procurement, you will play a key role in supporting project success through effective coordination with vendors, suppliers, and internal teams.
Responsibilities:
- Preparing and executing the expediting plan for the project.
- Supporting Buyers during the bid/evaluate/award phase.
- Participating in meetings with vendors.
- Monitoring vendor progress including submission of vendor drawings and manuals, placement of material orders, manufacturing, and preparations for delivery.
- Supporting the approval of vendor progress payments.
- Ensuring that any problems that may cause deviation from the technical specifications or project schedule are reported immediately.
- Coordinating shipments, and monitoring delivery schedules and shipment processes.
- Carrying out all expediting activities for assigned purchase orders.
- Evaluating and recommending corrective actions to ensure that materials/equipment arrive on site in accordance with contractual and project schedule requirements.
- Maintaining computerized systems and ensuring that changes affecting schedule and updates on material status are promptly input.
- Producing expediting reports and ensuring follow-up on action items.
- Monitoring and expediting the timely issuance as well as receipt and return of vendor documents.
- Monitoring and expediting resolution of over, short, and damaged material reports related to purchased materials and equipment.
- Participating in project team meetings, as required.
- Participate in developing project logistic plans.
- Ensuring compliance with all of Kent policies, practices, and standards.
- Establishing and implementing improvements to existing methods and procedures.
- Developing and managing vendor relationships.
- Working with Project Procurement & Contracts Managers to ensure all terms and conditions of vendor contracts are being adhered to.
- Participating in vendor performance evaluation.
- Working with Project Procurement Managers and vendors to resolve communication breakdowns or issues.
- Maintaining positive working relationships with various internal parties such as Project Managers, and the Procurement, Engineering, and Construction teams.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Management or related field or equivalent qualification
- A minimum of 10-15 years related experience in expediting, material procurement, and/or supply chain management.
- Experience in an EPC or Project environment
- Demonstrated ability in Vendor Management Practices.
- Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills.
- Strong analytical and innovative problem-solving skills.
- Effective interpersonal, negotiation, facilitation, and communication (both written and oral) skills.
- Ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately.
- Self-starter and the ability to work both in a team environment and independently.
- Proficiency in MS Office and knowledge of materials management software/databases like Oracle Fusion/ ERM.
- Proven proactive work style and attention to detail
