Job Overview:
Reporting functionally to the SCM Manager, the Principal Expeditor is responsible for supporting sourcing, negotiation, contract drafting and revision, procurement activities and supplier management for the project.
ResponsibilitiesKey Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute expediting strategies for subsea equipment, including flexible pipes, steel line pipe, steel risers, umbilicals, umbilical control systems, dynamic umbilicals, bend stiffeners, buoyancy modules, subsea valves, diverless connectors, subsea structures and other subsea related products.
- Manage full package delivery post purchase order placement.
- Expedite internally and externally to ensure timely delivery of ordered packages.
- Manage suppliers through a combination of desktop expediting, online meetings and site visits to ensure all stages of order execution are completed on schedule to ensure package delivey.
- Maintain registers and logs to clearly report package progress.
- Mitigate supply chain risk through continual vendor engagement to ensure delivery.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Project Controls, QAQC, logistics to ensure required approvals and delivery.
- Maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery.
- Ensure procurement cycle follows Company policies(UNIFI), Systems adaptation, Client requirements and HSE requirements.
- Strong Knowledge of subsea equipment, including flexible pipes, steel line pipe, steel risers, umbilicals, umbilical control systems, dynamic umbilicals, bend stiffeners, buoyancy modules, subsea valves, diverless connectors, subsea structures and other subsea related products.
- Confident in manufacturing processes, technical, fabrication and quality aspects.
- Risk Management and problem solving in a fast paced project environment.
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- Relevant degree in engineering or economics.
Offshore / Subsea experience is a must
Other Oil and Gas experience preferred
10+ years’ procurement experience in an Oil and Gas EPC Company
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
Effective communication and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to define customer needs, understand who the customers are and
build effective relationships with them.Ability to handle problems effectively and make appropriate trade-offs that lead to sound decisions.
Effective negotiator
- Person must have good communication skills.
- Must be fluent in English, both written / oral
- Travel Requirements: As and when required
Preferred Qualifications and Education:
- CIPS / Supply Chain
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Skills Required
- Relevant degree in engineering or economics
- Offshore or subsea experience
- 10+ years of procurement experience in an oil and gas EPC company
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Ability to define customer needs, understand customers, and build effective relationships
- Ability to handle problems effectively and make sound trade-off decisions
- Effective negotiation skills
- Strong written and oral English fluency
- CIPS or supply chain qualification
- Other oil and gas experience
McDermott International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. materials cite a minimum of 23 PTO days and 14 paid holidays, indicating a broad leave offering. Paid time off and holidays are positioned as a comparative strength within the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Company materials indicate paid parental leave, including 10 weeks paid maternity and four weeks paid family bonding. These provisions reinforce support for families during key life events.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Field and offshore roles often include overtime, per diems, and project allowances that can materially increase earnings. These extras are a notable component of total compensation in project-driven roles.
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What We Do
McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. Our customers trust our technology-driven approach to design and build infrastructure solutions to responsibly transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today. From concept to commissioning, our expertise and comprehensive solutions deliver certainty, innovation and added value to energy projects around the world. It is called the “One McDermott Way.” Operating in over 54 countries, McDermott’s locally-focused and globally-integrated resources include approximately 40,000 employees, a diversified fleet of specialty marine construction vessels and fabrication facilities around the world. To learn more, visit www.mcdermott.com.
