Expediter

Job Title: Admin/ExpeditorJob Description
The Admin/Expeditor supports the supply chain function by managing and tracking critical orders to ensure customer demand and production schedules are met. This role acts as a key liaison between suppliers, planning, customer service, manufacturing, and internal stakeholders to expedite materials, resolve delays, and maintain accurate, up-to-date order st
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atus information. The position includes both external vendor-facing activities and internal coordination to help reduce backlog and improve overall order execution.
Responsibilities
• Manage and track critical purchase orders and material requests to ensure customer demand and production schedules are met.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for external suppliers and vendors, providing delivery status updates and conducting follow-up activities.
• Support approximately 200300 active purchase orders and material requests with around 20 suppliers and vendors for vendor-facing expediting.
• Support approximately 2030 internal orders and 80100 order lines per week for internal expediting while coordinating with planners, buyers, manufacturing, customer service, and management teams.
• Provide accurate and timely updates on material availability and order status to planning and other stakeholders.
• Review daily receipts and communicate received materials and outstanding shortages to planning and relevant internal teams.
• Proactively identify delays, material shortages, and risks, escalate issues when necessary, and help drive orders to completion.
• Maintain detailed tracking and reporting of orders, receipts, and shortages using Excel spreadsheets and ERP/business systems.
• Support backlog reduction efforts and contribute to improving overall order execution to meet customer demand.
• Collaborate closely with planners, buyers, manufacturing, customer service, and project stakeholders to resolve issues and coordinate priorities.
• Manage multiple orders, deadlines, and follow-up actions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Utilize phone, email, meetings, and internal communication tools to ensure clear, consistent, and proactive communication.
• Demonstrate strong organizational and follow-through skills to keep all stakeholders informed and aligned on order status.
Essential Skills
• 13 years of experience in administration, supply chain, manufacturing support, customer service, or operations.
• Strong Excel skills, including spreadsheet maintenance, data tracking, and basic formulas.
• Experience working within an ERP or business system.
• Excellent communication skills, including clear verbal and written communication.
• Strong follow-up skills and attention to detail when managing orders and supplier interactions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work effectively with planners, buyers, managers, manufacturing teams, customer service, and project stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate records and reports.
• Self-starter with a proactive, go-getter mentality and a focus on driving tasks to completion.
• Comfort working with high-volume workloads and frequent follow-up requirements.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Experience with ERP systems such as Infor XA, AS400, SAP, or similar platforms.
• Manufacturing or supply chain experience beyond the minimum requirements.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in stakeholder management and vendor management.
• Interest in supporting products used in aerospace programs and hospital or healthcare systems.
• Ability to contribute to backlog reduction and continuous improvement in order execution processes.
Work Environment
This is an onsite position based in Allentown, PA within a fast-paced manufacturing and supply chain environment that supports customer demand and production schedules. The role in

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