Senior Expeditor

locations Richmond, Virginia time type Full time posted on Posted Today job requisition id R2131623 Title: Senior Expeditor KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets. KBR is seeking an experienced Senior Expeditor to support expediting activities for a major pharmaceutical capital project. This role is responsible for proactively monitoring and driving supplier performance to ensure critical equipment, materials, documentation, and supplier deliverables are completed and delivered in accordance with project schedules, purchase order requirements, quality expectations, and operational readiness objectives. The Senior Expeditor will manage assigned critical and long-lead procurement packages from purchase order award through final delivery, working closely with Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Construction, Project Controls, and Suppliers to identify schedule risks, resolve execution issues, and drive mitigation and recovery actions. The role may also provide day-to-day guidance and support to less experienced Expeditors. Functional Job Responsibilities Will Include But Are Not Limited To: Execute expediting activities for assigned equipment, materials, and supplier deliverables supporting capital project execution. Manage assigned purchase orders and critical equipment packages from award through manufacturing, inspection, shipment, and final delivery. Develop and maintain package-level expediting plans aligned with purchase order requirements and project delivery milestones. Review purchase orders, supplier schedules, manufacturing plans, and required delivery dates to establish appropriate expediting activities and priorities. Conduct routine supplier follow-up meetings to monitor engineering, submittals, procurement, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, documentation, shipping, and delivery activities. Verify supplier progress against contractual milestones and project schedule requirements. Proactively identify potential supplier delays, bottlenecks, and schedule risks and escalate issues when required. Work directly with suppliers to establish mitigation and recovery plans for schedule deviations. Monitor critical-path and long-lead equipment to ensure alignment with required-on-site dates and construction priorities. Track supplier engineering data, drawings, submittals, documentation, inspection requirements, and other deliverables that could impact manufacturing or delivery schedules. Coordinate with Engineering and suppliers to facilitate timely resolution of technical questions, drawing reviews, and engineering deliverables affecting supplier progress. Coordinate with Quality and Inspection personnel to ensure required inspections, testing, Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), and release activities support the planned delivery schedule. Coordinate with Logistics and suppliers to ensure equipment and materials are appropriately prepared for shipment and delivered in accordance with project requirements. Maintain accurate supplier progress information, delivery forecasts, expediting reports, dashboards, and package status updates. Document supplier commitments, action items, schedule concerns, and recovery activities and follow through to closure. Provide accurate and timely information to Procurement and Project Controls to support forecasting, schedule updates, and project reporting. Participate in supplier progress meetings, schedule reviews, procurement meetings, and project risk reviews. Perform supplier shop visits and field expediting when required to independently verify manufacturing progress and assess schedule risk. Evaluate actual supplier progress against reported progres…

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