Expeditor

Company Description

Do you want to be part of our growing Natural Resources team and help deliver a Program for a key **Mining **client for Turner & Townsend in Canada? We are hiring an ambitious and forward thinking **Expeditor** to join our team.

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

**Who are you?**

You are a Expeditor with 5+ years post-graduate experience looking for the next step, or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment.

**Job Description**:
Responsibilities of the **Expeditor**:

- Liaison with commodity managers on purchasing requirements
- Analyze and evaluate technical or complex proposals and selecting best vendor to supply items meeting all requirements
- Prepare supporting documents i.e., sole source documents, request of approval, etc.
- Administration and monitoring of expediting assignments
- Preparation and processing of project expediting file closeouts
- Coordinate shop visits for direct participation to verify status updates
- Work closely with document control to coordinate the exchange of vendor drawings and documents
- Expedite the exchange of schedules, drawings and documents between home-office and suppliers
- Communicate equipment/material delays and schedule conflicts with project team
- Follow-up with suppliers to determine schedule restoration plans and corrective actions to ensure delivery performance, and/or monitor activities during product manufacturing/shipment
- Collaborate with relevant key stakeholders such as client procurement representatives and vendors to ensure all procurement activities have been addressed and covered off
- Manage deadlines and ensure appropriate communication is provided to relevant parties when schedule conflicts arise

Key success factors for the role include the ability to work with others (both internal and external stakeholders), understand and optimize procurement processes, and implement continuous improvements to streamline processes.

**Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated experience in procurement/buying/expediting on large construction or mining projects.
- Experience with large, remote mining projects would be beneficial.
- Must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiating, project management, planning and organizational skills
- Proficiency with MS Office including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.

**Working Conditions**:
Fly-in Fly-out is available (FIFO) from Toronto.

Additional Information
**Turner & Townsend** is a leading independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 108 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients’ assets. We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request

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