Freight Forwarder jobs in United Arab Emirates

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Expeditor to join its UAE business unit. Full-time onsite position in Sharjah, UAE with travel requirement.

• Establish priorities, assign workloads and review the more difficult and complex aspects of the expediting workload.
• Responsible for the Desk and Field Expediting of all Project Purchase Orders through to FCA readiness.
• Updating system with the Expediting Status of Purchase Orders.
• Obtain quotations for field expediting plans and CV’s of 3rd party expediting providers.
• Expediting the engineering team for timely document approvals.
• Notify Supply Chain Focal Points of potential schedule slippages.
• Set Expediting follow‑up dates in the relevant system.
• Check Field Expediting Manufacturing Schedules.
• Liaise with Field Expediting Suppliers to coordinate Expediting visits.
• Receive Field Expediting Progress Reports and update relevant systems.
• Issue Expediting Reports as required by the project.
• Demonstrate commitment to safe working practices.
• Demonstrate commitment to Wood's vision, values and behaviour.

• Degree qualification.
• Minimum of 10 years expediting experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Detailed knowledge of Materials and Document Expediting Practices.
• Strong team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Previous experience in a similar level role.
• Previous use of ERP’s such as Maximo, Oracle, SAP.
• Broad knowledge of suppliers in the Middle East, ideally in UAE and Iraq.

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high‑profile clients and complex projects in Iraq.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Competitive salary with regular reviews.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Global connections and industry leadership.
• Medical insurance covering inpatient and outpatient care.
• Group life and personal accident insurance.
• Employee share plan.
• Long service award.

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

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