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13 days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Zeeco:
Zeeco designs and manufactures industrial combustion and pollution control technologies for the petroleum chemical petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.
Our product lines include ultra-low emission burners gas and liquid flaring systems and hazardous waste incineration systems.
Headquartered on a 230-acre campus near Tulsa Oklahoma (USA) Zeeco operates a modern debt-free facility housing a 66000 sq. ft. (6132 m²) manufacturing unit and one of the worlds largest combustion research and testing centers.
With subsidiaries in Houston (USA) the United Kingdom South Korea India Saudi Arabia and Japan Zeeco fosters innovation challenges the status quo and rewards performance.
Role Overview:
The Vendor Manager (Expediting) is responsible for ensuring the timely and quality-compliant delivery of complex process plant equipment such as pressure vessels heat exchangers and skid packages used in the Oil & Gas industry. This role serves as a critical interface between vendors procurement production engineering quality and clients to proactively identify risks expedite materials and fabrication activities and ensure adherence to project schedules and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor and expedite sub-vendors supplying raw materials (plates forgings) and bought-out items such as valves instrumentation and critical components.
- Track vendor production schedules and ensure alignment with project delivery milestones and critical path requirements.
- Conduct or coordinate field expediting visits to vendor facilities to verify actual progress against planned schedules.
- Follow up on engineering clarifications material procurement status free-issue materials (FIM) documentation readiness packing lists and dispatch readiness.
- Identify supply chain risks such as material shortages fabrication delays or resource constraints and implement recovery or mitigation plans.
- Review fabrication drawings and guide vendors on optimal fabrication sequencing to ensure first-time-right execution.
Production Coordination (Internal & External):
- Coordinate closely with internal production procurement and engineering teams to ensure fabrication milestones (cutting forming welding NDT testing coating) are achieved as per schedule.
- Ensure timely availability and progression of critical quality and engineering documentation including ITPs welding procedures MDR documentation and quality records to avoid dispatch delays.
- Monitor fabrication progress and proactively address any deviations from the project timeline.
Project Reporting & Stakeholder Management:
- Provide regular progress updates and expediting reports to Project Engineering and Project Management teams highlighting risks and mitigation plans.
- Coordinate with third-party inspectors (TPI) client representatives and quality teams to ensure inspections and hold points are completed without impacting schedules.
- Maintain effective communication with vendors while ensuring accountability and adherence to commitments.
Logistics & Dispatch Coordination:
- Ensure readiness for dispatch by coordinating completion of final documentation inspection clearances packing and logistics arrangements.
- Track transition of equipment from fabrication completion to shipment ensuring timely vehicle placement and dispatch.
- Support project close-out activities by ensuring completeness of vendor documentation and delivery records.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience: 4 to 8 years of relevant experience in vendor expediting vendor management or production coordination within the fabrication of process plant equipment for Oil & Gas petrochemical or related industries.
- Education: Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Production Fabrication Engineering or a related discipline.
- Industry Exposure: Hands-on experience with fabrication of pressure vessels heat exchangers structural skids or similar engineered equipment.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of the complete fabrication lifecycle: Engineering Procurement Fabrication Testing (Hydro/Pneumatic) Coating Dispatch.
- Project & Planning Skills: Ability to interpret production schedules and project plans; familiarity with MS Project or Primavera P6 is an advantage.
Key Competencies:
- Strong expediting and vendor coordination skills.
- Ability to identify bottlenecks and drive timely resolution.
- Effective negotiation and vendor relationship management skills.
- High level of ownership accountability and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and cross-functional coordination abilities.
- Willingness to travel for vendor visits and expediting activities as required.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Corporate Communications
- Apache Commons
- Community Support
- Jira
- Java
About Company
With thousands of installations worldwide, Zeeco is the number one choice for combustion and environmental solutions, field services, aftermarket parts, and rental equipment.
