Junior Expediter

Company Description:

Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is “One Company” organized into business lines: Asset Based Services, Drilling, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, Robotics & Industrialized Solutions. Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company’s purpose is “Engineering for a sustainable future”. As such Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 130 nationalities.

Purpose of the position:

As Expediting Officer you will be part of the Post Order Services team at Saipem America. As Project Expediter your primary purpose is to ensure that all materials, equipment, and services required for a project are delivered on time, in the correct quantity, and in compliance with contractual, technical, and project requirements, so that project execution is not delayed.

Project Expediter acts as the link between procurement, vendors, logistics, inspection, and the project team to:

• Prevent delays that could impact construction, fabrication, or installation

• Monitor supplier performance against PO terms and milestone dates

• Identify risks early and drive corrective actions

• Protect the project schedule and cost baseline

• Ensure consistent and accurate communication

Serve as the single point of coordination between:

• Project team

• Procurement

• Inspection / QA

• Logistics

• Vendors

How can you support us?

• Review Purchase Order and all the contractual documentation to detect discrepancies and prevent any misunderstanding that could potentially cause delays

• Contact the Vendor to check correct receipt and interpretation of the Purchase Order, expediting the issuance of acknowledge of the order

• Ensure that the vendor supply schedule covers all the supply cycle phases (engineering, procurement, construction, inspection, preparation for shipment and transport) and its compliance with contract delivery terms and dates

• Facilitate the interface between Vendors and Saipem Functions involved in the supply chain activities

• Provide reliable and up-to-date information on supply progress status according to the delivery criticality

• Monitor all supply chain phases to timely identify and manage any potential cause of delay, and mitigate delays already detected

• Ensure timely availability of suitable shipping documentation to allow the shipping and transportation of the purchased materials

• Ensure timely identification and management of "dual use"

• Guarantee SAP exhaustive and punctual updating

• Ensure the correct issuance of Goods Receipts and release of achieved Milestones. Ensure continuous correct forecasting of Milestones achievement as well as Goods expected delivery dates

• Support Liquidated Damages competent function to properly evaluate the reason of delay

• Support competent function in the definition of Vendor variation request/claims

• Issue vendor performance feedback as per Saipem Vendor Management process

What are we looking for?

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, or a related discipline.

• Background: 3 years in Supply chain, preferable in the Oil & Gas EPC / EPIC environment

• Languages: English

• Technical Knowledge: candidates with transferable experience in logistics, procurement, or supply chain will be considered.

What else should you know?

Travelling within US territory is possible.

What we can offer to you:

• Full time permanent contract

• Corporate Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurances, retirement plans, health & wellness benefits, Paid time off (PTO).

• Hybrid working model: Smart Working options and flexible hours to help you achieve a better work-life balance.

• Our One Saipem Way soft skills model leverages on skills development, career growth, opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and collaboration to achieve common goals.

• Location: Houston, Texas

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Additional Information

We support your development! Do you feel you might not fit this role perfectly? If you think you can contribute to our business development in the future, don’t hesitate to apply anyway through our spontaneous application form!

We embrace diversity! At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.

Safety and Sustainability matter to us! Operating in difficult and at times extreme situations, the focus is always on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.

Find out more in our career page here and our Instagram profile here.

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