Associate Expeditor - Project Supply Chain
Posted date [2026-08-31]
(ID: 50453)
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McDermott is a global engineering and construction company delivering advanced solutions for the energy sector. The company focuses on transforming energy resources into essential products through innovative, technology-driven approaches across the full project lifecycle, from concept to decommissioning. With operations in more than 30 countries, McDermott combines a skilled workforce, specialized marine assets, and international fabrication capabilities to support large-scale energy projects. The organization plays a key role in developing efficient, reliable, and sustainable energy infrastructure worldwide.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Associate Expeditor - Project Supply ChainJob Snapshot
Role: Associate Expeditor - Project Supply Chain
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Supply Chain
Experience: 0-3 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Associate Expeditor - Project Supply Chain in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy hiring opportunity focused on purchase order expediting, supplier coordination, material delivery tracking, fabrication monitoring, inspection readiness, and logistics support. The role supports project execution by maintaining visibility across supplier commitments, identifying potential schedule risks, and coordinating timely corrective actions to keep equipment, materials, documentation, and shipments aligned with contractual delivery requirements.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Supply Chain
Salary: 7000-10000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Associate Expeditor
works across the procurement and material management lifecycle to help ensure purchased equipment and materials progress from supplier commitment through fabrication, inspection, shipment, receipt, and final documentation. Using established expediting procedures and guidance from experienced team members, the position maintains accurate package status, follows critical supplier actions, and highlights emerging delivery risks before they affect project schedules.
The role also provides an important coordination link between suppliers and internal engineering, quality, procurement, logistics, and project teams. Accurate reporting and persistent follow-up help project stakeholders make timely decisions and resolve supply chain constraints during execution.
Key Responsibilities
* Review assigned projects and understand the expediting strategy established for each purchase order and material package.
* Perform supplier follow-up at the frequency required by the assigned Expediting Level.
* Maintain regular communication with suppliers regarding the status of project goods, equipment, materials, and documentation.
* Monitor supplier material availability, buy-out activities, fabrication progress, manufacturing milestones, shipping readiness, and documentation status against purchase order requirements.
* Identify supplier performance gaps, potential delivery delays, resource shortages, and production constraints and communicate concerns promptly.
* Expedite supplier data and technical submissions required for purchase order execution and arrange coordination with Engineering where necessary.
* Check planned manufacturing activities for early warning signs that material or resource shortages could disrupt production.
* Record accurate and timely package updates in company systems and maintain reliable status information throughout project execution.
* Prepare and distribute weekly expediting reports covering progress, outstanding actions, schedule exposure, and supplier concerns.
* Investigate potential problems affecting the delivery of goods or services and work with relevant stakeholders toward practical resolution.
* Coordinate with the Quality team to obtain supplier inspection notifications and support inspection scheduling.
* Arrange Factory Acceptance Test timing with suppliers, package managers, engineers, quality inspectors, third-party inspectors, and clients when required.
* Work with traffic and logistics coordinators to address export compliance requirements and secure shipping documents from suppliers.
* Follow Over, Short and Damage cases and Equipment Receiving and Inspection Reports through corrective action and close-out.
* Track outstanding purchase order deliveries and follow suppliers until remaining commitments are completed.
* Verify that final documentation has been received before closing completed material packages.
* Review purchase order delivery requirements against contractual schedules and escalate deviations that could affect project milestones.
* Support issue resolution between suppliers and engineering, quality, logistics, procurement, and other project stakeholders.
* Carry out additional expediting activities according to project requirements and team direction.
Ideal Profile
A Bachelor\'s Degree or equivalent qualification in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline is preferred. Candidates holding HSD, GED, or IGCSE qualifications may be considered with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
The position is designed for candidates with 0-3 years of relevant experience and a developing understanding of expediting, procurement, logistics, and materials management processes.
Applicants should understand how material management systems support procurement and logistics activities and be able to apply established expediting procedures during project execution. Familiarity with the expediting workflow outlined within the Unifi system is valuable.
The role requires careful attention to purchase order commitments, supplier documentation, manufacturing progress, inspection milestones, shipping requirements, and delivery schedules. Candidates should also be comfortable coordinating with multiple technical and commercial stakeholders while maintaining accurate project records.
Skills Set
* Project expediting
* Supply chain operations
* Purchase order management
* Supplier coordination
* Supplier performance monitoring
* Materials management systems
* Procurement support
* Purchase order delivery tracking
* Fabrication progress monitoring
* Manufacturing milestone tracking
* Material availability monitoring
* Supplier documentation expediting
* Factory Acceptance Test coordination
* Quality inspection coordination
* Shipping documentation
* Export compliance coordination
* Logistics coordination
* OS and D close-out
* Equipment receiving and inspection reporting
* Project status reporting
* Delivery schedule monitoring
* Package close-out
* Unifi system
* Microsoft Excel
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft Outlook
* Microsoft Access
Why Join Us
This opportunity provides practical exposure to the supply chain activities behind complex Oil and Energy projects in Dubai. Early-career professionals can develop experience across supplier management, procurement, manufacturing follow-up, quality inspections, international logistics, documentation, and project delivery while working alongside experienced engineering and project teams.
The combination of technical procurement exposure and hands-on supplier coordination can provide a strong foundation for long-term progression into expediting, procurement, materials management, logistics, and broader project supply chain roles.
About the Company
McDermott is a global engineering and construction organization serving the energy sector through integrated engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, installation, and project delivery capabilities. Its multidisciplinary project environment provides supply chain professionals with exposure to complex equipment packages, international suppliers, and demanding project schedules.
The role also provides an important coordination link between suppliers and internal engineering, quality, procurement, logistics, and project teams. Accurate reporting and persistent follow-up help project stakeholders make timely decisions and resolve supply chain constraints during execution.
Key Responsibilities
* Review assigned projects and understand the expediting strategy established for each purchase order and material package.
* Perform supplier follow-up at the frequency required by the assigned Expediting Level.
* Maintain regular communication with suppliers regarding the status of project goods, equipment, materials, and documentation.
* Monitor supplier material availability, buy-out activities, fabrication progress, manufacturing milestones, shipping readiness, and documentation status against purchase order requirements.
* Identify supplier performance gaps, potential delivery delays, resource shortages, and production constraints and communicate concerns promptly.
* Expedite supplier data and technical submissions required for purchase order execution and arrange coordination with Engineering where necessary.
* Check planned manufacturing activities for early warning signs that material or resource shortages could disrupt production.
* Record accurate and timely package updates in company systems and maintain reliable status information throughout project execution.
* Prepare and distribute weekly expediting reports covering progress, outstanding actions, schedule exposure, and supplier concerns.
* Investigate potential problems affecting the delivery of goods or services and work with relevant stakeholders toward practical resolution.
* Coordinate with the Quality team to obtain supplier inspection notifications and support inspection scheduling.
* Arrange Factory Acceptance Test timing with suppliers, package managers, engineers, quality inspectors, third-party inspectors, and clients when required.
* Work with traffic and logistics coordinators to address export compliance requirements and secure shipping documents from suppliers.
* Follow Over, Short and Damage cases and Equipment Receiving and Inspection Reports through corrective action and close-out.
* Track outstanding purchase order deliveries and follow suppliers until remaining commitments are completed.
* Verify that final documentation has been received before closing completed material packages.
* Review purchase order delivery requirements against contractual schedules and escalate deviations that could affect project milestones.
* Support issue resolution between suppliers and engineering, quality, logistics, procurement, and other project stakeholders.
* Carry out additional expediting activities according to project requirements and team direction.
Ideal Profile
A Bachelor\'s Degree or equivalent qualification in Supply Chain Management or a related discipline is preferred. Candidates holding HSD, GED, or IGCSE qualifications may be considered with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
The position is designed for candidates with 0-3 years of relevant experience and a developing understanding of expediting, procurement, logistics, and materials management processes.
Applicants should understand how material management systems support procurement and logistics activities and be able to apply established expediting procedures during project execution. Familiarity with the expediting workflow outlined within the Unifi system is valuable.
The role requires careful attention to purchase order commitments, supplier documentation, manufacturing progress, inspection milestones, shipping requirements, and delivery schedules. Candidates should also be comfortable coordinating with multiple technical and commercial stakeholders while maintaining accurate project records.
Skills Set
* Project expediting
* Supply chain operations
* Purchase order management
* Supplier coordination
* Supplier performance monitoring
* Materials management systems
* Procurement support
* Purchase order delivery tracking
* Fabrication progress monitoring
* Manufacturing milestone tracking
* Material availability monitoring
* Supplier documentation expediting
* Factory Acceptance Test coordination
* Quality inspection coordination
* Shipping documentation
* Export compliance coordination
* Logistics coordination
* OS and D close-out
* Equipment receiving and inspection reporting
* Project status reporting
* Delivery schedule monitoring
* Package close-out
* Unifi system
* Microsoft Excel
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft Outlook
* Microsoft Access
Why Join Us
This opportunity provides practical exposure to the supply chain activities behind complex Oil and Energy projects in Dubai. Early-career professionals can develop experience across supplier management, procurement, manufacturing follow-up, quality inspections, international logistics, documentation, and project delivery while working alongside experienced engineering and project teams.
The combination of technical procurement exposure and hands-on supplier coordination can provide a strong foundation for long-term progression into expediting, procurement, materials management, logistics, and broader project supply chain roles.
About the Company
McDermott is a global engineering and construction organization serving the energy sector through integrated engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, installation, and project delivery capabilities. Its multidisciplinary project environment provides supply chain professionals with exposure to complex equipment packages, international suppliers, and demanding project schedules.
