The Supplier Quality Expeditor is responsible to a specific supplier’s category and responsible for obtaining and agreeing on the baseline schedule from suppliers, tracking and monitoring their progress, coordinating and planning expediting activities within the supplier's category. They report to the Supplier Quality Manager and prepare LMS updates, along with monthly project suppliers report, for the assigned system according to categories.
Key Responsibilities
Supplier Programme
- Obtain, review and approve Supplier programme for the assigned equipment
- Identify the key milestones (time and quality) in Supplier execution of the contract and monitor their achievement on time and quality.
- Monitors the progress of suppliers as per categories (desk and field expediting).
- Align the suppliers programme and the content of progress report from suppliers (MPR)
Quality control & inspections
- Manage autonomously inspections at suppliers’ site in accordance with the ITP (inspection testing plan) s, the QCP (quality control plan) and supplier programme
- Verify if material grades are following standard codes indicated into applicable ITPs
- Review supplier inspection reports, testing and certification if follow ITPs
- Monitor/supervise welding activities (check If WPS welding procedures specification/ WPQR welding procedures qualification record are followed properly) regarding progress.
- Verify the material traceability during fabrication to ensure the flow continuity.
- Check tooling and equipment calibration are not expired and well maintained (according to ISO9001).
- Review certification book (Quality documentation) issued by supplier for documentation progress.
Progress Monitoring and Planning
- Monitor the progress of assigned suppliers from PO to Delivery.
- Ensure that all conditions are met in supplier to report actual progress
- Plan, monitor and expedite the inspections (at suppliers' premises and remote inspections)
- Responsible to plan and assign adequately expediting inspectors (external resource) as required.
- Collect, verify and distribute inspectors' reports.
- Review, verify with Suppliers and report the actual supplier progress to the SQM
Supplier Communication and Problem Escalation
- Establish solid relation with the supplier's contacts to ensure the OTD and achievement of key intermediary milestones
- Identify potential issues such as delay and proactively find mitigation with supplier to guarantee OTD and key milestones achievement.
- Report and as may be required escalation expediting issues to SPM and/or SQM.
Tools and process
- Ensure the accuracy and level of details of the expediting information
- Ensure that the expediting status is properly available in the required tool (LMS, PIRS, monthly project meeting…)
Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Awareness
- Awareness of the HSE requirements relevant to their role, and implements and complies with them