Direct daily activities of expediting personnel, providing guidance, coaching, performance management, and professional development.
Ensure all expediting activities align with project safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
Monitor supplier manufacturing progress and delivery commitments to ensure contractual obligations and project requirements are achieved.
Engage suppliers to maintain delivery schedules, resolve potential execution issues, and improve overall delivery performance.
Identify potential supplier delays and develop mitigation and recovery plans to minimize project impacts.
Maintain delivery forecasts, status reports, expediting dashboards, and performance metrics to support project decision-making.
Support supplier corrective actions, performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve supply chain reliability.
Track long-lead equipment, critical-path materials, and key supplier milestones to ensure alignment with project schedules.
Support project schedule reviews, supply chain risk assessments, project controls activities, and procurement strategy execution.
Coordinate closely with engineering, construction, quality, logistics, procurement, and operations teams to ensure integrated project delivery.
Communicate delivery status, schedule impacts, risks, and recovery actions to project stakeholders and leadership teams.
Identify supply chain risks and develop contingency plans to support business continuity and project execution.
Analyze supplier performance data and trends to identify improvement opportunities and strengthen project delivery outcomes.
Resolve complex supplier, manufacturing, logistics, and delivery issues that may impact project objectives.
Implement expediting best practices, standardized processes, and continuous improvement initiatives across the project.
Serve as the primary expediting liaison between suppliers, contractors, and project teams.
Prepare and present delivery updates, schedule risk assessments, recovery plans, and executive-level supply chain reports to project leadership and governance teams.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
Minimum 7 years of experience in procurement, materials management, expediting, supply chain operations, or project support roles.
Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience.
Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, manufacturing, EPC, or EPCM projects.
Strong knowledge of procurement processes, logistics management, supplier performance management, and schedule management.
Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and coordinate across diverse project stakeholders.
Strong communication, problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
CPSM, CPM, APICS, or similar professional certification.
Experience supporting pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities.
Experience supporting greenfield and brownfield capital projects.
Knowledge of international sourcing, global supply chains, and supplier manufacturing oversight.
Demonstrated experience leading continuous improvement initiatives and supply chain performance programs.
Prior experience supporting large-scale capital projects in a regulated environment.
Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability
KBR Benefits
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
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Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
