Job Details

Houston - Expeditor

Houston TX - Houston, TX 77002

Overview

Position Type: Part Time Job Shift: Day Education Level: 2 Year Degree Travel Percentage: Up to 25% Category: Purchasing - Procurement

Description

At Aquatech, we tackle the challenges of water scarcity and complexity by leveraging technology, expertise, and financing to deliver comprehensive solutions that reduce carbon and recycled water footprint. As a leading global provider of water and process technology solutions, we help the world's most recognized companies achieve their sustainability and operational goals by implementing innovative approaches for water reuse, desalination, minimal and zero liquid discharge, and critical minerals recovery. Our work catalyzes the transition toward a more sustainable future and showcases our commitment to addressing water's role in climate adaptation.

Aquatech has an immediate need for a full-time Expeditor work in our Houston Tx office location. The Expeditor will report directly to the head of Procurements perform the duties described in the job description below.

• The purpose of visits is to monitor progress, identify opportunities for schedule improvement, and coordinate information requests and other issues between the fabricator and Procurement.
• Provide reports to the Procurement Director following each visit.
• Generate RFQ packages for supplier bidding
• Review quotations, prepare bid tabulations, and provide recommendations for vendor selection.
• Generate procurement requisitions including Scope of Work, Drawings, Specifications, ITP, etc.
• Manage purchase orders inclusive of but not limited to the conduct of kick-off meetings, review of weekly status reports, expediting (occasional in-person), and occasional attendance of inspections.
• Coordinate between vendors and in-house project management, engineering, and quality control groups as necessary.
• Ensure on-time and deliveries as per purchase order.
• May have to travel on company business to visit and review progress, expedite work, and develop new vendors or maintain relationships with existing vendors.
• Looking for solutions to vendor errors, budget limitations, and other problems as they arise, finding ways to save money on the purchase of goods, and requesting budget increases as necessary
• Working with Project Managers to collect relevant information about job status, putting together a cohesive and clear presentation, and adding meeting details to the calendars of the attendees
• Adhering to established ISO procedures, policies, instructions, and guidelines

Qualifications

• Attention to detail
• Ability to work with an ERP and SAP system
• Amazing problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Good mechanical aptitude
• Ability to collaborate with many different teams
• Excellent communication skills