capital expeditor

short delivery times or critical pieces of equipment or material.
 Communicates all potential price or delivery changes, actual delays
or engineering / technical questions from the supplier to the Project
Procurement Lead (PPL) and Project Team as soon as they become
known and vice versa.
 Provides support and accountability to the overall Dow Global
Supplier Management Process by Quality, Service, Product, and
Performance (QSPP) form submittal and supplier evaluation
feedback to the Sourcing Managers (SM) and/or Category Leaders
(CL).
 Maintains good communication with Supplier Document Control,
Construction Management and Receiving and Accounting functions
to resolve invoicing concerns, equipment status, progress payments
and various other issues.
 Participates in early planning meetings with a supplier of critical
equipment to discuss expediting expectations after order
placement.
 Processes all addenda as soon as possible to ensure MST Tracker
information is accurate.
 Proactively anticipates supplier and project needs.
 Involves and seeks support from SS, SM and/or CL to assist with
suppliers’ issues when needed.
 Obtains information from third-party inspectors of the suppliers’
facilities.
 Obtains information from third-party expediters of the supplier’s
facilities.
 If applicable, sets up a Pre-inspection Meeting with involvement of
the third-party inspection company, the fabricator and the Project
Team.




Primary Responsibilities:
(continued)

 Performs buying responsibilities as requested by the Strategic
Sourcing Specialist and within the delegated authority levels.
 Coordinates purchase order addenda.
 Secures DOA as required.
 Assumes the management of the purchase order once it has been
issued by the Strategic Sourcing Specialist, including all commercial
issues.
 Coordinates freight terms and actual freight movement as may be
required by the PO.



project schedule.
 Concentrates on early detection of potential quality or delivery
problems and communicates issues directly to the Project Team.
 Maintains accurate and current data in the electronic tools to ensure
that the Project Team can access accurate information at any time.
 Performs timely processing of addenda, including delivery and price
changes.




Education/Certification/
Experience Requirements Education

At a minimum, a college Associate’s Degree or equivalent is required.
Skills
 Works with minimum supervision in an international and
geographically diverse environment.
 Willingness and ability to learn and carry out the basics of both
commercial aspects and technical elements of the job.
 Strong problem-solving ability.
 Ability to work with people from different professional backgrounds
within Dow and externally.
 Ability to trigger and facilitate problem resolution processes and
align with the different interests of the involved parties – both
Dow’s and the suppliers’.
Knowledge
 Applies Dow work processes and role-based responsibilities as
described in Global Project Methodology, Purchasing Policies &
Procedures and the Expediting Expectations & Procedures
document.
 Is familiar with system capabilities and expands the use of
information systems to enhance individual productivity.
 Understands the products, manufacturing processes and the market
situation of the relevant commodity.
 Updates the MSMS and MST Tracker tools to maintain current order
status to enable the Project Team to access required information
electronically.
 Demonstrates persistence in dealing with suppliers. Understands
the chain-of-command within the supplier’s organization, and is
willing to escalate when appropriate within the supplier’s
organization.

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