At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead expediting activities to ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment for projects.
- Company: Join a global leader in mining, energy, and infrastructure with a commitment to positive change.
- Benefits: Career growth opportunities, collaborative culture, and a focus on innovation and excellence.
- Other info: Diverse team environment with a commitment to equality and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by driving supplier performance and ensuring project success.
- Qualifications: Experience in procurement or supply chain with strong leadership and problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate.
Our Project Delivery Group (PDG) is a dynamic team of professionals passionately committed to world-class project delivery across the globe. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.
As Expediting Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of materials and equipment across complex projects. Leading the expediting function, you will drive supplier performance, oversee delivery schedules and provide the visibility needed to keep projects on track. Working closely with procurement, engineering, logistics and project teams, you will proactively identify risks, resolve supply chain challenges and implement strategies that support safe, cost-effective and timely project execution.
This is an opportunity for an experienced procurement, expediting or supply chain professional who thrives in a fast-paced project environment. You will combine strong leadership, stakeholder management and commercial acumen to influence suppliers, mentor team members and ensure critical project milestones are achieved. Your ability to anticipate issues before they become problems and build strong relationships across internal and external stakeholders will be key to success in this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead expediting activities across project procurement packages to ensure materials and equipment are delivered in line with project schedules.
- Develop and implement expediting strategies, plans and priorities to support project objectives.
- Monitor supplier engineering, manufacturing and delivery performance, identifying and mitigating schedule risks.
- Provide leadership, guidance and support to expeditors and wider procurement team members.
- Establish strong relationships with suppliers, clients and project stakeholders to drive accountability and performance.
- Ensure accurate reporting of expediting activities, progress updates and delivery forecasts.
- Coordinate with quality, logistics and project controls teams to ensure seamless execution and delivery.
- Facilitate proactive resolution of supplier performance issues, non-conformances and potential delays.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across procurement and supply chain processes.
About You
You are an experienced expediting, procurement or supply chain professional with a strong understanding of project delivery within mining, energy, infrastructure or industrial environments. You have a proven ability to manage supplier performance, navigate complex stakeholder relationships and drive outcomes in time-critical project settings. With excellent planning, communication and problem-solving skills, you can confidently lead expediting activities, influence stakeholders at all levels and ensure project commitments are achieved.
Exposure to manufacturing processes, materials management, logistics and quality management systems will be highly regarded, along with relevant technical, trade or tertiary qualifications.
Why join us?
- Work with great people to make a difference
- Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
- Top employer
What we offer you?
- Global project exposure across complex, impactful industries
- Strong focus on career growth, learning and mentorship
- Collaborative, values-driven culture focused on innovation and excellence
Hatch holds an innovate reconciliation action plan and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Straight islanders to apply. As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a collaborative workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering.
If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request. We are managing this recruitment process directly and are not accepting unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.
Expediting Lead employer: Hatch
Mercor is an exceptional employer that values innovation and expertise in the accounting field, offering a fully remote work environment that promotes flexibility and work-life balance. With a strong focus on professional development, employees have access to continuous learning opportunities and the chance to tackle complex challenges in financial reporting and auditing. The collaborative culture encourages creativity and teamwork, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the industry.
