Parts Expediting Officer

Location:  Mauritius
Contract Type:  Permanent contract

Job Description available in English

About BIA

BIA Group is active in the sales, rentals and after-sales services of equipment intended for public works, mines, quarries and transport. BIA is present in Europe, Africa and Asia and has more than 1300 enthusiastic employees.

Summary

 

Ensure the quickest possible delivery of parts that are not available at time of order.

 

Flexi Time:

  • Weekly rotational basis: 08h30 - 17h00 / 10h30 - 19h30 (summertime) & 11h30 – 20h30 (wintertime)
  • Public holidays on rotational basis : 12h00 - 16h00

What will be your responsibilities?

 

  • Identify the lines that will be delivered late in regard to the Service Level
  • With the Parts Sales Support Officer (PSSO) Team or the Local Expediting Officers, identify the most urgent lines and actively participate in the expediting rituals
  • Liaise with the respective Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in order to obtain better delivery dates
  • Lead/participate in weekly follow up calls with Suppliers and Internal customers
  • Search for alternative solutions by contacting other suppliers
  • Together with the Technical Team, identify possible technical alternative
  • Update the PSSO or the Local Expediting Officer on the solutions found and take the appropriate actions, including cancelling existing orders and placing new orders
  • Update availability/confirmation dates in the ERP (SAP)
  • Verify supplier deliveries and invoices, ensure proper receipt in the ERP (SAP)
  • Follow up on supplier statement of accounts together with finance team
  • Liaise with logistics department to organise shipment of orders from suppliers
  • Contribute to Supply Chain continuous improvement

Who are we looking for?

 

  • Diploma in Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Management, Sales (or similar by experience)
  • Experience in Supply Chain / Expediting (2-3 years)
  • French and English
  • MS Office and SAP (or any other ERP)
  • Any customer or supplier facing experience is a plus

What's in it for you?

 

  • A permanent contract
  • A competitive salary and an interesting package of extra-legal benefits
  • A human sized company with international dimension, encouraging autonomy and team spirit
  • Cooperate in a team with experienced and passionate colleagues within a successfully growing family-owned company
  • Benefit from a challenging career opportunity with an extensive training program
  • In this challenging job you get the possibility to take initiative and further develop the function