Expeditor

EIT (Electronic Instrumentation & Technology) – Zollner is seeking an Expeditor to support the timely flow of materials, components, information, and priorities across our electronic manufacturing services operation. Serving customers in the industrial, communications, aerospace, defense, and healthcare sectors, this role works closely with Purchasing, Planning, Production, Engineering, Quality, Receiving, Warehouse, and suppliers to prevent shortages, protect production schedules, and support on-time customer delivery.

· Material shortage management: Monitor ERP/MRP shortage reports, purchase orders, work orders, inventory, allocations, and demand changes; identify risks before they interrupt production.

· Supplier expediting: Obtain acknowledgments, validate commitments, follow up on past-due lines, negotiate recovery dates, and escalate critical delivery issues.

· Production support: Align material availability with build schedules and customer priorities; communicate constraints and recovery actions across Planning, Production, Program Management, and Customer Service.

· Electronic component control: Track circuit boards, semiconductors, passives, connectors, cables, fabricated parts, mechanical hardware, and customer-supplied material by part number, revision, quantity, date code, lot, and approved source, as applicable.

· Constrained supply: Provide accurate demand, inventory, lead-time, and schedule-impact data; coordinate approved alternates, substitutions, transfers, or rescheduling.

· Logistics: Support approved drop shipments, transfers, couriers, and expedited freight; track shipments through delivery and document premium-freight costs.

· Inventory accuracy: Research transaction, location, quantity, and allocation discrepancies; support cycle counts, reconciliations, and excess-material decisions.

· Traceability and compliance: Follow requirements for approved suppliers, lot/date-code traceability, shelf life, counterfeit-part avoidance, ESD and moisture-sensitive devices, export controls, and customer or regulatory flow-downs, as applicable.

· Reporting: Maintain shortage dashboards, action logs, supplier commitments, and recovery plans; participate in shortage reviews and provide timely status updates.

· Continuous improvement: Analyze recurring shortages and supplier trends and recommend improvements to planning parameters, order policies, and standard work.

· Operational support: Perform material follow-up on the production floor and other related duties as assigned.

· Education: High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or certificate in supply chain, logistics, operations, business, or a related field preferred.

· Experience: One to three or more years in expediting, purchasing support, production control, planning, inventory control, logistics, or warehouse operations in manufacturing; electronics experience preferred.

· Systems: Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel and Outlook; ability to interpret shortage reports, purchase-order data, bills of material, inventory records, and schedules.

· Technical knowledge: Familiarity with electronic components, part-number and revision control, approved manufacturer/vendor requirements, lead times, and supply constraints.

· Core competencies: Strong communication, organization, follow-through, attention to detail, prioritization, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

· Collaboration and judgment: Ability to work across functions and balance cost, schedule, quality, inventory, and customer priorities while following authorization and escalation procedures.

· Experience in an electronic manufacturing services or contract manufacturing environment.

· Working knowledge of IPC-related workmanship concepts, AS9100, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ITAR/export-control practices, or customer-specific quality systems, as applicable to the site and programs.

· Familiarity with Lean manufacturing, root-cause analysis, supplier performance metrics, and continuous-improvement methods.

· Reduction in line stoppages and schedule disruption caused by material shortages.

· Timely closure of shortage actions and accurate supplier commitment dates.

· Improved on-time material availability, past-due recovery, and premium-freight control.

· Accurate, complete, and timely ERP/MRP transactions, status reports, and escalation records.

· Effective cross-functional communication and adherence to quality, traceability, safety, and compliance procedures.

This position operates in office, stockroom, receiving, and production-floor environments. The employee must be able to use a computer for extended periods, communicate by phone and electronic systems, move between departments, and safely handle or move materials within company-defined limits. Use of required personal protective equipment and compliance with ESD, safety, security, and controlled-access procedures are mandatory. Occasional overtime or schedule flexibility may be required to support urgent customer or production needs.