Reporting to the Materials Manager the Materials Coordinator role involves various duties within the material function such as inventory control, material planning and distribution.

What a typical day looks like:

• Computes amount of material required to complete job orders.

• Reviews production schedules and related information and confers with purchasing to define adequacy of raw materials.

• Requisitions material and establishes sequential delivery dates to departments, according to production plan, job order priorities and material availability, avoiding excess inventory positions.

• Examines material delivered to production departments to verify conformance to specifications.

• Arranges in-plant transfer of materials to meet production schedules, moving or transporting materials from one department to another.

• Compiles and maintains both manual and computerized records such as material inventory, in process production reports, and status and location of materials.

• Creates, updates, executes and analyzes reports.

• Gathers data, tracks, posts and pitches for action plans and root analysis.

• Prioritizes data entry activities.

• Examines material delivered to production departments to verify conformance to specifications.

• Monitors and controls movement of material and parts for accurate inventory.

• Writes procedures, updates them in document control.

• Follows all distribution related ISO procedures, and Material Handling Guidelines.

• Conducts training sessions for department's MRP procedures.

• Administers the inventory cycle count program, reconciles discrepancies, resolves issues, and analyzes inventory cycle count reports.

• Identifies parts and supplies that need to be ordered to maintain specified stocking levels.

• Analyzes stock usage and defines correct stocking levels.

• Investigates unusual high usage of materials and parts and suggests methods of correcting problem found.

• Stocks and issues materials or merchandise.

• In charge of for adding new part numbers to current inventory based on input from manufacturing.

• Verifies the accuracy of the material kit vs. the pick list for correct parts by checking that all parts are packaged and contained in the kit.

• Tracks defect levels on inspected kits, calculates quality performance, charts result, develops process improvements and schedules work of others.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Highschool Diploma or equivalent required completion of secondary school, vocational training, or equivalent with experience in the use of computer applications plus one year of general clerical experience.

• May require minimal functional process knowledge.

• Use of the following tools may be required: Office Skills: typing, telephones, office software to include, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages and database systems, Experience in the use of computer applications, Inventory Experience, BAAN or any ERP experience, Inventory Cycle count

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.

• Ability to write simple correspondence.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.