Summary:
The Materials Coordinator is involved in supply chain management to forecast requirements for raw materials or other resources to meet operational need. (Analyze, Perform cost-benefit analysis, Coordinates requisition, Manages inventory)
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with materials, production, engineering both domestic and international to meet customer's needs timely at appropriate costs.
- Identify and target areas for cost reduction.
- Manage inventory for accuracy while focusing and process improvements
- Analyze the root cause of inventory issues and develop programs and procedures to eliminate
- Help develop a formal supplier evaluation procedure including essential metrics for on time delivery, accuracy of fulfillment, quality of materials and pricing comparisons
- Manage distribution capabilities, quality processes and corrective action procedures
- Help develop reporting and tracking system; the system must have reporting mechanisms that yield monthly consolidations of value of materials returned and credits issued
- Stay current and look for opportunities to improve repair and return management practices by benchmarking top level companies
Requirements:
- Associates or Bachelor level degree in business, economics, finance or engineering.
- 4-7 years of experience in a similar role within a manufacturing company.
- Experience with international shipping dealing with international requirements for invoices.
- Computer Skills: Proficient with Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access along with some Oracle SAP experience. (Excel: used to gather data and create basic spreadsheets, PowerPoint: used to create presentations, Access: used to pull reports, Oracle: used for transactional processes, lookups and pull reports).
- Must be detail-oriented, strong communication skills, and have patience working with others.