Material Coordinator - 1st Shift

The Material Coordinator is responsible for the daily coordination of work within or between departments of the value stream to expedite production by performing the following duties: Build Schedule Coordination, Expediting, Reporting and Analysis, Inventory Management, MRP Maintenance, Capacity Planning.

BENEFITS:

Shift: 7:00am-3:00pm Monday - Friday

Benefits: Healthcare, Vision, Dental, 401K Match, Quarterly Bonuses, PTO, Company Holidays

• Responsible for insuring the ongoing and uninterrupted flow of materials to support manufacturing requirements at all times and under any conditions.
• In conjunction with Corporate Planning, Manufacturing Supervisors, and other pertinent personnel, prepare and distribute Build Schedules.
• Prioritizes, schedules, and expedite critical jobs to satisfy business goals and customer demands.
• Provides inputs to corporate planning on shipment schedules, plans and forecast based on capacity. (S&OP process).
• Coordinates Engineering Change Requests (ECA's) to ensure stock balancing activities occur properly to eliminate slow-moving/obsolete inventory.
• Constantly maintain, evaluate, recommend, and implement improvements in material requirements planning (MRP) to drive down inventory levels.
• Develop and maintain procedures and work instructions to support value stream.
• Researches and resolves inventory discrepancies.
• Performs extensive data entry.
• Review and print incoming shop orders to the production floor, order C-Stock, issue Special Manufacturing Request (SMR) and/or unplanned tickets.
• Responsible for creating, measuring, disseminating and presenting statistical data and variance reporting and analysis.
• The above statements reflect the general details of the job and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all duties inherent in the job.
• Must have skills to work with customers and suppliers for on-time deliveries.

• College degree in Business or related field preferred, or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Strong computer skills to include Microsoft Office, a working knowledge of Shop Floor Control and AS400 system and Oracle preferred.
• Direct hands on experience in an MRP systems environment required.
• Key competencies include sound business judgment and decision making.
• Prior Materials Management experienced preferred.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to prioritize and schedule tasks to ensure timely completion of job responsibilities.
• Ability to work with all employees at all levels of management.
• Self starter, someone who is proactive and who can lead by example.
• Demonstrated ability to think out of the box and help drive change.
• Lean manufacturing knowledge and experience desired.