Summary
Materials Coordinator is responsible for a variety of tasks including shipping, receiving and inventory. The position verifies materials received are as ordered and routes incoming items to appropriate departments/locations, prepares items for shipment ensuring cost effective courier services, and controls storage and movement of materials.
Essential Functions
- Use MRP/ ERP software to Receive, label, organize, store and action movement of materials to support the manufacturing process.
- Receives and unloads incoming materials. Compares information on packing slip with purchase order to verify accuracy of shipment. Process necessary return shipments from customers.
- Sorts, counts, packages, labels, unpacks, and logs inventory which is shipped or received.
- Inspects shipments for damages or defects. Records discrepancies and damages. Then notifies the proper personnel. Supervisor and/or purchasing.
- Action shipping of sales orders.
- Prepares shipments for postal or commercial conveyance; determines most economical and efficient shipping method; selects appropriate shipping container; packs items to ensure safe delivery.
- Obtains shipping/ transportation quotes to ensure best pricing/ best shipping method.
- Prepares bills of lading; checks items to be shipped against work orders to ascertain that quantities, destination, and routing are correct.
- Organizes kitting of small parts for subassemblies ahead of manufacturing “required by” dates.
- Proactively works with production/program managers to provide them visibility on what is coming through the pipeline and what needs to ship.
- Ability to support month-end deadlines.
- Reconcile waybill, bill of lading with bill of materials and actual shipment arrivals.
- Delivers items to requisitioning departments and obtains authorized signatures for accepted items.
- Traces lost shipments and/or customer claims of lost shipments. Initiates proof of delivery documents.
- Will be responsible for inventory control activities to support manufacturing.
- Additional duties as assigned.
- Additional work hours as needed.
