Contract: Materials Coordinator / United States

The Materials Coordinator will perform andor manage all of the activities necessary to enable effective end-to-end coordination of materials in support of Projects. Acts as the interface between the business unit and procurement. Actively interacts with planning, inventory, vendors, buyers and maintenance on a daily basis by providing customer support, effective & timely communication, alignment with business practices/controls and a high level of materials and services fulfillment for site maintenance activities. .

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Verify materials availability for all scheduled outage/planned and emergent work, Provide supply chain input into Plant/Mine equipment maintenance strategies where requested
• Coordinate effective and efficient logistics requirements for Routine and Shutdown work
• Consult with Procurement, OEM and vendors to develop best practices, procedures and standards with respect to materials availability
• Provide frequent updates on material availability to required parties (i.e. business, supply chain) and Lead in root cause analysis for failed supply chain processes
• Identify opportunities to consume Business Line Materials and destock inventory (utilize stock on hand)
• Influence B/L to select materials on hand or from preferred vendors
• Utilize proper material code with an agreement supplier
• Utilize proper material code with a non- agreement supplier
• Working in the Planner Cockpit (SAP PM rather than MM Module)
• Responsible for P2P recycle, identifying root causes, and driving resolutions
• Coordinate with logistics coordinator for timely material delivery
• Timely requisitions for break-ins – MDG requester for master data changes and improvements
• Provide guidance and assistance to the requester and supplier for getting a Vendor Master record created in SAP
• Identify SAP data issues

Skills and Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of closely related professional experience
• Bachelors" degree preferred
• Broad knowledge of SAP material catalogs and search tools
• General knowledge of how and where materials are used in the plant
• Advanced time management skills - Problem solving skills
• Advanced written and oral communications skills
• Influencing with and without authority
• Organization skills