Material Coordinator (West Texas)

Summary

Under direct supervision, coordinates and expedites movement of scheduled and unplanned materials, parts, and assemblies between sections or departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviews construction work schedules and related information and confers with department supervisors to determine material requirements and satisfy end user material acceptance instructions
• Arranges divisional transfer of materials to meet construction schedules
• Computes amount of material required to complete job orders
• Compiles and maintains manual or computerized records such as material inventory, work-in-progress reports, and status and location of materials
• Arranges for repair and assembly of material or part
• Determines best delivery method for job orders and coordinates and schedules deliveries accordingly
• Coordinates timely shortages and discussions between Project Managers to determine job prioritization and distributes material accordingly
• Ensures post-construction and start-date material shortages are expedited and filled as needed
• Determines the cause of the shortages and create Material Requests charging the appropriate accounts and reports issues to the affected parties
• Researches and resolves post-construction material issues and design discrepancies as identified

Competencies

• Ability to effectively apply the principles, practices, and techniques of project management
• Extensive knowledge of the corporate mission, financial, and customer service goals
• Extensive knowledge of operations, maintenance, and construction functions of the company and their relationship to procurement, warehouse and material replenishment
• Knowledge of control of net costs of materials and services
• Knowledge of inventory control and procurement techniques
• Knowledge of vendor base

Qualifications

• High school degree or GED with five to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must possess current, legally valid driver's license and meet the company's driving record requirements

Communication Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as: construction drawings, maps, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Computer Skills

• Strong computer skills and knowledge of database, spreadsheet, and word processing software

Analysis and Problem-Solving Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and/or walk up to 2/3 of the time
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Work Environment

• Plant environment