Material Flow Coordinator

About the role

The Material Flow Coordinator supports day-to-day inventory accuracy, material flow, count processing, engineering change communication, and issue resolution to ensure uninterrupted plant operations. This role works closely with production, warehouse, quality, suppliers, and third-party partners to maintain material accuracy and support delivery to point of use.

Responsibilities

• Review and respond to daily email and Teams communication related to material flow issues.
• Process and resolve inventory violations, count discrepancies, and adjustment activity for bulk, small lot, sequence, and related material areas.
• Analyze negative balance reports, damaged material, non-conformance, and variance issues to maintain inventory accuracy.
• Cook scrap processing, rework activity, transportation claims, and emergency shipment support.
• Support engineering change communication, PFEP follow-up, and other material readiness activities.
• Perform or support cycle counts, audits, label checks, and other inventory control routines.
• Monitor critical parts, overflow, shipping requests, and supplier follow-up to protect production requirements.
• Participate in daily and weekly operational meetings and help drive issue resolution with plant and warehouse partners.
• Maintain organized work processes and support continuous improvement in safety, quality, responsiveness, and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent plant materials experience.
• 2 years of experience in materials, inventory control, warehouse operations, production support, or logistics coordination.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage inventory and count accuracy.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and follow-up skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn and use plant systems such as MGO and GEPICS.
• May require flexibility to support urgent material issues, audits, shipping activity, and count accuracy needs across shifts.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time.
• Ability to be shift flexible.
• Ability to work overtime as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in materials, inventory control, warehouse operations, production support, or logistics coordination.
• Experience supporting material flow in a manufacturing plant environment.
• Familiarity with cycle counts, claims, scrap, overflow, min violations, shipping requests, or inventory adjustment processes.
• Knowledge of GM material systems, engineering change communication, and PFEP or inventory management tools.
• Ability to work effectively with production, quality, warehouse teams, and suppliers in a fast-paced environment.