Customer supply coordinator vs materials planner

The differences between customer supply coordinators and materials planners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a customer supply coordinator and a materials planner. Additionally, a materials planner has an average salary of $58,467, which is higher than the $37,299 average annual salary of a customer supply coordinator.

The top three skills for a customer supply coordinator include customer service, and . The most important skills for a materials planner are supply chain, MRP, and purchase orders.

Customer supply coordinator vs materials planner overview

	Customer Supply Coordinator	Materials Planner
Yearly salary	$37,299	$58,467
Hourly rate	$17.93	$28.11
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	30,777	23,019
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Customer supply coordinator vs materials planner salary

Customer supply coordinators and materials planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Customer Supply Coordinator	Materials Planner
Average salary	$37,299	$58,467
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $49,000	Between $45,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between customer supply coordinator and materials planner education

There are a few differences between a customer supply coordinator and a materials planner in terms of educational background:

	Customer Supply Coordinator	Materials Planner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Customer supply coordinator vs materials planner demographics

Here are the differences between customer supply coordinators' and materials planners' demographics:

	Customer Supply Coordinator	Materials Planner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 51.7% Female, 48.3%	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.6% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between customer supply coordinator and materials planner duties and responsibilities

Customer supply coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage weekly inventory of various products following FDA requirements.
Work with suppliers to close all CAPA s. Ensure all documentation produce is in compliance with ISO 9001 and internal procedures.
Maintain accurate processing of payroll and relate personnel transaction documents, prepare applicable documents and/ or reports.
Observe HIPPA regulations to ensure client confidentiality.

Materials planner example responsibilities.

Develop and implement purchasing and contract management, policies and procedures and manage ISO documents and improvements.
Determine material and component requirements base on the MRP system and ensure availability to support production schedules.
Monitor MRP forecasts, inventory, customer demand, production requirements, inventory transactions and reject material.
Create and maintain MRP classification codes in addition to reviewing BOM accuracy to ensure correct component identification, ordering and release.
Maintain and setup supplier pull systems (KANBAN).
Key team member in planning, training, implementation, and support of a new ERP system.

Customer supply coordinator vs materials planner skills

Common customer supply coordinator skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common materials planner skills

Supply Chain, 12%
MRP, 8%
Purchase Orders, 5%
Logistics, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Material Planning, 5%

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