Inventory administrator vs inventory control coordinator

The differences between inventory administrators and inventory control coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an inventory administrator, becoming an inventory control coordinator takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an inventory administrator has an average salary of $37,221, which is higher than the $36,759 average annual salary of an inventory control coordinator.

The top three skills for an inventory administrator include inventory control, cycle counts and purchase orders. The most important skills for an inventory control coordinator are customer service, logistics, and data entry.

Inventory administrator vs inventory control coordinator overview

	Inventory Administrator	Inventory Control Coordinator
Yearly salary	$37,221	$36,759
Hourly rate	$17.89	$17.67
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	69,241	66,599
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	47	45
Years of experience	6	2

Inventory administrator vs inventory control coordinator salary

Inventory administrators and inventory control coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inventory Administrator	Inventory Control Coordinator
Average salary	$37,221	$36,759
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $48,000	Between $28,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Worcester, MA
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between inventory administrator and inventory control coordinator education

There are a few differences between an inventory administrator and an inventory control coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Inventory Administrator	Inventory Control Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	California State University - Bakersfield	Western Carolina University

Inventory administrator vs inventory control coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between inventory administrators' and inventory control coordinators' demographics:

	Inventory Administrator	Inventory Control Coordinator
Average age	47	45
Gender ratio	Male, 42.9% Female, 57.1%	Male, 57.0% Female, 43.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 6.9% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	8%	11%

Differences between inventory administrator and inventory control coordinator duties and responsibilities

Inventory administrator example responsibilities.

Manage, review, analyze, verify, and ship raw, stock, purchase, QA, and manufacture materials.
Provide assistance to various departments to troubleshoot inventory and promotion issues that require higher level consideration and knowledge.
Work with the sale representatives from individual companies to guarantee availability of prosthetics.

Inventory control coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage, review, analyze, verify, and ship raw, stock, purchase, QA, and manufacture materials.
Work primarily in AS400 maintaining company item master database with 100,000 plus items.
Create, complete, and close production batches in the BAAN ERP system, base on product demand.
Assist in the research and verification of inventory discrepancies using bar coding inventory system processes (AS400).
Present and apply successful MRP system concepts into the organization to confirm sufficient stock levels, production planning, and replenishment.
Enter manufacturing work orders assuring FIFO procedures.

Inventory administrator vs inventory control coordinator skills

Common inventory administrator skills

Inventory Control, 13%
Cycle Counts, 10%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Customer Service, 7%
Inventory Transactions, 7%
Part Numbers, 7%

Common inventory control coordinator skills

Customer Service, 16%
Logistics, 8%
Data Entry, 6%
Purchase Orders, 4%
Inventory Control Procedures, 4%
Shipping Receiving, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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