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Working As An Inventory Coordinator

  • Getting Information
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Interacting With Computers
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

  • Stressful

  • $36,000

    Average Salary

What Does An Inventory Coordinator Do

Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control.

Duties

Material recording clerks typically do the following:

  • Keep records of items shipped, received, or transferred to another location
  • Compile reports on various aspects of changes in production or inventory
  • Find, sort, or move goods between different parts of the business
  • Check inventory records for accuracy

Material recording clerks use computers, tablets, or hand-held devices to keep track of inventory. Sensors and tags enable these computers to automatically detect when and where products are moved, allowing clerks to keep updated reports without manually counting items.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks manage the flow of information, work, and materials within or among offices in a business. They compile reports on the progress of work and on any production problems that arise. These clerks set workers’ schedules, estimate costs, keep track of materials, and write special orders for new materials. They perform general office tasks, such as entering data or distributing mail. Expediting clerks maintain contact with vendors to ensure that supplies and equipment are shipped on time.

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks keep track of and record outgoing and incoming shipments. Clerks may scan barcodes with hand-held devices or use radio frequency identification (RFID) scanners to keep track of inventory. They check if shipment orders were correctly processed in their company’s computer system. They also compute freight costs and prepare invoices. Some clerks move goods from the warehouse to the loading dock.

Stock clerks and order fillers receive, unpack, and track merchandise. Stock clerks move products from a warehouse to store shelves. They keep a record of items that enter or leave the stockroom and inspect for damaged goods. These clerks also use hand-held scanners to keep track of merchandise. Order fillers retrieve customer orders and prepare them to be shipped.

Material and product inspecting clerks weigh, measure, check, sample, and keep records on materials, supplies, and equipment that enters a warehouse. They verify the quantity and quality of items they are assigned to examine, checking for defects and recording what they find. They use scales, counting devices, and calculators. Some workers decide what to do about a defective product, such as to scrap it or send it back to the factory to be repaired. Some clerks also prepare reports, such as reports about warehouse inventory levels.

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How To Become An Inventory Coordinator

Material recording clerks usually need to have a high school diploma and are trained on the job. There are no formal education requirements for stock clerks and order fillers.

Education

Production, planning, and expediting clerks; shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks; and material and product inspecting clerks need a high school diploma or equivalent.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks need to have basic knowledge of computer applications such as spreadsheet software.

There are no formal education requirements for stock clerks and order fillers.

Training

Material recording clerks usually learn to do their work on the job. Training for most material recording clerks may last less than a month. Production, planning, and expediting clerks’ training can take several months.

Typically, a supervisor or more experienced worker trains new clerks.

Material recording clerks first learn to count stock and mark inventory and then move onto more difficult tasks, such as recordkeeping. Production clerks need to learn how their company operates before they can write production and work schedules.

Advancement

With additional training or education, material recording clerks may advance to other positions within their firm, such as purchasing agent. Clerks in retail establishments can move into the sales department.

Important Qualities

Communication skills. Production, planning, and expediting clerks are frequently in contact with suppliers, vendors, and production managers and need to be able to communicate the firm’s scheduling needs effectively.

Customer-service skills. Stock clerks sometimes interact with customers in retail stores and may have to get the item the customer is looking for from the storeroom.

Detail oriented. Material and product inspecting clerks check items for defects, some of which are small and difficult to spot.

Math skills. Some material recording clerks use math to calculate shipping costs or take measurements.

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Inventory Coordinator Career Paths

Inventory Coordinator
Buyer Senior Buyer
Purchasing Manager
9 Yearsyrs
Buyer Purchasing Manager
Supply Chain Manager
10 Yearsyrs
Buyer Senior Buyer Purchasing Manager
Director Of Purchasing
10 Yearsyrs
Team Leader Supervisor Warehouse Manager
Warehouse Operations Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Team Leader Manager Operations Manager
Distribution Center Manager
9 Yearsyrs
Team Leader Project Manager Purchasing Manager
Category Manager
8 Yearsyrs
Inventory Analyst Inventory Manager Material Manager
Director Of Materials Management
7 Yearsyrs
Inventory Analyst Inventory Manager
Material Manager
9 Yearsyrs
Inventory Analyst Finance Analyst Senior Finance Analyst
Planning Manager
8 Yearsyrs
Logistics Coordinator Operations Manager Supply Chain Manager
Supply Chain Director
14 Yearsyrs
Logistics Coordinator Supervisor Warehouse Supervisor
Logistics Supervisor
5 Yearsyrs
Logistics Coordinator Operation Supervisor Warehouse Supervisor
Distribution Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Purchasing Agent Supervisor Shipping Supervisor
Shipping Manager
5 Yearsyrs
Purchasing Agent Warehouse Supervisor Inventory Control Supervisor
Inventory Control Manager
6 Yearsyrs
Purchasing Agent Planner/Buyer Production Supervisor
Distribution Supervisor
6 Yearsyrs
Operation Supervisor Logistics Manager Planning Manager
Demand Planning Manager
10 Yearsyrs
Specialist Operations Analyst Supply Chain Analyst
Supply Chain Lead
9 Yearsyrs
Operations Coordinator Contracts Administrator Senior Buyer
Production Control Manager
7 Yearsyrs
Operations Coordinator Logistics Specialist
Logistics Lead
6 Yearsyrs
Operation Supervisor Superintendent Plant Superintendent
Business Unit Leader
11 Yearsyrs
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Average Length of Employment
Inventory Control Coordinator 4.0 years
Inventory Control Lead 4.0 years
Material Coordinator 3.7 years
Inventory Control Clerk 3.6 years
Inventory Control Technician 3.5 years
Inventory Administrator 3.4 years
Inventory Control Assistant 3.3 years
Inventory Controller 3.0 years
Inventory Lead 3.0 years
Inventory Analyst 3.0 years
Inventory Coordinator 3.0 years
Inventory Management Specialist 3.0 years
Inventory Control Specialist 2.9 years
Warehouse Inventory Specialist 2.7 years
Inventory Technician 2.5 years
Inventory Control Associate 2.5 years
Inventory Clerk 2.3 years
Inventory Specialist 2.0 years
Inventory Assistant 1.8 years
Inventory Associate 1.3 years
Top Careers Before Inventory Coordinator
Customer Service Representative 12.2%
Cashier 9.2%
Administrative Assistant 7.5%
Assistant Manager 7.1%
Sales Associate 7.1%
Material Handler 5.1%
Office Manager 4.5%
Store Manager 4.4%
Internship 4.4%
Office Assistant 4.2%
Buyer 4.0%
Supervisor 3.9%
Team Leader 3.9%
Manager 3.7%
Warehouse Manager 3.6%
Coordinator 3.6%
Sales Representative 3.2%
Inventory Specialist 3.0%
Warehouse Associate 2.8%
Shipping And Receiving Clerk 2.7%
Top Careers After Inventory Coordinator
Customer Service Representative 11.5%
Buyer 8.5%
Administrative Assistant 8.1%
Cashier 6.1%
Coordinator 5.6%
Sales Associate 5.4%
Office Manager 5.3%
Assistant Manager 4.5%
Inventory Analyst 4.3%
Operations Manager 4.3%
Warehouse Supervisor 4.2%
Store Manager 4.2%
Warehouse Manager 4.1%
Manager 3.9%
Inventory Manager 3.9%
Supervisor 3.4%
Material Handler 3.4%
Driver 3.2%
Project Manager 3.0%
Purchasing Agent 3.0%

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Inventory Coordinator Demographics

Gender

Male

49.9%

Female

40.1%

Unknown

10.0%
Ethnicity

White

60.4%

Hispanic or Latino

18.5%

Black or African American

11.0%

Asian

6.9%

Unknown

3.2%
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Foreign Languages Spoken

Spanish

61.5%

French

6.2%

Chinese

6.2%

Mandarin

5.6%

Carrier

2.6%

German

2.6%

Italian

2.1%

Portuguese

2.1%

Japanese

2.1%

Hmong

1.0%

Hindi

1.0%

Ukrainian

1.0%

Russian

1.0%

Cantonese

1.0%

Greek

1.0%

Arabic

1.0%

Swahili

0.5%

Vietnamese

0.5%

Cherokee

0.5%

Romanian

0.5%
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Inventory Coordinator Education

Schools

University of Phoenix

32.9%

Ashford University

4.9%

Strayer University

4.7%

Kaplan University

4.7%

Houston Community College

4.1%

University of Houston

4.1%

Georgia Southern University

4.1%

Michigan State University

3.9%

Pennsylvania State University

3.9%

Ohio State University

3.4%

Colorado Technical University

3.4%

American InterContinental University

3.1%

San Francisco State University

2.8%

Indiana Wesleyan University

2.8%

Ohio University -

2.8%

The Academy

2.8%

Montclair State University

2.8%

Ball State University

2.8%

Webster University

2.8%

Purdue University

2.8%
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Majors

Business

40.6%

Accounting

8.8%

Management

4.2%

Supply Chain Management

4.2%

Marketing

4.1%

Criminal Justice

3.9%

Health Care Administration

3.7%

Communication

3.6%

General Studies

3.3%

Psychology

3.2%

Liberal Arts

2.6%

Finance

2.5%

Information Technology

2.4%

Computer Science

2.4%

Computer Information Systems

2.1%

Education

1.8%

Elementary Education

1.7%

Economics

1.6%

Medical Assisting Services

1.6%

Nursing

1.6%
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Degrees

Bachelors

39.9%

Other

26.5%

Associate

17.4%

Masters

8.8%

Certificate

4.8%

Diploma

1.8%

License

0.4%

Doctorate

0.4%
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AVERAGE SALARY FOR An Inventory Coordinator

Average Yearly Salary
$36,000
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$22,000
Min 10%
$36,000
Median 50%
$36,000
Median 50%
$36,000
Median 50%
$36,000
Median 50%
$36,000
Median 50%
$36,000
Median 50%
$36,000
Median 50%
$60,000
Max 90%
Best Paying Company
Scholastic
Highest Paying City
Tampa, FL
Highest Paying State
Louisiana
Avg Experience Level
3.3 years
How much does an Inventory Coordinator make at top companies?
The national average salary for an Inventory Coordinator in the United States is $36,593 per year or $18 per hour. Those in the bottom 10 percent make under $22,000 a year, and the top 10 percent make over $60,000.

Real Inventory Coordinator Salaries

Job Title Company Location Start Date Salary
Scheduling and Inventory Coordinator Maverick Tube Corporation Houston, TX Oct 01, 2011 $90,000
Engineering Buyer/Inventory Coordinator Heartland Robotics, Inc. Boston, MA Sep 20, 2011 $56,600 -
$62,600
Inventory Coordinator David Oppenheimer & Company I, LLC Visalia, CA Apr 04, 2016 $41,000
Inventory Coordinator for Production Planning David & Young Group Corp. Secaucus, NJ Dec 03, 2010 $35,000 -
$40,000
Inventory Coordinator for Production Planning David & Young Group Corp. Secaucus, NJ Dec 01, 2010 $35,000 -
$40,000

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Top Skills for An Inventory Coordinator

  1. Purchase Orders
  2. Customer Service
  3. Spare Parts
You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:
  • Scheduled purchase orders with vendors requiring frequent communication with vendors and BP warehouse locations.
  • Coordinated with customer service in providing delivery date information for all customers.
  • Support the daily maintenance operations with spare parts inventory and establishing min/max levels and forecasting required parts.
  • Educated and trained Whirlpool Distributions Centers, supervisors, foreman on Inventory procedures to insure inventory accuracy within a facility.
  • Work with regional and immediate branch management team to maintain inventory levels, strategically planning supplemental and overflow materials.

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