Liaison planner vs material coordinator

The differences between liaison planners and material coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a liaison planner and a material coordinator. Additionally, a liaison planner has an average salary of $50,288, which is higher than the $40,083 average annual salary of a material coordinator.

The top three skills for a liaison planner include veterans, and . The most important skills for a material coordinator are logistics, customer service, and purchase orders.

Liaison planner vs material coordinator overview

	Liaison Planner	Material Coordinator
Yearly salary	$50,288	$40,083
Hourly rate	$24.18	$19.27
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	18,682	42,060
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Liaison planner vs material coordinator salary

Liaison planners and material coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Liaison Planner	Material Coordinator
Average salary	$50,288	$40,083
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $85,000	Between $30,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Clara, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	VF
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between liaison planner and material coordinator education

There are a few differences between a liaison planner and a material coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Liaison Planner	Material Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Liaison planner vs material coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between liaison planners' and material coordinators' demographics:

	Liaison Planner	Material Coordinator
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 70.0% Female, 30.0%	Male, 64.4% Female, 35.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 7.2% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between liaison planner and material coordinator duties and responsibilities

Liaison planner example responsibilities.

Partner with planner to manage inventory levels to meet turnover and open-to-buy objectives.
Market to hospital and community physicians to increase admissions for inpatient rehab by providing education regarding services and outcomes of patients.
Subcontract administration of a vary supplier base.
Promote customer satisfaction by resolving high priority and expedite grievances and discrepancies between potential and current Medicaid recipients and Medicaid.

Material coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage the IUID (item unique identification) program direct by the DOD.
Lead and execute projects relate to different commodities such as copper and silver, expect savings of $435K.
Manage HazMat removals to ensure hazardous waste environmental compliance.
Manage & coordinate logistics for shipments of product purchase and sell throughout the assigned region from manufacturer to country coordinator/sub.
Develop a KanBan ordering system for warehouse supplies.
Set up and support for KANBAN replenishment areas.

Liaison planner vs material coordinator skills

Common liaison planner skills

Veterans, 100%

Common material coordinator skills

Logistics, 9%
Customer Service, 8%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Inventory Control, 6%
Production Schedules, 5%
Data Entry, 4%

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