Material control associate vs material manager

Differences between material control associate and material manager duties and responsibilities

Material control associate example responsibilities.

• Manage, review, analyze, verify, and ship raw, stock, purchase, QA, and manufacture materials.
• Coordinate with logistics team to have material pull for sales orders and reservation.
• Participate in regulatory (FDA, EMEA) and client audits/inspections of the facility.
• Monitor and track all product orders and work closely with logistics staff for cost effective shipments.
• Provide assistance to various departments to troubleshoot inventory and promotion issues that require higher level consideration and knowledge.
• Provide logistical and administrative support for finish product shipping to major customers, domestic and international, providing JIT deliveries.

Material manager example responsibilities.

• Implement vendor manage inventory (VMI) programs with three key suppliers.
• Improve cash flow and increase OTD through the introduction of vendor consignment and vendor manage inventory programs.
• Identify optimal purchasing periods for conducting RFQ's in order to take advantage of peak supply periods.
• Expedite and project manage materials, heavy contact with vendors and clients to coordinate shipments of materials.
• Manage forecasts, orders, and inventory levels via EDI and customer portals to meet OEM demand.
• Manage OEM inventory to meet warranty and customer requirements.
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