Material control associate vs receiving lead

Differences between material control associate and receiving lead 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.

Receiving lead example responsibilities.

• Manage distribution costs; maintain contracts with shipping companies; organize mass mailings using USPS.
• Implement an operating WMS that work in conjunction with wrist mount RF units for optimum pick productivity.
• Allocate necessary space for stock rotation and assist with proper FIFO process.
• Supply production areas with materials using FIFO to ensure flow of production.
• Inspect product following spec and ISO procedures and enter receiver into system.
• Check all incoming products against shipping labels or BOL's to ensure the accuracy of the shipment.
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