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Material coordinator resume examples from 2026

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a material coordinator resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.

Step 2: Detail your years of experience in material coordinator-related roles and your industry experience.

Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.

Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some material coordinator interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical material coordinator skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some material coordinator interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a material coordinator resume:

  • Logistics
  • Customer Service
  • Purchase Orders
  • Inventory Control
  • Production Schedules
  • Data Entry
  • Shipping Receiving
  • Cycle Counts
  • MRP
  • Material Inventory
  • Material Flow
  • Expedites Flow
  • Management System
  • Inventory Management
  • ERP
  • Material Availability
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Pallet Jack
  • Physical Inventory
  • Control Movement
  • Hazmat
  • Corrective Action
  • Material Shortages
  • Customer Orders
  • Kanban
  • Material Handlers
  • BOM
  • GMP
  • Production Control
  • Inventory Transactions

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write material coordinator experience bullet points

Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:

  • Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
  • Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
  • Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.

Here are effective examples from material coordinator resumes:

Work history example #1

Material Control Clerk

Kawneer

  • Analyzed operations and continuously evaluated methods for implementing field material control processes, procedures, and tools for managing project materials.
  • Expedited Material Requisitions and Releases.
  • Coordinated weekly release-to-release Material Requirement Planning (MRP) that authorized raw material acquisition and fabrication for all suppliers.
  • Traveled to various plant locations throughout Northern California during IT upgrades and assisted with training end users.
  • Implemented a procurement field office to support RMOTC's operations using Navarro's procurement procedures and guidelines from Federal Acquisitions Regulations.

Work history example #2

Material Coordinator

Federal-Mogul

  • Maintained contracts and relationships between company and suppliers; oversaw supplier delivery performance.
  • Reviewed requisitions for accuracy and coordinate estimated delivery dates and followed-up with Asset Managers on overdue deliveries.
  • Controlled inventory by kanban system.
  • Ordered components and ensured production lines were supplied properly, using MRP (SAP) systems.
  • Developed, implemented and trained staff on all warehouse/logistics controlled work instructions and operating procedures.

Work history example #3

Material Processor

Steelcase

  • Interfaced and worked closely with management team to resolve stock discrepancies.
  • Implemented practical use of BPCS MRP system for planning of raw material needs based on production schedule.
  • Staged metal sheets to the CNC operators.
  • Performed material handling and assembly of equipment.
  • Completed multiple six sigma green belt projects, reducing raw material inventories and streamlining processes relative to material procurement and receiving.

Work history example #4

Material Coordinator

Meijer

  • Led operations department investigating future requirements of company needs and implemented proper document and data control procedures.
  • Maintained Shipping records, including providing tracking or shipping history information to customers on request.
  • Controlled component inventories for over 200 part numbers in line with JIT manufacturing philosophy.
  • Maintained all Bill of Material changes and implemented SOP's to maintain BOM accuracy.
  • Assisted in improving TMS system by beta testing and suggesting additional features

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

Master's Degree in business

California State University - San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA

2005 - 2006

Some College Courses in liberal arts

Excelsior College, Albany, NY

2000 - 2000

Highlight your material coordinator certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your material coordinator resume:

  1. Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
  2. Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)
  3. Certified Logistics Associate (CLA)
  4. Incident Safety Officer - Fire Suppression Certification (ISO)

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