Parts expediter vs material coordinator

The differences between parts expediters 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 parts expediter and a material coordinator. Additionally, a material coordinator has an average salary of $40,083, which is higher than the $36,000 average annual salary of a parts expediter.

The top three skills for a parts expediter include inventory control, purchase orders and customer orders. The most important skills for a material coordinator are logistics, customer service, and purchase orders.

Parts expediter vs material coordinator overview

	Parts Expediter	Material Coordinator
Yearly salary	$36,000	$40,083
Hourly rate	$17.31	$19.27
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	25,179	42,060
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Parts expediter vs material coordinator salary

Parts expediters and material coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Parts Expediter	Material Coordinator
Average salary	$36,000	$40,083
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $44,000	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 parts expediter and material coordinator education

There are a few differences between a parts expediter and a material coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Parts Expediter	Material Coordinator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Parts expediter vs material coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between parts expediters' and material coordinators' demographics:

	Parts Expediter	Material Coordinator
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 66.0% Female, 34.0%	Male, 64.4% Female, 35.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 61.6% 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 parts expediter and material coordinator duties and responsibilities

Parts expediter example responsibilities.

Manage logistics of multiple shipments and deliveries within extreme time constraints; operate material handling equipment, load and unload trucks.
Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Used software such as MRP.
Execute weekly reports to identify job status for WIP.
Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Deliver items to customers, whether they are a dealership, bodyshop or regular customer.

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.

Parts expediter vs material coordinator skills

Common parts expediter skills

Inventory Control, 18%
Purchase Orders, 15%
Customer Orders, 12%
Parts Inventory, 7%
Cycle Counts, 7%
Parts Counter, 6%

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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Updated January 8, 2025

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