Parts expediter vs materials planner

The differences between parts expediters and materials planners 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 materials planner. Additionally, a materials planner has an average salary of $58,467, 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 materials planner are supply chain, MRP, and purchase orders.

Parts expediter vs materials planner overview

	Parts Expediter	Materials Planner
Yearly salary	$36,000	$58,467
Hourly rate	$17.31	$28.11
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	25,179	23,019
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Parts expediter vs materials planner salary

Parts expediters and materials planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Parts Expediter	Materials Planner
Average salary	$36,000	$58,467
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $44,000	Between $45,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between parts expediter and materials planner education

There are a few differences between a parts expediter and a materials planner in terms of educational background:

	Parts Expediter	Materials Planner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Parts expediter vs materials planner demographics

Here are the differences between parts expediters' and materials planners' demographics:

	Parts Expediter	Materials Planner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 66.0% Female, 34.0%	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between parts expediter and materials planner 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.

Materials planner example responsibilities.

Develop and implement purchasing and contract management, policies and procedures and manage ISO documents and improvements.
Determine material and component requirements base on the MRP system and ensure availability to support production schedules.
Monitor MRP forecasts, inventory, customer demand, production requirements, inventory transactions and reject material.
Create and maintain MRP classification codes in addition to reviewing BOM accuracy to ensure correct component identification, ordering and release.
Maintain and setup supplier pull systems (KANBAN).
Key team member in planning, training, implementation, and support of a new ERP system.

Parts expediter vs materials planner skills

Common parts expediter skills

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

Common materials planner skills

Supply Chain, 12%
MRP, 8%
Purchase Orders, 5%
Logistics, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Material Planning, 5%