Polymer materials consultant vs materials planner

The differences between polymer materials consultants and materials planners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a polymer materials consultant, becoming a materials planner takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a polymer materials consultant has an average salary of $81,130, which is higher than the $58,467 average annual salary of a materials planner.

The top three skills for a polymer materials consultant include data acquisition, logistics and supply chain. The most important skills for a materials planner are supply chain, MRP, and purchase orders.

Polymer materials consultant vs materials planner overview

	Polymer Materials Consultant	Materials Planner
Yearly salary	$81,130	$58,467
Hourly rate	$39.00	$28.11
Growth rate	6%	-3%
Number of jobs	8,500	23,019
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	42	45
Years of experience	4	2

Polymer materials consultant vs materials planner salary

Polymer materials consultants and materials planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Polymer Materials Consultant	Materials Planner
Average salary	$81,130	$58,467
Salary range	Between $60,000 And $108,000	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 polymer materials consultant and materials planner education

There are a few differences between a polymer materials consultant and a materials planner in terms of educational background:

	Polymer Materials Consultant	Materials Planner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Western Carolina University

Polymer materials consultant vs materials planner demographics

Here are the differences between polymer materials consultants' and materials planners' demographics:

	Polymer Materials Consultant	Materials Planner
Average age	42	45
Gender ratio	Male, 73.2% Female, 26.8%	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 18.2% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	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	5%	11%

Differences between polymer materials consultant and materials planner duties and responsibilities

Polymer materials consultant example responsibilities.

Achieve completion date of turn over packages set by the FDA for validation of the critical systems which are previously noncompliant.
Establish procedures that manage critical factors such as moisture sensitivity, electrostatic discharge, storeroom temperature and FIFO inventory staging system.
Work in high-performance work system (HPWS) environment.
Investigate various methods for processing ion exchange polymers and coacervates, including extrusion and crosslinking.
Develop novel formulation and processing technologies resulting in IP filings, presentations at scientific conferences, and publication in peer-review journal.
Execute program/project management functions in accordance with KPI's and communicate to higher corporate organizational levels.

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.

Polymer materials consultant vs materials planner skills

Common polymer materials consultant skills

Data Acquisition, 47%
Logistics, 20%
Supply Chain, 18%
Process Improvement, 15%

Common materials planner skills

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

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