Procurement cost coordinator vs master scheduler

The differences between procurement cost coordinators and master schedulers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a procurement cost coordinator and a master scheduler. Additionally, a master scheduler has an average salary of $77,733, which is higher than the $63,618 average annual salary of a procurement cost coordinator.

The top three skills for a procurement cost coordinator include coordinators, purchase orders and cost analysis. The most important skills for a master scheduler are customer service, MRP, and program management.

Procurement cost coordinator vs master scheduler overview

	Procurement Cost Coordinator	Master Scheduler
Yearly salary	$63,618	$77,733
Hourly rate	$30.59	$37.37
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	27,767	23,353
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Procurement cost coordinator vs master scheduler salary

Procurement cost coordinators and master schedulers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Procurement Cost Coordinator	Master Scheduler
Average salary	$63,618	$77,733
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $100,000	Between $59,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between procurement cost coordinator and master scheduler education

There are a few differences between a procurement cost coordinator and a master scheduler in terms of educational background:

	Procurement Cost Coordinator	Master Scheduler
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Procurement cost coordinator vs master scheduler demographics

Here are the differences between procurement cost coordinators' and master schedulers' demographics:

	Procurement Cost Coordinator	Master Scheduler
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 42.8% Female, 57.2%	Male, 64.3% Female, 35.7%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between procurement cost coordinator and master scheduler duties and responsibilities

Procurement cost coordinator example responsibilities.

Communicate thoroughly with factories abroad to receive and negotiate CMT prices to attain target mark-ups prior to bulk production.
Utilize EDI communications to manage customer requirements and shipment coordination.
Process supplier price changes for distribution to billing coordinators.
Implement the correction of BOM's working closely with the engineering department in order to have an accurate material requirements planning.
Document and generate the bill- of- materials (BOM), listing all maintenance materials/ parts for a specific maintenance tasks.
Verify insurance, process payments and maintain patients records securely and handle in compliance with HIPPA privacy and security regulations.

Master scheduler example responsibilities.

Supervise NPI chip fulfillment process - manage wafer starts to meet internal qualification and board level build plan.
Facilitate production release of drawings, bills of materials, and QC specs.
Coordinate the flow of machine and electronic parts through the production process including QC.
Experience with the engineering change order (ECO) process including documentation and documentation control.
Create BOM's, standardize part numbers, and standardize part descriptions in the MRP software.
Develop, coordinate, and maintain CPM and EVM cost loaded schedules for various BRPH customers.

Procurement cost coordinator vs master scheduler skills

Common procurement cost coordinator skills

Coordinators, 15%
Purchase Orders, 13%
Cost Analysis, 11%
Administrative Functions, 9%
Cost Control, 9%
Cost Sheets, 9%

Common master scheduler skills

Customer Service, 8%
MRP, 6%
Program Management, 5%
Continuous Improvement, 5%
Microsoft Project, 4%
ERP, 4%

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