Procurement cost coordinator vs materials planner

The differences between procurement cost coordinators 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 procurement cost coordinator and a materials planner. Additionally, a procurement cost coordinator has an average salary of $63,618, which is higher than the $58,467 average annual salary of a materials planner.

The top three skills for a procurement cost coordinator include coordinators, purchase orders and cost analysis. The most important skills for a materials planner are supply chain, MRP, and purchase orders.

Procurement cost coordinator vs materials planner overview

	Procurement Cost Coordinator	Materials Planner
Yearly salary	$63,618	$58,467
Hourly rate	$30.59	$28.11
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	27,767	23,019
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Procurement cost coordinator vs materials planner salary

Procurement cost coordinators and materials planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Procurement Cost Coordinator	Materials Planner
Average salary	$63,618	$58,467
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $100,000	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 procurement cost coordinator and materials planner education

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

	Procurement Cost Coordinator	Materials Planner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Procurement cost coordinator vs materials planner demographics

Here are the differences between procurement cost coordinators' and materials planners' demographics:

	Procurement Cost Coordinator	Materials Planner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 42.8% Female, 57.2%	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%
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, 10.2% 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 procurement cost coordinator and materials planner 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.

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.

Procurement cost coordinator vs materials planner skills

Common procurement cost coordinator skills

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

Common materials planner skills

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

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