Production control expediter vs materials planner

The differences between production control 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 production control expediter and a materials planner. Additionally, a materials planner has an average salary of $58,467, which is higher than the $52,185 average annual salary of a production control expediter.

The top three skills for a production control expediter include production schedules, production control and delivery dates. The most important skills for a materials planner are supply chain, MRP, and purchase orders.

Production control expediter vs materials planner overview

	Production Control Expediter	Materials Planner
Yearly salary	$52,185	$58,467
Hourly rate	$25.09	$28.11
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	82,743	23,019
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Production control expediter vs materials planner salary

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

	Production Control Expediter	Materials Planner
Average salary	$52,185	$58,467
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	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 production control expediter and materials planner education

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

	Production Control Expediter	Materials Planner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Production control expediter vs materials planner demographics

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

	Production Control Expediter	Materials Planner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 61.1% 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 production control expediter and materials planner duties and responsibilities

Production control expediter example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Work as liaison between MRP and production planning to notify when schedule adjustments are require based on manufacturing.
Help in revising and adjusting of schedules according to production progress and change orders when working with MRP.
Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Facilitate and moderate demand, utilizing SMED and Kaizen technologies to facilitate procurement.

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.

Production control expediter vs materials planner skills

Common production control expediter skills

Production Schedules, 13%
Production Control, 13%
Delivery Dates, 11%
MRP, 8%
Inventory Control, 7%
Completion Dates, 7%

Common materials planner skills

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

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