Senior materials analyst vs materials planner

The differences between senior materials analysts and materials planners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a senior materials analyst, becoming a materials planner takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a senior materials analyst has an average salary of $71,913, which is higher than the $58,467 average annual salary of a materials planner.

The top three skills for a senior materials analyst include supply chain, materials management and MRP. The most important skills for a materials planner are supply chain, MRP, and purchase orders.

Senior materials analyst vs materials planner overview

	Senior Materials Analyst	Materials Planner
Yearly salary	$71,913	$58,467
Hourly rate	$34.57	$28.11
Growth rate	-6%	-3%
Number of jobs	17,868	23,019
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	48	45
Years of experience	6	2

Senior materials analyst vs materials planner salary

Senior materials analysts and materials planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Materials Analyst	Materials Planner
Average salary	$71,913	$58,467
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $91,000	Between $45,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	Milpitas, CA	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	PVH	Apple
Best paying industry	Energy	Automotive

Differences between senior materials analyst and materials planner education

There are a few differences between a senior materials analyst and a materials planner in terms of educational background:

	Senior Materials Analyst	Materials Planner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Senior materials analyst vs materials planner demographics

Here are the differences between senior materials analysts' and materials planners' demographics:

	Senior Materials Analyst	Materials Planner
Average age	48	45
Gender ratio	Male, 61.4% Female, 38.6%	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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	7%	11%

Differences between senior materials analyst and materials planner duties and responsibilities

Senior materials analyst example responsibilities.

Manage data gathering and processing of information to maintain and support Kanban production management systems.
Establish procedures that manage critical factors such as moisture sensitivity, electrostatic discharge, storeroom temperature and FIFO inventory staging system.
Develop Kanban and trigger base buying processes.
Assist with BOM audits and initial build validation efforts.
Serve as central interface between manufacturing, marketing and sales for logistics and any other customer service relate issues.
Generate make/buy analysis and implement any require changes in MRP tool.

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.

Senior materials analyst vs materials planner skills

Common senior materials analyst skills

Supply Chain, 17%
Materials Management, 9%
MRP, 9%
Material Planning, 8%
Sigma, 7%
Inventory Control, 6%

Common materials planner skills

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

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