Roles · Manufacturing

AI materials coordinator

Coordinates and expedites the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to production schedule.

Siobhan King“I coordinate the flow of work and materials for the business.”An example character, not a real person.
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Materials coordinator · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  2. Revise production schedules when required due to design changes or shortages.
  3. Review documents to determine personnel or materials requirements or priorities.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks” (O*NET 43-5061.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Distribute production schedules or work orders to departments.
  • Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, marketing, sales, production, or engineering.
  • Review documents, such as production schedules, work orders, or staffing tables, to determine personnel or materials requirements or material priorities.

Materials coordinator · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Illustrator

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits