Material Coordinator

Material CoordinatorSkip to main content#Material Coordinator page is loaded## Material CoordinatorApplyremote type: On-sitelocations: Wimington, Delawaretime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 249518WAt DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont CareersDuPont has an immediate opening for an experienced **Material Coordinator** to support the Experimental Station in Wilmington, DE.The **Material Coordinator – Experimental Station** is a key enabling role within **DuPont’s Work Management Process (WMP)**, responsible for ensuring that facilities maintenance, and crafts support of laboratories is executed with **complete material readiness** in a complex research campus environment.This role ensures that materials, tools, and equipment required for work at the Experimental Station are **identified, procured, tracked, staged, and available prior to scheduling and execution**, in support of safe work execution, schedule reliability, and continuity of building operation and tenant research. The Material Coordinator eliminates material‐driven delays that can disrupt Maintenance and/or Research Crafts activities that support research experiments and/or critical site infrastructure.The position works in close coordination with **Planners, Schedulers, Gatekeepers, Procurement, and Execution teams**, reinforcing WMP discipline while accommodating the unique constraints of building and laboratory access windows, permits, and quick need work.**Role Alignment within the Experimental Station WMP**At the Experimental Station, the Material Coordinator primarily supports:* **Planning and Ready‐to‐Schedule stages** by validating material completeness before jobs are scheduled* **Schedule reliability** by preventing execution delays* **Execution readiness** by ensuring materials are staged and available* **Post‐execution closeout** through proper disposition of surplus material and accurate system updatesThis role is essential to protecting the **Maintenance and** **Research Crafts work performance** within DuPont’s WMP framework.**What You’ll Do**In this role, you will help ensure maintenance, facilities, and research craft teams have the right materials, tools, and equipment available before work is scheduled or executed. You will partner closely with planners, schedulers, procurement, maintenance teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders to improve material readiness, inventory accuracy, and campus work execution.**Key Responsibilities:****Material Planning & Readiness**Review job plans for Maintenance and Research Crafts work to verify that required materials and tools are clearly defined and verified available before jobs are released for scheduling.* Validate that material requirements align with needs.* Partner with planners to improve material lists and reduce last‐minute material changes that drive break‐in work.**Procurement & Expediting*** Create and manage material, tool, and equipment using approved DuPont systems (SAP, procurement platforms, Pro‐card per policy).* Confirm delivery dates and actively **expedite materials critical to time‐sensitive work**.* Communicate material status changes to planners, scheduler, and supervisors to support informed scheduling decisions.**Material Coordination, Staging & Access Control*** Coordinate receipt, inspection, staging, and kitting of materials to ensure they are available **at the correct time and location**.* Maintain accurate material status flags and notes within SAP to support **WMP visibility and schedule credibility**.* Ensure materials are staged safely and in compliance with laboratory, chemical handling, and EHS requirements.**MRO & Inventory Optimization (Campus Environment)*** Identify opportunities to convert repetitive ESL maintenance and facilities materials into stocked MRO items where appropriate.* Coordinate disposition of surplus or unused materials following work completion, ensuring laboratory and campus spaces remain clear and compliant.* Partner with MRO resources to balance **inventory control with execution readiness** in a high‐variability research environment.**WMP Discipline & Operational Excellence*** Enforce material readiness as a prerequisite for scheduling, consistent with DuPont WMP stage‐gate expectations.* Reduce material‐related break‐in work that disrupts ESL schedules and research activity.* Participate in WMP reviews, scheduling meetings, and campus reliability improvement initiatives.* Model DuPont **Operational Excellence behaviors**, including standard work, first‐time‐right execution, and waste elimination.**Safety, Compliance & Research Continuity*** Demonstrate unwavering commitment to **DuPont’s safety culture** and Experimental Station EHS requirements.* Ensure material handling, staging, and storage comply with laboratory safety, chemical management, and company and regulatory standards.* Support work by ensuring materials and documentation are accurate and available before execution.* Act as a steward of **WMP discipline**.**What We’re Looking For:****Required:*** High school diploma or equivalent required.* Minimum of **three (3) years of experience** in maintenance support, materials coordination, MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations), or industrial/site operations.* Working knowledge of **Work Management Process principles**, especially planning readiness and schedule support.* Experience using a **CMMS (SAP preferred)** to track work orders and material status.* Demonstrated ability to coordinate across maintenance, planning, scheduling, procurement, and EHS organizations.* Strong organizational, communication, and prioritization skills in a fast‐changing environment.**Preferred:*** Experience supporting **large campuses, research laboratories, pilot plants**.* Familiarity with **Maintenance & Reliability** best practices and WMP performance measures.* Knowledge of MRO inventory principles and material master data fundamentals.* Experience working in **permit‐intensive or access‐restricted environments**.Join our Talent Community to stay connected with us!DuPont is an equal opportunity employer. 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