Senior Materials Coordinator - 1st Shift - $32.40/hr.

​​​​The Senior Materials Coordinator is responsible for leading day-to-day production planning and scheduling activities to support safe, complaint , and efficient manufacturing operations. This role is also responsible for material handling activities including shipp i ng and receiving, cycle counting, inventory transactions , and kitting production materials for assembly. This role serves as a key liaison between Production, Quality, Engineering , and Procurement to ensure production plans align with demand, capacity, inventory targets, and regulatory requirements.

​ The Senior Materials Coordinator provides functional leadership to assembly technicians , drives continuous improvement initiatives, and ensures adherence to Stryker’s quality system, policies, and performance expectations.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute production schedules that align with customer demand, inventory targets, and service level requirements.

• Monitor schedule adherence and adjust production plans based on changes in demand, material availability, or operational priorities.

• Balance labor, capacity, and material constraints to support efficient manufacturing operations.

• Maintain planning data within ERP/MRP systems, including lead times, lot sizes, and routing information.

• Perform cycle counts, reconcile inventory discrepancies, and complete inventory transactions to maintain inventory accuracy.

• Coordinate daily shipping and receiving activities and communicate with parcel carriers regarding inbound and outbound shipments.

• Pull and kit production materials to ensure assembly teams have required components before shift start.

• Analyze planning and inventory metrics, communicate priorities and risks to stakeholders, and implement process improvements that improve planning efficiency and supply reliability.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, materials management, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.

• Experience using ERP/MRP systems for production planning and inventory management.

• Experience performing inventory control activities, including cycle counting and inventory reconciliation.

• Ability to operate material handling equipment, including hand trucks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree.

• APICS/ASCM certification such as CPIM or CSCP.

• Experience in a regulated manufacturing industry, including medical device, pharmaceutical, or aerospace.

• Experience supporting new product introductions, engineering changes, or process validation activities.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and data analysis experience.

• Previous lead-level or senior-level production planning experience.

$32.40 per hour plus bonus eligible + benefits.