Material Coordinator

Material Master Coordinator - FULL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Purpose

Create and maintain accurate material master data so planning, purchasing, and storeroom execution work without delays or rework.

Key responsibilities

• Create new materials and extend materials to plants/storage locations per request.
• Maintain required master data fields (descriptions, UoM, storage conditions, MRP settings, valuation, etc.).
• Ensure each material has the correct MRP controller (DISPO) and planning parameters.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, and Storeroom to clarify requirements and prevent duplicates.
• Perform data quality checks (duplicate prevention, naming standards, critical fields complete).
• Track requests, meet SLAs, and communicate status and issues.

Core workflows (what you do regularly)

• Intake requests (ticket/email/form), confirm required details, and clarify gaps.
• Create/maintain records in the system using the standard work for your site.
• Validate the record supports downstream processes (MRP, purchasing, receiving, issuing).
• Route items needing review/approval to the right owner and follow through to closure.

Decision authority

• Approve master data changes that meet standards and have required business approvals.
• Reject/return incomplete requests and request missing information.

Service expectations (SLAs)

• Standard requests: 24-48 hours
• Critical requests: same day when feasible

Non‑negotiable system rules

• No purchasing info record = no release (when purchasing is required).
• All materials must have an assigned MRP controller (DISPO) before release.