POSITION SUMMARY
The Materials Coordinator is responsible for managing inventory, material flow, warehouse organization, and customer-facing materials activities within a fast-paced sequencing/JIT operation. This role ensures inventory accuracy across multiple customer programs, maintains efficient warehouse layout and material movement, supports SAP inventory transactions, and leads a materials team to meet production and customer requirements. The Materials Coordinator serves as the primary materials contact for customers and plays a critical role in maintaining uninterrupted material flow in a high-volume environment.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead warehouse organization, layout, and material-flow activities to support safe and efficient operations.
- Manage inventory accuracy across multiple customer programs.
- Perform and oversee SAP inventory transactions, adjustments, reconciliations, and related system activities.
- Coordinate material movement throughout the facility to support production requirements and customer schedules.
- Serve as the primary materials contact for customers, providing timely communication and issue resolution.
- Lead, coach, train, and support members of the materials team.
- Monitor inventory levels, investigate discrepancies, and implement corrective actions to maintain inventory integrity.
- Coordinate cycle counts and physical inventories to ensure accurate inventory records.
- Support physical inventory activities during scheduled non-production weekends.
- Collaborate with operations, production, shipping, receiving, and customer teams to ensure uninterrupted material flow.
- Maintain compliance with company policies, safety requirements, and customer standards.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to inventory control, warehouse organization, and material handling.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
CORE SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Inventory Control & SAP Systems
- Inventory management and reconciliation
- SAP transactions and inventory adjustments
- Cycle counting and physical inventory management
- Data accuracy and attention to detail
- Problem-solving and root-cause analysis
Warehouse Operations & Material Flow
- Warehouse layout optimization
- Material handling and movement
- Sequencing and Just-in-Time (JIT) operations
- Process improvement and workflow management
- Organization and prioritization
Leadership & Team Development
- Team leadership and coaching
- Training and employee development
- Accountability and performance management
- Workforce coordination and scheduling
- Decision-making and conflict resolution
Customer Service & Communication
- Customer relationship management
- Professional verbal and written communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Issue escalation and resolution
- Stakeholder management
Safety & Flexibility
- Commitment to workplace safety
- Ability to adapt to changing customer and production needs
- Willingness to support extended operational hours when required
- Flexibility to support inventory activities during non-production weekends
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or GED required; Associate degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or related field preferred.
- Three or more years of inventory control, materials coordination, warehouse, logistics, or supply chain experience.
- Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems for inventory transactions and reporting.
- Experience leading or coordinating the work of others in a warehouse, manufacturing, sequencing, or logistics environment.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Ability to work flexible hours in support of a facility operating up to 20 hours per day.
- Forklift experience preferred; training available for qualified candidates.
- Ability to work scheduled non-production weekends to support physical inventory activities
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Equal Employment Opportunity: Hollingsworth provides equal opportunity in employment, maintains a diverse workforce, and prohibits all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions, policies, and practices will comply with applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws and regulations. We intend to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Hollingsworth is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding employment including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
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- Hollingsworth does not hire employees who smoke or use tobacco products in states where this restriction is permitted.
- Hollingsworth does not hire individuals who illegal drugs. This includes use of marijuana/cannabis which may be legal locally but is prohibited under US federal law.