Contract: Materials Coordinator I / United States of America

MAIN FUNCTIONS: The Materials Coordinator will perform andor manage all of the activities necessary to enable effective end-to-end coordination of materials in support of Projects. Acts as the interface between the business unit and procurement. Actively interacts with planning, inventory, vendors, buyers and maintenance on a daily basis by providing customer support, effective & timely communication, alignment with business practices/controls and a high level of materials and services fulfillment for site maintenance activities.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Verify materials availability for all scheduled outage/planned and emergent work, Provide supply chain input into Plant/Mine equipment maintenance strategies where requested - Coordinate effective and efficient logistics requirements for Routine and Shutdown work - Consult with Procurement, OEM and vendors to develop best practices, procedures and standards with respect to materials availability - Provide frequent updates on material availability to required parties (i.e. business, supply chain) and Lead in root cause analysis for failed supply chain processes - Identify opportunities to consume Business Line Materials and destock inventory (utilize stock on hand) - Influence B/L to select materials on hand or from preferred vendors - Utilize proper material code with an agreement supplier - Utilize proper material code with a non-agreement supplier - Working in the Planner Cockpit (SAP PM rather than MM Module) - Responsible for P2P recycle, identifying root causes, and driving resolutions - Coordinate with logistics coordinator for timely material delivery - Timely requisitions for break ins - MDG requester for master data changes and improvements - Provide guidance and assistance to the requester and supplier for getting a Vendor Master record created in SAP - Identify SAP data issues

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS - 7-10 years of closely related professional experience - Bachelors" degree preferred - Broad knowledge of SAP material catalogs and search tools - General knowledge of how and where materials are used in the plant - Advanced time management skills - Problem solving skills - Advanced written and oral communications skills - Influencing with and without authority - Organization skills