Materials Coordinator

Makino Inc.; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Makino Inc. is seeking a Materials Coordinator to support planning, purchasing, and flow of machines and materials across operations.

You will coordinate with suppliers, monitor material availability, manage purchase and production orders, and address shortages or delivery issues to keep customer projects on track. The role suits someone with manufacturing, purchasing, or materials planning experience who enjoys problem-solving and cross-team collaboration to ensure timely deliveries and

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a technical or business field or equivalent purchasing/planning experience.
• 2-3 years of production planning or purchasing experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with materials in an SAP environment.
• Familiarity with BOMs, material masters, planned/production orders, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and material reporting helpful.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and understand purchasing/material decisions impact.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain purchase orders, production orders, and projects in SAP.
• Monitor planned orders, material requirements, shortages, and delivery dates.
• Identify potential material or delivery conflicts and develop solutions with scheduling teams.
• Coordinate machine and component orders with partners and suppliers.
• Track open purchase orders and communicate material status to stakeholders.
• Resolve purchasing issues including pricing, delivery, shortages, and invoicing.
• Coordinate material movement to support production orders and installations.
• Respond to urgent material requirements from various teams.
• Collaborate with Inside Sales, Master Scheduling, Purchasing, Accounting, Stockroom, and Order Fulfillment to keep projects moving.
• Build relationships with domestic and international suppliers.

Skills

2-3 years purchasing/planning

Analytical problem solving

Prioritization & multitasking

Communication & relationship-building

Education

Associate degree in technical or business field

Equivalent purchasing/planning experience

Tools

SAP

BOMs & material masters

Planned/production orders

Purchase requisitions & purchase orders

Job description

Materials Coordinator Makino is looking for a Materials Coordinator to support the planning, purchasing, and flow of machines and materials within our operations. This position plays an important role in keeping customer projects and production requirements on track by coordinating with suppliers, monitoring material availability, managing purchase and production orders, and proactively addressing shortages or delivery issues. This is a great opportunity for someone with manufacturing, purchasing, or materials planning experience who enjoys solving problems and working across multiple teams.

What You'll Do

• Create and maintain purchase orders, production orders, and projects within SAP.
• Monitor planned orders, material requirements, shortages, and delivery dates.
• Identify potential material or delivery conflicts and work with the Master Scheduler and other teams to develop solutions.
• Coordinate machine and component orders with Makino partners and suppliers.
• Track open purchase orders and communicate material and delivery status to internal stakeholders.
• Resolve purchasing issues involving pricing, delivery, shortages, damaged materials, missing parts, and invoicing.
• Coordinate material movement and availability to support production orders and machine installations.
• Respond to urgent material requirements from Installation and Order Fulfillment teams.
• Partner with Inside Sales, Master Scheduling, Purchasing, Accounting, Stockroom, Order Fulfillment, and other groups to keep projects moving.
• Build strong working relationships with domestic and international suppliers and business partners.
• Identify local sourcing alternatives when appropriate to address cost or delivery concerns.

What We're Looking For

• Associate degree in a technical or business-related field, or equivalent relevant purchasing/planning experience.
• 2-3 years of production planning or purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with materials in an SAP environment.
• Familiarity with BOMs, material masters, planned and production orders, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and material reporting is helpful.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and understand how purchasing and material decisions affect customers and the overall business.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Why This Role Matters

The Materials Coordinator helps connect purchasing, suppliers, production, and order fulfillment, making sure the right machines and materials are available when they're needed. For someone who likes manufacturing operations, problem-solving, and seeing their work directly impact customer delivery, this position offers a lot of visibility across the business.