Materials Coordinator

Makino; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Makino in Memphis is seeking a Materials Coordinator to support planning, purchasing, and flow of machines and materials across operations. You will coordinate with suppliers, monitor availability, manage orders, and address shortages to keep customer projects on track.

This role suits someone with manufacturing or materials planning experience who enjoys problem-solving and working across teams to keep production moving and deliveries on schedule.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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 develop solutions with the Master Scheduler and other teams.
• 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Prioritization

Education

Associate degree in technical or business-related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

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.