Materials Coordinator - Purchasing

Summit Polymers; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Polymers is seeking a Coordinator, Materials (Purchasing) in Kalamazoo, MI. The role focuses on purchasing components and raw materials, maintaining pricing and terms, and ensuring delivery schedules align with manufacturing needs.

The ideal candidate has a business-related degree or equivalent purchasing experience, familiarity with CMS/AS400 ERP, and demonstrates strong data entry and communication skills. This is a non-exempt, full-time position reporting to the Manager, Materials.

Qualifications

• Business degree or related field, or 2 years equivalent purchasing experience.
• Automotive manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong data entry and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain purchase orders with accurate pricing and terms and communicate those terms to vendors.
• Identify changes to purchase orders and communicate those changes to vendors.
• Place daily orders of purchased parts and raw materials to assigned vendors.
• Distribute forecasts to vendors per schedule.
• Perform inventory analysis and recommend adjustments.
• Enter received parts into the electronic system daily.
• Track inbound shipments to meet manufacturing needs.
• Report non-conforming deliveries and coordinate corrective actions.
• Escalate vendor issues to appropriate personnel and assist in resolutions.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering to prevent supply issues for daily releases.
• Coordinate all new program or launch purchases to meet requirements.
• Maintain target inventory levels per corporate goals.
• Ensure vendors meet packaging and labeling requirements per manual.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Wonderlic Select Assessment

Education

Business degree or related field

2 years purchasing experience in automotive manufacturing

Tools

CMS/AS400 ERP

Job description

P18 - Pavilion, 5858 E N Ave, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations.

JOIN A TEAM WHERE YOU'LL BE CHALLENGED AND valued.

A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don't just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We're always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Coordinator, Materials (Purchasing) FLSA STATUS: Non Exempt

REPORTS TO: Manager, Materials

SUMMARY

This person is responsible for any or all of the following duties: typing, filing, data entry, and recording of purchased component information. This person will maintain and improve communication with supply base team members. This includes forecasting and ordering purchased items and raw materials in compliance with Summit Polymers, Inc. established purchasing systems and requirements, execution of purchase orders, electronic and physical receipt of goods, and monitoring delivery schedules to ensure the manufacturing requirements are achieved.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Maintain purchase orders with accurate pricing and terms, and communicate those purchase orders terms to vendors.
• Identify changes to purchase orders and communicate those changes to vendors.
• Place daily orders of purchased parts and raw materials to assigned vendors in compliance with established Summit Polymers, Inc. procedures and protocols.
• Distribute appropriate purchased part and raw material forecasts to assigned vendors in accordance with agreed upon timing.
• Perform purchased part/raw material inventory analysis and recommend inventory adjustments.
• Enter received purchased parts and raw materials into the electronic inventory system daily.
• Track critical inbound shipments to ensure manufacturing needs are met.
• Report any non-conforming deliveries to management and follow up on any corrective actions required of the vendor.
• Report vendor issues to appropriate personnel and participate in resolving those issues.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering teams to ensure purchased part and raw material supply does not impact the customers daily release requirements.
• Coordinate all new program, new part or program launch purchased parts or raw material releases to ensure requirements are achieved.
• Maintain target purchased part/raw material inventory levels in accordance with Summit Polymers, Inc. corporate goals.
• Ensure that vendors are compliant to the Summit Polymers, Inc. Supplier Requirements Manual specifications for packaging and labeling.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Successful candidates for this position will possess a business or related degree or 2 years of equivalent experience in purchasing in an automotive manufacturing environment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Possesses the ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices. Past experience in the CMS/AS400 ERP system a plus.

• A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 20 on the cognitive portion).

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

This position typically does not require any travel.

DISCLAIMER

The information contained in this job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Agreement to complete all post-hire required training.

P18 - Pavilion, 5858 E N Ave, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States of America