Materials Turnaround Coordinator

Eastman; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastman is a global specialty materials company seeking a Maintenance Procurement Planner in Longview, Texas. The role focuses on planning, procurement, and material tracking for turnaround activities, leveraging SAP, Excel, and Word to support maintenance crews.

The position involves ordering mechanical and electrical parts, coordinating deliveries, and maintaining asset records while supporting cost control and continuous improvement across the site.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience ordering mechanical or electrical parts.
• High School Diploma/GED.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and SAP.
• Knowledge of Maintenance processes.

Responsibilities

• Utilize engineering records, maintenance planning, and engineering deliverables to order parts and/or materials.
• Create purchase requisitions as needed to order parts and/or materials.
• Work with Procurement to expedite parts and/or materials as needed.
• Provide timely updates to maintenance planners and schedulers on the status of ordered parts and/or materials.
• Track purchase order status and open commitments.
• Track long lead-time materials and identify potential schedule impacts.
• Coordinate material readiness reviews prior to turnaround execution.
• Coordinate contractor-owned and company-owned material deliveries.
• Maintain accountability of issued materials during turnaround execution.
• Inspect received parts and/or materials to ensure they meet specifications.
• Monitor inventory of vendor stocked parts and/or materials in assigned areas and coordinate replenishment to maintain minimum stocking levels.

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Word

Excel

SAP

Job description

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Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com .

Responsibilities

Planning, Procurement & Material Tracking

• Utilize engineering records, maintenance planning, and engineering deliverables to order parts and/or materials required to execute maintenance work
• Create purchase requisitions as needed to order parts and/or materials
• Work with Procurement to expedite parts and/or materials as needed
• Provide timely updates to maintenance planners and schedulers on the status of ordered parts and/or materials
• Track purchase order status and open commitments.
• Track long lead-time materials and identify potential schedule impacts.
• Participate in maintenance planning and scheduling meetings to understand current work priority
• Coordinate material readiness reviews prior to turnaround execution.
• Pick-up and deliver items inside the facility and/or off-site facilities
• Kit and stage parts and/or materials; ensure staging areas are clean, organized, and only contain items related to scheduled work
• Coordinate contractor-owned and company-owned material deliveries.
• Maintain accountability of issued materials during turnaround execution.
• Inspect received parts and/or materials to ensure they meet specifications
• Inventory & Repairable Spares Management
• Monitor inventory of vendor stocked parts and/or materials in assigned areas and coordinate replenishment to maintain minimum stocking levels
• Recommend changes to stocking levels for vendor stocked parts and/or materials based on usage trends and forecasted heavy use periods
• Coordinate the repairable spares process for assigned areas
• Return unused stock materials to inventory.
• Monitor and report material expenditures against turnaround budgets.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction through inventory utilization and material recovery.
• Reconcile unused materials after turnaround completion.
• Document material issues and lessons learned for future turnarounds.
• Support post-turnaround cost and performance reviews.

Communication & Customer Service

• Professionally provide written and verbal communication to all team members
• Professionally provide written and verbal communication to suppliers and execution forces for upcoming needs
• Provide courteous customer service for both internal and external customers
• Participate in strategic and continuous improvement initiatives
• Performs other related duties as designated by supervision
• Computer Skills: Word, Excel, and SAP

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience ordering mechanical or electrical parts.
• High School Diploma/GED
• Proficient in Word, Excel and SAP
• Knowledge of Maintenance processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Greater than 2 years of experience ordering mechanical or electrical parts.
• Greater than 2 years Maintenance Mechanic or Electrician experience

Eastman is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.