Senior Materials Inventory Coordinator - 1st Shift - $27.00/hr

Stryker; Arlington (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Short-term disability

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Senior Materials Inventory Coordinator to manage material coordination and inventory control across production, quality, and logistics. You will ensure accurate records, timely material availability, and efficient material flow while supporting audits and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include coordinating material movement, maintaining ERP/WMS accuracy, and guiding cross-functional teams to optimize inventory performance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years in manufacturing or warehouse.
• Understanding of production workflows and material control.
• Ability to read and interpret production documents (work orders, DHRs, QTs, pick lists).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and optimize the flow of raw materials, components, and finished goods to ensure uninterrupted production and efficient inventory movement.
• Own inventory accuracy within ERP/WMS systems, performing complex transactions, cycle counts, and detailed discrepancy investigations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with production, quality, planning, and logistics to ensure timely material availability and accurate staging for work orders.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for complex material and inventory issues, driving root cause analysis and resolution.
• Execute and validate advanced inventory processes, including receipts, transfers, adjustments, and work order transactions, ensuring compliance with established controls.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to enhance inventory accuracy, streamline material flow, and improve operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with material identification, labeling, and traceability requirements, supporting audit readiness and regulatory standards.
• Lead by example in maintaining a safe, organized work environment while supporting audits, physical inventories, and best practice adoption.

Skills

Inventory control

ERP/WMS knowledge

Documentation reading

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

ERP software

WMS software

Forklift operation

Job description

Schedule: Mon – Fri 6:00am - 2:30pm, OT as needed

What you will do:

As a Senior Materials Inventory Coordinator, you will be responsible for material coordination and inventory control across production, quality, and logistics to ensure accurate records, timely material availability, and efficient material flow. This role focuses on executing established processes, identifying improvement opportunities, upholding quality and safety standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support daily operations.

• Coordinate and optimize the flow of raw materials, components, and finished goods to ensure uninterrupted production and efficient inventory movement.
• Own inventory accuracy within ERP/WMS systems, performing complex transactions, cycle counts, and detailed discrepancy investigations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with production, quality, planning, and logistics to ensure timely material availability and accurate staging for work orders.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for complex material and inventory issues, driving root cause analysis and resolution.
• Execute and validate advanced inventory processes, including receipts, transfers, adjustments, and work order transactions, ensuring compliance with established controls.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to enhance inventory accuracy, streamline material flow, and improve operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with material identification, labeling, and traceability requirements, supporting audit readiness and regulatory standards.
• Lead by example in maintaining a safe, organized work environment while supporting audits, physical inventories, and best practice adoption.

What you need:

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3+yrs of Manufacturing or Warehouse Experience
• Strong understanding of production workflows and material control processes
• Ability to read and interpret production documents (work orders, DHRs, QTs, pick lists)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience with inventory systems (ERP/WMS) and material tracking
• Certified or experienced in operating material handling equipment (forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.)
• Inventory and Distribution experience

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Frequently stand, walk, and move throughout the production floor

$27.00/hr plus bonus potential and benefits.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.