Material Coordinator

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Material Coordinator located in Fort Saskatchewan (AB, CAN).

The Material Coordinator will act as a focal point for acquisition, scheduling and distribution of materials, supplies and service requisitions. The Material Coordinator will act as an informal resource for team members with less experience.

Responsibilities - Duties, projects, tasks, and activities you would be responsible for in this role:

- Enters materials, tools, equipment requests via SAP and other Procurement Systems.
- Communicates to the focal point with status updates on orders including any issues such as delayed delivery.
- Communicates any potential changes in material specifications between supplier and requestor and initiates system updates, as appropriate.
- Coordinates the disposition of all surplus material. Coordinates the repair and/or return of materials, tools and equipment obtained on a value added work order.
- Monitors/tracks materials, tools and equipment orders upon receipt.
- Prepares requisitions for off-site resources and for outside of maintenance, as needed.
- Arranges materials, tools and equipment in a manner, that it can be identified and picked up according to job needs.
- Gathers information and inputs into the appropriate maintenance measures/key performance indicators (KPI). Uses metrics to measure materials coordination tasks and develops action to improve the process.
- Communicates vendor performance to procurement services.
- Works closely with procurement, coding, planning, scheduling and work coordination to provide seamless execution of the Global Management Work Process (GMWP).
- Willing and able to work overtime and weekends, as business needs require.

Qualifications - Required education, experience and abilities that are needed for this role (must haves)
- A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- A minimum of 2 or more years of industry experience.
- A minimum requirement for this Canada based position is the ability to work legally in the Canada. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position.

Note: This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

- Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
- Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
- Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
- Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
- Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
- Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
- Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:

- Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
- Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
- Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

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