Senior Materials Coordinator

Job Description:
Responsible for end-to-end ownership of procurement and supply chain operations supporting MRI R&D programs. This includes sourcing, supplier management, quality coordination, and supply planning to ensure timely availability of materials across multiple concurrent workstreams. The role requires a hands-on, cross-functional expert capable of managing supplier relationships, mitigating supply risks, and ensuring seamless material flow in a dynamic R&D environment.
Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end procurement lifecycle from RFQ creation to purchase order placement and final delivery.
• Conduct supplier negotiations to ensure cost-effective sourcing while meeting technical and timeline requirements.
• Execute and manage purchase orders, ensuring accuracy, timely release, and adherence to project schedules.
• Perform continuous order tracking and expediting, proactively following up with suppliers to avoid delays.
• Monitor and manage material availability against build schedules, ensuring no disruption to R&D activities.
• Identify supply risks (long lead times, single-source dependencies, shortages) and implement mitigation plans.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all supplier interactions, including issue resolution and escalation handling.
• Manage supplier quality issues, including non-conformances, and corrective action follow-ups.
• Maintain end-to-end visibility of material status, having clarity of regular updates on deliveries, risks, and delays of the parts.
• Collaborate closely with Latham R&D team to understand demand priorities and align procurement execution.
• Maintain accurate documentation, tracking systems, and reporting dashboards for procurement and supply chain activities.

Requirements:

• Experience in procurement, supply chain, or sourcing.
• Strong experience in end-to-end procurement lifecycle for Superconducting magnets (preferred)/Cryogenics (RFQ PO delivery).
• Proven exposure to complex, BOM-driven environments (engineering / manufacturing / healthcare preferred).
• Experience managing multi-supplier ecosystems and vendor relationships.
• Working knowledge of supplier quality processes (Non-Conformance Report handling, audits).
• Experience in material planning, demand-supply coordination, and scheduling.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent) is good to have.
• Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.