What are the responsibilities and job description for the Receiving Coordinator - Steel position at Bradford White?
Primary Function
The Receiving Coordinator - Steel is responsible for coordinating accurate and timely steel receiving, inventory movement, drop ship receipts, and related material transactions across Bradford White manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and external partners. This role works closely with Steel Procurement, Material Planning, Operations, Accounts Payable, suppliers, and logistics partners to process receipts, maintain supporting documentation, resolve issues, and ensure inventory activity is completed accurately.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Throughout a history dating back to 1881, Bradford White Corporation has been manufacturing some of the most high-performing, technologically advanced, and energy-saving products to the world market. While many manufacturers continue to move production out of the country, we continue to invest in America.
We are proud to have millions of products installed for millions of satisfied customers all over the world. Our essential products continue to support the health, safety, sanitation, and infrastructure of communities.
For the Bradford White family of companies, customer satisfaction is our greatest reward, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver products that are Built to be the Best®. Today, we employ over 2000 employees with corporate headquarters in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and manufacturing operations in Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire. We also have assembly operations in North Carolina and a distribution and training center in Ontario, Canada.
The Receiving Coordinator - Steel is responsible for coordinating accurate and timely steel receiving, inventory movement, drop ship receipts, and related material transactions across Bradford White manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and external partners. This role works closely with Steel Procurement, Material Planning, Operations, Accounts Payable, suppliers, and logistics partners to process receipts, maintain supporting documentation, resolve issues, and ensure inventory activity is completed accurately.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates and prioritizes steel receipts, inventory movement, and related material activity across Bradford White facilities, suppliers, and external partners
- Processes steel receipts and inventory transactions in Oracle
- Tracks inbound steel shipment activity from suppliers, including lot codes, receipt status, and transaction completion
- Coordinates material transfers to and from outside facilities and partners to support inventory visibility and availability
- Processes drop ship receipts, surcharges, and freight for designated suppliers and partners, ensuring required documentation is retained
- Partners with Accounts Payable to audit receipts, review open purchase orders, and support payment runs that help secure applicable supplier discounts
- Collects packing slips, bills of lading, and other receiving documentation; scans and organizes records digitally for retention, research, and audit support
- Verifies inbound shipment details against purchase orders, packing lists, and physical material; escalates discrepancies, shortages, overages, or damage as needed
- Monitors priority or time-sensitive shipments and communicates status updates or concerns to the appropriate teams
- Provides direction to material handling resources for steel receipts, transfers, staging, and other material movement needs throughout the shift
- Communicates open issues, follow-up items, and material movement priorities through shift updates, pass-down communication, and direct coordination with affected teams
Qualifications
- Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in shipping, receiving, warehousing, or manufacturing
- Proficiency with computer skills, math, and problem solving.
- Strong math and problem-solving skills to be applied in a manufacturing environment
- Situational leadership, ethics, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and cultural competency
- Effective communication skills Ability to evaluate data and consider decision impact across multiple areas
- Ability to multi-task, take initiative, make decisions, work to plan, and delegate as needed
- High degree of self-motivation and the ability to work independently
Throughout a history dating back to 1881, Bradford White Corporation has been manufacturing some of the most high-performing, technologically advanced, and energy-saving products to the world market. While many manufacturers continue to move production out of the country, we continue to invest in America.
We are proud to have millions of products installed for millions of satisfied customers all over the world. Our essential products continue to support the health, safety, sanitation, and infrastructure of communities.
For the Bradford White family of companies, customer satisfaction is our greatest reward, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver products that are Built to be the Best®. Today, we employ over 2000 employees with corporate headquarters in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and manufacturing operations in Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire. We also have assembly operations in North Carolina and a distribution and training center in Ontario, Canada.