Experience

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  Red Wing Shoe Co.

  • Sr. Commodity Buyer
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  Red Wing Shoe Co.

  • Red Wing, Minnesota, United States

  • Sr. Commodity Buyer

    • Dec 2021 - Present
    • Red Wing, Minnesota, United States
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  Preco, Inc.

  • Somerset, WI

  • Purchasing/Materials Manager

    • Nov 2018 - Dec 2021
    • Somerset, WI

    Managed team, suppliers, and raw materials for laser and die cutting services contract manufacturer and laser processing equipment manufacturer Preco Inc. Commodities managed include weldments, machined items, fasteners, labels, packaging, electronic components, laser components, and much more. ...

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  Nol-Tec Systems

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Sr Buyer

    • Jun 2017 - Nov 2018
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Procured fabricated metals, pressure vessels, silos, and other parts for pneumatic conveying systems. Managed suppliers to procure from those that provided best Total Cost of Ownership. Utilized Jobscope manufacturing software. Implemented supplier stocking programs.

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  Loparex

  • Hammond, Wisconsin

  • Process Engineer

    • 2016 - May 2017
    • Hammond, Wisconsin

    Process Engineer for coating line in release liner industry. Updated standard operating procedures, investigated quality issues, worked on R & D projects, presented line efficiency and quality data to upper management.

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  Ritrama Inc

  • Minneapolis, MN

  • Materials Manager

    • 2010 - 2016
    • Minneapolis, MN

    Procured adhesives, chemicals, release liner, paper, polyester, vinyl, polypropylene and other similar items for pressure sensitive adhesive industry. Managed suppliers and managed inventory for both Minneapolis and Cleveland manufacturing facilities using Epicor MRP system.

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  Cummins Power Generation

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • External Materials Planner

    • 2008 - 2010
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Procured material and managed inventory for fuel systems, wire, hoses, and other raw material for use in power generation production. Utilized JIT, lean manufacturing and six sigma tools. Oracle superuser while using the ERP system, and guided the planning group through major Oracle upgrade. Im...

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  UFE

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Buyer/Planner

    • 2007 - 2008
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Used Baan MRP system to manage and procure components for contract assembly. Managed all aspects of the supply chain for major customers. Increased customer confidence while decreasing inventory days on hand. Improved inventory turns by 20%, cut packaging costs by 10%.

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  Loparex

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Purchasing Manager

    • 2006 - 2007
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Managed purchasing, vendors, buyers for coating leader Loparex. Kept Loparex-Hammond purchasing department running seamlessly during the transition from Douglas-Hanson to Loparex.

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  Douglas-Hanson Co

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Planner, Buyer, Purchasing Manager

    • 1990 - 2006
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Helped lead the evolution of Douglas-Hanson's materials management system from satisfactory to great. I was heavily involved in the design and implementation of a new production and procurement system, and developed the materials system from a reactive to proactive one. Purchased and managed ...