Inside Sales / Purchasing
Resume:
Todd Chavie
Purchasing / Project Management / Product Support/ Inside Sales
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
****.******@*****.***
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Inside Sales / Customer Service / Purchasing
Lewis-Goetz (ERIKS) - Eagan, MN
April 2014 to Present
Distribution of industrial hose & related product. Process sales orders & quotes, coordinated jobs for production, purchase product for vendors, match invoices with orders, invoice customers, etc.
OEM & Generator Product Support / Project Management Interstate PowerSystems - Bloomington, MN
February 2009 to August 2012
- Purchasing
- Project Management
• Purchase products for distribution (Create & send purchase orders, coordinate delivery, receive purchase orders & approve invoices for accounts payable).
• Operate proprietary computer software (Excede/Procede) along with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Created & maintained multiple spreadsheets used for tracking sales numbers & future forecasting (both for entire department companywide & for each separate branch).
• Managed projects for multiple branches throughout the Midwest states.
• Worked with multiple salespeople within the branches to make sure all projects were quoted, ordered, & delivered on time.
• Searched project exchange websites for new projects out for bid & maintained shared calendar for projects sent to salespeople.
• Coordinated projects with customers (Engineers, Electrical Contractors, & General Contractors).
• Completed & approved project cost sheets to ensure all project costs are applied to project before the customer invoice/sale is processed.
Purchasing / Inside Sales
Hose/Conveyors Inc - Eagan, MN
January 1996 to February 2008
- Warehouse, shipping, and receiving (first six months)
- Inside sales (next five years)
- Purchasing manager, as well as inside sales (remaining tenure)
• Generate new business and maintain growth of existing customers.
• Purchase new products, existing products, and maintain product inventory levels.
• Operate proprietary computer software along with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Monitor and track all purchase orders and follow up with vendors to resolve any delays in shipping. This includes
(but is not limited to) expediting orders to meet customer dates.
• Observe and adjust all pricing to ensure proper margins are met.
• Work cross-functionally with various departments to manage inventory levels including shipping, receiving, accounting, and sales.
• Maintain OEM's (Original Equipment Manufacturer) accounts such as Toro in regards to JIT (Just in Time) inventory levels. Then, turn the inventory to maintain proper cash flow.
• Process & proofread all billing invoices, including adjustment for freight, sales tax, and overall cost.
• Sign off on all invoices to make sure the correct prices are being billed (controller assigned).
• Team with the warehouse manager to monitor all orders are filled and shipped accurately, as well as efficiently.
• Develop strategic sourcing initiatives and present them to the owner of the company. This helps with the overall functionality of the business.
• Call upon multiple vendors daily to ensure I am purchasing at the lowest possible prices. This is not only to maintain, but increase profit margins as well.
• Enter pick slips (orders). Communicate the appropriate information to the warehouse to ensure they are being built and pulled for shipping.
• Process (via fax, email, & regular mail) formal quotes for new products (existing and new customers). New Car Salesperson
Polar Chevrolet / Mazda - White Bear Lake, MN
1994 to 1996
Store / Sales Manager (Retail Sales)
Radio Shack / Tandy Corporation
1992 to 1994
Education
N/A in Basics
U of M - Duluth - Duluth, MN
1991 to 1992
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