ERIC GRELL

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced Purchasing Lead with 27 years of demonstrated experience in working in the Packaging/Manufacturing industry. Skilled in Purchasing, Safety, Customer Service and outstanding vendor relaConships. CommiDed to team improvement and impacCng team success.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Safety: Safety team member for 27 years ensuring company and employee compliance for best possible outcomes. Efficiency: Created an inventory management system to ensure business is stocked with inventory and replenished by supply and demand to diminish over and under stock of criCcal supplies to ensure the plant conCnues to run with out delay. Service: Orchestrated and acCvely parCcipated in a community fundraiser for Thermal Imaging equipment for our local fire department.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Maintenance Purchasing Lead Maintenance

2/2016 – Current

Tetra Pak, Vancouver WA

Oversee and maintain purchase requests, inventory management and vendor relaConships.

• Complete and manage advanced purchase requests ensuring the right product, right price, and on Cme delivery is met.

• Collaborate with naConal and global buyers to introduce new vendors, maintain relaConships, and invoice processing.

• Works as a member on the Safety Team to ensure we are in compliance with state regulaCons, annual compliance, safety audits and daily safety spot checks.

3805 NE 93rd street

Vancouver, WA

360-***-****

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Ariba SuperUser/Trainer Internal RelaConships Vendor NegoCaCons Maintenance

SAP trainer Inventory Management Compliance Budget Adherence

Purchasing Supplier Management ProducCon Customer Service

Vendor RelaConships Safety RegulaCons Quality Standards Supplier Management. Safety Compliance. Trainer. Vendor RelaNonships

• Serves as a Safety team representaCve for weekly maintenance safety meeCngs to review any injuries, near misses, lock out tag out and opportuniCes for improvement.

• Works with Supplier Management for NaConal and Global contracts.

• Follow set procedures and requirements set by World Class Manufacturing standards.

• Ensure compliance with the State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries Boiler, Pressure Vessel SecCon.

• Project managed a mulC-million dollar upgrade for our Vancouver plant to ensure project remained in spend budget.

• IniCate and present investment proposals to execuCve leadership.

• Conceptualized an inventory management system including key stakeholders and vendors to ensure the plant is stocked with inventory and replenished by supply and demand to diminish over and under stock of criCcal supplies. Spare Parts Clerk Maintenance

2/2014– 2/2016

Tetra Pak, Vancouver WA

Collaborate with vendors for best product, price and product improvement iniCaCves.

• Complete and manage basic purchase requests ensuring the right product, right price, and on Cme delivery is met.

• Inventory management to include cycle counts, minimum and maximum levels, reorder points.

• Managed incoming parts inventory and distributed to ordering department ensuring internal customer saCsfacCon.

• Maintained preventaCve maintenance schedule to ensure necessary supplies were available

• Safety Pillar Team member

Junior Take Off Chambon PrinNng press

7/2009– 2/2014

Tetra Pak, Vancouver WA

Assist in the conCnuous operaCon of the machine adhering to all safety regulaCons and perform daily change over acCviCes.

• Ensure daily make ready change over was prepared for next shi_ and next customer order

• Monitored and completed quality checks on products

• Follow set procedures and requirements set by World Class Manufacturing standards.

• Ensure producCon machine was running as scheduled for order compleCons, completed quality check intervals, rouCne maintenance checks.

• Collaborated with Quality department for customer saCsfacCon Packer Sealing Department

4/2006– 7/2009

Tetra Pak, Vancouver WA

Prepare finished products for packaging and shipment ensuring the meet company standards and requirements.

• Maintain quality standards for color variaCon, ensure print is in register, ensure quality of seal.

• Quality inspecCons of end product

• Oversee change over from order to order

• Clean, inspect and maintain proper lubricaCon for machines

• Ensure daily make ready change over was prepared for next shi_ and next customer order Operator Crew Leader

11/1995– 3/2005

Sonoco Products, Woodland WA

Supervisor of day-to-day acCvity. Monitor processes, inspect materials and ensure machine was operaCng as expected for intended outcome of customer products and deliveries.

• Maintain quality standards for color variaCon.

• Operate 17 inch winder printers & skivers

• Lead creator and parCcipant for scrap material reducCon resulCng from over 5% to fewer than 2.5% waste.

• Lead a crew of four operators

• Member of the Safety and First Responder crew

• Completed detailed quality inspecCons

• Fork li_ and Clamp Truck Operator

BaUalion Chief- EMT/Safety Officer

6/1995– 10/2006

Woodland Fire Department, Woodland WA

ExCnguish fire and prevent loss of life and property with pride, dedicaCon and courage.

• Served as a Lieutenant then as a BaDalion Chief and supervised assigned shi_ of one Lieutenant and eight Firefighters

• Developed and operated a fundraiser to purchase a Thermal Imaging Camera

• Received the Chief’s Award for the Thermal Imaging Fundraising Project

• 2001 Firefighter of the year & Bulldog Award

• Lead safety program of the fire dept.

• Lead and parCcipated with a group to determine and purchase four new fire apparatus

• Maintenance and repair of emergency vehicles

• Driver/Operator of emergency equipment

EDUCATION

General Studies

Clackamas Community College, Portland OR

REFERENCES

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