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Senior Material Purchaser & Inventory Manager

Location:
Forest Lake, MN
Salary:
64,500
Posted:
February 11, 2026

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Karie Schulstad

Forest Lake, MN *****

**********@*******.***

+1-651-***-****

Professional Summary

EƯective communication, organizational and analytical skills with the ability to work independently and function eƯectively under pressure while managing various tasks. Personable; capable of developing and maintaining professional working relationships with customers and co-workers. Experience in customer service and inside sales, purchasing materials team, sales, production, engineering, and shipping departments. Also experience in clerical, credit procedures, data entry, inventory management, and KANBAN

/EDI account program startups and maintenance. Excellent phone manner and trouble shooting skills. Training in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, OƯice, Internet, SAP, MRP Programs, PC / Bar Code scanning, EDI, KANBAN, and Venlink, Epicor business software. Also, experience with UPS and FedEx and various LTL shipping software.

Work Experience

Purchasing/Sourcing/Inventory Management - Allegis Corporation-Spring Lake Park, MN Returned February 2022 to Present

December 2003 to September 2008

USPS – Rural Carrier Forest Lake Post OƯice

August 2021 to February 2022

Daily functions

- creating, processing, and managing purchase orders,

- ensuring accuracy and completeness of Purchase orders

- monitor inventory levels to ensure adequate inventory levels to prevent shortages.

- Maintain accurate records of supplier orders.

- Logistics direction and tracking

- sourcing current or new products through various suppliers and providing pricing, lead time, or any specific requirements from sales, to provide a quote to customers.

- Sourcing to locate and evaluate potential suppliers, negotiating contracts, and securing the best prices and terms for goods and services.

- Applying gained information to base price, availability, necessity, quality, and logistical expenses

- Assessing vendors and their oƯerings with in-person visits, interviews, and analysis to assess their requirements and oƯerings.

- Maintain internal operating system to reflect current cost, lead time and any changes. Education

Century College

1994 Studied towards associate degree

Skills include but not limited to

•Demand planning

Expediting

•SAP

•MRP

•Warehouse experience

•Inventory control

•Sales

•Inside sales

•Supply chain management

•Supervising experience

•Forklift

•Inventory management

•NetSuite

•Epicor

• Organizational skills

• Conflict management

• Supply chain management

• Analytical Skills

Professional and Personal references available by request



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