Bret Ellis Email & Phone Number

Bloomington, Minnesota, Us

Procured all raw material bar stock and coordinated outside services for production ready machining Addressed issues with the suppliers on bent, out-of-round and unusable raw material Coordinated outside services for machined parts; aluminum anodize, heat treat and plating Monitored APSL spreadsheet to ensure accuracy of vendor certifications of AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP

Orono, Mn, Us

Generate and analyze MRP reports by supplier to procure required components.Enter and process purchase orders with assigned suppliersUpdate purchase order acknowledgments from suppliersExpedite purchase orders per required company needs

Analyzed annual usage of all non-inventory items to determine key re-order pointsGenerated Excel spreadsheets to determine min/max levels based on annual consumptionImplemented internal electronic file folder system for purchase order retrievalPurchased commodities: outers, accessories, corrugate, labels and non-inventory itemsGenerated purchase orders, analyzed reports and entered billing utilizing Quickbooks

Performed several duties within manufacturing facilityMonitored plastic injection mold presses in a variety of functions Performed several manual functions including sonic welding, custom packaging and assembly

Purchased raw material through MRP for production of filtration systems. Including: stainless steel wire mesh, liquid PVC, polyurethane, polypropylene and nylon. Provided support to Sales and Engineering departments for new business pricing, request for quotes and research and development projects. Managed excellent relationships with vendors including, raw material for all production, building maintenance, waste management and outside services. Managed the purchases and on-time delivery of over $250,000 in monthly inventory. Able to read print drawings to determine key components of written and drawn part specification. Utilized Visual Manufacturing software. ISO 9001 certified

Coordinated shipments with chemical manufacturers and distributors for timely customer delivery. Produced sales orders and communicated pricing for customer requests via email, fax and telephone. Communicated with sales staff, accounting, and customers on pricing of products, billing and other customer concerns. Coordinated domestic and international bulk shipments and tanker loads of chemicals.

Reviewed MRP to support production, monitored vendor time lines and reported progress to scheduling. Planned delivery to support production and monitored customer time lines. Procured chemicals, dyes, herbs, fragrances, raw materials and miscellaneous departmental goods. Negotiated vendor contracts regarding rejected materials and consulted with quality assurance to inspect products. Managed largest customer material account, entered purchase orders, and tracked goods for scheduling and deliveries.