Parker Sorenson

Procurement Specialist

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

About

Experience

  • Procurement Specialist at CHS Inc.
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Material Planner at BevSource
    2024 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Create and process purchase orders and submit them to vendors • Process item receipts upon confirmation of shipment • Partner with other departments to maintain integrity of PO’s/SO’s (purchase orders/sales orders) across various BevSource subsidiaries. Proper ship dates, delivery dates, pricing, etc. • Coordinate deliveries with internal and 3rd party partners • Coordinate receipt of proper documentation for shipments, receipts, and other transactions. Follow-up on issues and discrepancies with shipments • Maintain PO/SO integrity for all raw material and/or packaging items within NetSuite MRP

  • Best Buy (12 yrs 7 mos)
    • SR. ASSOCIATE, COMPLEX PROJECT OPERATIONS
      Nov 2021 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      • Coordinate deliveries with internal and 3rd party partners for complex, high-volume projects to multi-dwelling buildings. • Build relationships with vendors by setting up weekly meetings to ensure we are on track for stock for upcoming projects and that we are hitting deliveries on time. • Build trackers to provide real time tracking updates on items needed for high volume, complex projects. • Partner with vendors to ensure we hit the projected ETAs to meet on-time project delivery.

    • Sales Support Specialist
      Sep 2018 - Nov 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      • Provided pre- and post-order operational and logistical support to our business-to-business account managers over multiple communication channels (Email, Phone, CRM software, Microsoft Teams). • Partnered with external logistics vendors to provide freight quotes and tracking to ensure orders were delivered on time for our clients. • Partnered with vendors to verify stock for day-to-day orders and mass order projects. • Curated multi-phase orders for multi-million-dollar mass order projects in which each project contained 200+ orders and $600,000+ worth of product. • Dedicated trainer for new sales support staff and outside team members.

    • Inventory Supervisor
      Jan 2017 - Sep 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

      • Managed the warehouse of a Best Buy and lead the sale floor by guiding and coaching our sales floor and operational staff during controlled and peak traffic hours. • Resolved escalated customer issues that both offered a satisfactory resolution for our client and met business needs. • Collaborated with fellow store leadership to successfully plan high traffic event days such as Black Friday.

  • Team Lead at Valleyfair Family Amusement Park
    Apr 2008 - Oct 2011 · 3 yrs 7 mos