To: Luther Automotive

Plymouth, MN

From: Tracy Cotten

12224 278th Ave NW

Zimmerman MN 55398

I am writing in regards to the customer service position you have advertised in Indeed. I have many years of experience cashier experience as well as receptionist as well as various other office positions and customer service related experience. I am a very dependable person as well as a hard worker. I think I could be an asset to your company bringing my experience as well as variety of acquired skills.

Sincerely,

Tracy Cotten

Tracy Cotten

12224 278th Ave NW

Zimmerman MN 55398

(763)245-2626

Summary of Qualifications:

Invoice Customers assuring accuracy

Track the status for requisitions, contracts, and orders

Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs ordering more materials when necessary

Answer multi-line switchboard and directed calls to appropriate personal

Contact suppliers and vendors in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems

Experience:

Design Ready Controls Inc. Rockford, MN

Office Administrator/Office Manager 2012 to 2015

Invoice all out going customer orders in with an M1 software system

Meet with incoming employees and go over all available benefits with them and get them entered into the system once they were eligible

Answer phones on Inter-Tel phone system for 5 different facilities

Code incoming bills such as American Express to the correct department, facility and use and attach all corresponding backup to assure accuracy

Book employee travel to various of our other locations as well as to customer facilities both in the US as well as international locations, including flights, hotel and car rental

Order all office and break room supplies for all locations

Plan Company functions such as 3 holiday parties, 2 company picnics and potlucks and BBQ’s

Order and maintain stock of company required attire as well as other corporate items

Enter all travel invoices in the AP system in our M1 System and attach corresponding backup to assure accuracy

Power Engineering and Mfg. & Quant Technologies Blaine, MN

Office Administrator 2010 to 2012

Answer phones on Inter-Tel phone system

Create sales orders for customer’s purchases from customers PO’s

Contacted vendors to assure getting the best pricing as well as lead times for materialbe purchased

Create purchase orders for materials to be purchased for manufacturing as well as office and engineering needs

Enter data into computer when received materials in warehouse

Shipping of customers purchases once items have been completed, this

mainly consisted of overseas shipping with UPS and FedEx

Domestic shipping on various trucking companies.

File invoices, purchase orders, sales orders

Assist in making and updating procedure books for manufacturing

Updating of all MSDS books in the facility to make sure they are up to date and correct

Maintain the calibration records and make sure that monthly items are sent out to be calibrated if needed

Do internal audits of both companies monthly in various areas which is laid out by the quality manager to assure ISO compliance and knowledge of employees

Rubble Tile and Stone Minnetonka, MN

Purchasing Assistant 2002 to 2008

Purchase specialty tile as well as tools from vendors

Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs

Contacted vendors to assure getting the best pricing for shipping as well as materials

Enter data into computer when received materials in warehouse

Code and enter bills into computer system

File invoices, purchase orders as well as received documents

Invoice customer orders, entered customers returns

Train receptionist on new phone system as well as cover phones when required

Acting Purchasing Supervisor in her absence

Youngsted’s Goodyear Hopkins, MN

Accounts Payable 2002 to 2002

Code and enter all bills for 13 Goodyear and Amoco stores

Cut checks to pay vendors, mailed and filed invoices

Passed first ever accounting audit

CES International Plymouth, MN

Office Manager/Accounts Payable/Receptionist 1996 to 2001

Answer multi-line switchboard and directed calls to appropriate personal

Code, enter, paid and file all invoices

Enter expense reports for all senior management

Make travel plans for all employees, both foreign and domestic

Oversaw office expansion and construction

Other: Retail: Warner True Value, Builders Square, Best Buy, Qualex, Fina Gas Station, Northtown Liquor, and most recently several flower marts in the summer.

Education:

North Hennepin (Early Childhood Development) Brooklyn Park, MN

Knowledge and Skills:

Microsoft Office

Quicken

Intel Phone System

Pedyn Software

Facts

Great Plains

10 Key

M1

Quick Books

Copier

Postage Machine

FaxMachine

Inter-Tel Phone System

Various Travel Sites on the Internet