Van Meter Inc.
Chris Nolte has extensive experience in inventory management and team leadership, currently serving as the IT Service Desk Administrator and Commodities Team Lead at Van Meter Inc. since August 2015. In the role of Commodities Team Lead, responsibilities include managing a team of manufacturing specialists, scheduling orders, and ensuring quality and accuracy in inventory management. Prior to this, Chris held various positions at Apple from September 2004 to June 2015, including Inventory Specialist and Inventory Trainer, where duties encompassed managing inventory using SAP, training staff, and supervising warehouse operations. Chris began a career in inventory management at Cub Foods from October 1999 to June 2006 as a Dairy/Frozen Foods Stock employee. Chris holds an Associate of Applied Sciences degree in Graphic Design from Dakota County Technical College, completed in 2006.
Van Meter Inc.
Headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Van Meter is an award-winning, 100% employed-owned workplace and leading distributor of more than 800 brands of electrical, automation and mechanical supplies. Committed to providing customers at industrial plants and construction jobsites across the nation “everything they need to succeed”, Van Meter couples its comprehensive product offering with best-in-class fulfillment rates, value-add services, and technical expertise. The company has 25 branch locations in eight states (Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas, Virginia and Alabama). Since 1928 we’ve delivered more than electrical products; we’ve solved problems for our customers, developed lasting relationships with suppliers and given back to the many communities that support us. Because we believe a company should do more than live by its values—it should create lasting value as well. To learn more, visit www.vanmeterinc.com