Andy Freeman

*** *. *** ******/*.O. Box ***

Brooklet, GA 30415

912-***-****

acbmr8@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

Utilize my skills, experience and work ethic to secure a career opportunity within my profession.

Professional Experience

2011-Present Great Dane Trailers Mfg Statesboro, GA Buyer/Fabrication Planner

First buyer hired for the industry leader at their new state-of-the-art refrigerated trailer manufacturing

facility in Statesboro, Georgia with an initial annual capacity of 5,000 refrigerated trailers. Multi-task in a

fast paced, start-up manufacturing environment to provide purchased and manufactured parts just-in-time.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and Maintain sources of supply to ensure proper product specification, cost-effectiveness

and on-time delivery for assigned commodity groups from qualified supply-chain sources.

• Execute purchasing and releases of materials in an MRP environment to ensure the flow of in-

bound materials align with the demand of production and fabrication in a timely manner.

• Communicate with Engineering, Fabrication, Production and Quality Assurance as it relates to

my assigned commodity groups to ensure all material requirements and delivery are met.

• 100% Accountability and Ownership as it relates to assigned commodity groups from soliciting

quotes, conducting bid evaluations, selection of supply sources and managing costs and delivery

to monitoring supplier performance, maintaining accuracy of on-hand product inventories and

resolving all problems related to purchasing, delivery, receiving, vendor payment, storage and

proper usage of materials in production.

• Develop, Maintain and Sustain supply-chain vendor relationships to ensure all assigned

commodity groups are multi-sourced with various vendor partners in order to keep constant flow

of materials regardless of market conditions or unanticipated disruption of product flow.

• Process and Coordinate weekly and daily metal fabrication work orders to ensure demand of

production for fabricated parts is met by our large in-house Fabrication Department. This duty

also includes all purchasing and maintaining of raw material in aluminum, stainless steel, carbon

steel and structural steel in the form of coil, sheet, plate and shape goods.

• Assures all supply-chain vendors continually meet all requirements and agreements of contracts

in place as it relates to all aspects from pricing, terms and delivery of product to quality, condition

and any special requirements of all assigned commodity groups.

• Estimate needs for quarterly, semi-annual and annual product contracts based on current, past and

future demand using history, deductive reasoning and short-term customer order files.

Andy Freeman

212 W. Lee Street/P.O. Box 124

Brooklet, GA 30415

912-***-****

acbmr8@r.postjobfree.com

• Assigned Commodity Groups include Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals, Wood Products,

Polystyrene Products, PVC Extrusions and Plastic Products, Industry Specific Products related to

the manufacture and operation of single-temperature and multi-temperature refrigerated trailers.

Professional Experience – Prior to Current Position

• Over 20 years of experience in wholesale building products sales, purchasing and management

• Managed all aspects of full-line moulding distribution business & installed sales company

• Functioned in roles of primary outside seller, general manager, buyer and owner

• Proven track record in creating, sustaining, and growing customer and vendor relationships

Russell Millwork Account Manager Buford, GA 2010 - 2011

Complete Turnkey Construction Partner/General Manager Monroe, GA 2007 - 2010

U.S. Lumber Group Moulding Market Manager Suwanee, GA 2006 - 2007

Moulding & Millwork Specialties Partner / President / GM Winder, GA 2002 - 2006

Intermountain-Orient, Inc. GM / Account Manager Atlanta, GA 1997 - 2002

Weyerhaeuser Company Account Manager Atlanta, GA 1992 - 1997

Thomas R. Hopson-Broker, Inc. Operations & Sales Norcross, GA 1984 - 1988

Abilities and Strengths

• Team player and leader with high standards in job performance

• Ability to lead by example and manage specific business segment

• Understands importance of and knows how to develop long-term supplier partnerships

• Promotes team building through clear communication and self accountability

• Motivated to take on responsibility, lead, and excel as an individual and as part of a team

• Desire to be the best I can be and to be a part of a winning team in my professional life

Education

Andy Freeman

212 W. Lee Street/P.O. Box 124

Brooklet, GA 30415

912-***-****

acbmr8@r.postjobfree.com

Georgia Southern University Communication Arts/Public Relations 1988 – 1992

References Available Upon Request

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