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Purchasing Manager Inventory Control

Location:
Texarkana, TX
Posted:
March 04, 2024

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Greg Eakin

Purchasing Manager

Address

Wake Village, TX, 75501

Phone

903-***-****

E-mail

*********@*****.***

Cost control

Financial Management

Inventory control

Purchasing Manager

****-**-*urrent Newly Weds Foods, Mt. Pleasant, TX Managed the purchasing department for a mid-size

company with 300 employees. Purchasing over $30M

monthly to supply production with the needed

ingredients.

Reduced overall monthly ingredients cost by over

$500K/ month by moving much of our incoming traffic to rail.

Added a revenue stream by charging suppliers when

ingredients caused production issues or quality

problems.

2015-01 - Purchasing Manager

2020-10 Mayo Manufacturing, Texarkana, TX

Managed all purchasing operations, receiving,

accounts payable operations for a mid-size company with 250 employees.

Was able to lower the raw material cost versus sales price to the lowest level in 50 years of company

records.

Suppliers became team players helping us look for

ways to lower our overall cost.

2003-01 - President/Owner

2015-01 HomeTeam Inspection, Texarkana, TX

Started a small business designed to allow personal time to assist in family matters.

Inspected residential and commercial properties in the Texarkana and surrounding areas.

Earned the reputation for performing quality work with high integrity.

Thus, earning an appointment to the Texas Real Estate Commission overseeing the approximately 10,000 Texas Home Inspectors.

2001-01 - Executive Vice President, and General

2003-01 Manager

Owl's Head Alloys Inc, Bowling Green, KY

Responsible for all operational aspects of managing a secondary aluminum processing plant. Developed

yearly business plans and financial goals while providing leadership for a team of more than one hundred

maintenance and production employees.

Approving all expenditures and payroll.

Formed key partnerships with Alcoa, Alcan, Arco,

Commonwealth Aluminum, and many other aluminum

suppliers.

Developing and implementing policies and

procedures.

Ensuring compliance with government regulations.

Built corporate revenues from $0M to $30M/month.

1998-01 - Senior Purchasing Agent

2001-01 Commonwealth Aluminum Inc, Lewisport, KY

Redesigned the purchasing department to center

around open communication, creative thinking, and

group projects.

Responsible for corporate purchasing models, with an estimated savings of $1.0M yearly.

Supervised, trained, and evaluated five additional purchasing agents.

Assumed inventory control management and

scheduling responsibilities for one of three regional facilities.

1994-01 - Regional Manager

1998-01

Wise Alloys, Inc, Baltimore, MD

Initiated a toll conversion program that resulted in net profits of $1.2M in the first year of existence.

Decreased the average cost and increased the

volume of base raw material purchasing by going

directly to the source of the raw materials. This was achieved through personal visits, paying to attention to the suppliers needs in conjunction with the company goals, and making sure that all business was solid two- way business.

Education

1988-01 M.B.A: Economics

Texarkana, TX

1983-01 B.S: Applied Studies

Texarkana, Texas, TX

2010-01 - Adjunct Professor of Economics, Texas A&M 201*-**-****-** Texarkana, TX

1988-01 - Adjunct Professor of Economics, Texarkana College - 2006-01 Texarkana, TX



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