Greg Eakin
Purchasing Manager
Address
Wake Village, TX, 75501
Phone
*********@*****.***
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