Reg Freemyer
Asheboro,NC
Summary
Meticulous Procurement Agent with 10 years of experience and knowledge of contract upkeep. Adept at working quickly and accurately to prepare cost-effective orders and reports. Successful at maintaining relationships with customers and clients.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Procurement Agent/Buyer
ZIM AIRCRAFT CABIN SOLUTIONS
12.2022 - 07.2024
- Responsible for purchasing $1-$2 million in spares parts each month for Legacy and current aircraft seat inventory
- Created and accurately placed RFQ’s and Purchase Orders directly, and negotiated pricing with suppliers domestically and worldwide
- Analyzed costs and evaluated quotes to make sure quality, reliability, and timeliness were being met
- Evaluated suppliers on a regular basis
- Facilitated setting-up new suppliers
Traffic Manager/Traffic Customer Service Specialist
PEXCO. LLC
06.2020 - 09.2022
- Tasked with developing and implementing a line of traffic delineator products for the Asheboro facility that Pexco purchased and moved to NC
- In charge of growing this division from initial sales of 100K to over $300K in business every month
- Coordinated production of the extruded posts, managed an assembly staff of 6, ordered all the materials needed for final assembly, and arranged all shipments
- Also entered all purchase orders, created confirmations, and invoiced all orders
- Coordinated directly with sales representatives and customers to create quotes and make sure orders went out correctly and on-time.
Maintenance (MRO) Buyer
GREDE MANUFACTURING (formerly American Axle)
01.2019 - 04.2020
- Purchased components and services to maintain, repair, and procure the operating supplies of the manufacturing equipment at multi-million producing automobile parts facility
- Communicate with outside contractors, create requisitions and purchase orders, acquire quotes and estimates from outside vendors and contractors
- Update and maintain inventory system for proprietary software
- Track and update daily and monthly spending trends for MRO and outside contractors.
Purchasing Manager/Warehouse Manager
SAPONA PLASTICS, LLC
03.2015 - 08.2018
- Planned, scheduled, and purchased all key material components for this $15 million in sales injection molding plastics company
- Initiated purchase orders and oversaw all shipping and receiving operations
- Implemented time and cost savings strategies by re-designing the warehouse layout
- SAP & MRP knowledgeable
- APICS Global Logistics Associate certified
- Forklift certified.
Quality Control Process Technician
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Assigned for 12 months to Quality Control area doing final inspections and gauging, turn-key daily carbon content lab testing, with final three months doing highly technical discrete grinding
- Learned new appreciation of manufacturing in non-management role.
General Manager - Rhino Times
R.E. CARROLL COMPANY
06.2013 - 01.2014
- Tasked by new owner with successfully resurrecting defunct weekly tabloid publication completely from square one
- Successfully branded product with new marketing campaign and redesign of print product as well as website
- Hired new sales and support staff and put all new business systems in place
- This job was done as a 6 month contract.
Advertising Director - Goldsboro News-Argus
WAYNE PRINTING CORPORATION
02.2011 - 04.2013
- Led a staff of 12 at this 18,000-circulation eastern North Carolina daily
- Implemented new strategies that resulted in exceeding expectations in local sales
- Traveled to New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Detroit to make presentations and successfully negotiate several new contracts with Target, CVS, Walgreen's, Staples, News America, and Valassis.
Advertising Director - The Courier-Tribune
STEPHENS MEDIA
07.2000 - 12.2010
- Responsible for 10-person staff, generating nearly $5 million in business revenue annually
- Successfully added several niche products: Homes & Real Estate Guide, TV Week, Entertainment Weekly and Readers’ Choice Awards promotion
- Coordinated and negotiated with all national retail clients: Dillard’s, Belk, JC Penney, Sears, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Food Lion and many more
- Planned and executed the “Zoo Open” golf tournaments, numerous concert events, Fall Festival and Business Expo.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising-Marketing -
The University of Oklahoma
Skills
- Estimating and Cost Tracking
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Price Negotiations
- Strategic Sourcing
- Global Procurement
- Purchasing coordination
Certification
APICS Global Logistics Certification
Timeline
Procurement Agent/Buyer
ZIM AIRCRAFT CABIN SOLUTIONS
12.2022 - 07.2024
Traffic Manager/Traffic Customer Service Specialist
PEXCO. LLC
06.2020 - 09.2022
Maintenance (MRO) Buyer
GREDE MANUFACTURING (formerly American Axle)
01.2019 - 04.2020
Purchasing Manager/Warehouse Manager
SAPONA PLASTICS, LLC
03.2015 - 08.2018
Quality Control Process Technician
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
01.2014 - 01.2015
General Manager - Rhino Times
R.E. CARROLL COMPANY
06.2013 - 01.2014
Advertising Director - Goldsboro News-Argus
WAYNE PRINTING CORPORATION
02.2011 - 04.2013
Advertising Director - The Courier-Tribune
STEPHENS MEDIA
07.2000 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising-Marketing -
The University of Oklahoma
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