DARREN CANTRALL

adyuvf@r.postjobfree.com

Mobil: 262-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Smile for a While Bundles, Fredonia, WI 3/22-Present

Co-Founder and Project Manager

Smile for a While Bundles is a small 4013C non-profit that sends care packages free of charge to people in need all over the world. They also organize art camps, provide financial support to poor and displaced people groups, and work for the welfare of refugees from war-torn countries in Africa and Southeast Asia.

CURT G. JOA Sheboygan Falls, WI 7/21-3/22

Global Sourcing Manager - Commercial Systems and Engineering

As the Global Sourcing Manager, l was responsible for the sourcing and negotiation for the purchasing of all commercial integrated systems. Working in conjunction with engineering, product managers, project leaders, sales, and procurement, I met with OEM partners, negotiated prices, payment terms, and lead-times.

Additionally, I prospected new suppliers, analyzed market trends, submitted RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs, and mitigated all quality and logistics issues.

MAYSTEEL INDUSTRIES Allenton, WI 4/19 – 7/20

Supply Chain Manager - Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing

Managing a team of 7 – 3 direct and 4 dotted line, I was responsible for leading the day-to-day purchasing activities and strategic sourcing initiatives. My responsibilities included but were not limited to the following: High-level contract negotiation, implementation of material purchasing best practices, optimization of inventory levels to support a minimum of 8 turns or more, manage fulfillment and\ sales orders/customer forecasts to ensure they are firm and accurate, create processes to minimize material excess for NPI, ECO, and obsolescence, MRP forecast management, introduce more effective stocking strategies to lower inventory levels and establish material flow processes to help improve production takt time. Proficient in Epicor ERP software.

HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS Mayville, WI 9/17 – 4/19

Senior Strategic Buyer

As the lead Buyer, I was responsible for the day-to-day execution of material streams in support of production, engineering, sales, and customer service. In addition, I negotiated contracts, designated preferred suppliers, evaluated supplier performance, and managed NPI material requirements and obsolescence. Moreover, as an experienced SAP user, I trained my team on how to select and utilize T-Codes to improve efficiency and maximize their performance.

GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES Waukesha, WI 8/04 – 5/17

Senior Buyer-Planner/Material Leader

Supporting operations, I worked all facets of the supply chain from supplier sourcing, contract negotiation, material planning, lean material flow, logistics, inventory optimization, stocking strategies, dock management, production forecast, material reserves, engineering introductions, and supplier quality. Working off an Oracle MRP program, I managed approximately 60 suppliers and over 900 piece parts for operations in support of a 100 million dollar medical device business.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH, Oshkosh, WI 8/90 – 7/95

Bachelor of Science, Social Studies

SPECIAL SKILLS AND PROJECTS

APICS seminar participant

Lean project leader

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