Brandon Drung Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Waterloo, Ontario

P&P Optica’s Smart Imaging System uses hyperspectral imaging to analyze the chemical make-up of food as it passes by at line speed. Our patented technology allows our customers to understand their product quality and, find and identify low density foreign contaminants in their manufacturing process like wood, plastic, rubber, and cardboard.PPO's Smart Imaging System can collect rich information about food chemistry: protein, water and fat content; tenderness; freshness and more.My role involves expanding PPO’s technological reach in Canada, the USA and Europe in meat processing while managing the business development process and facilitating both new customer sales and add-on sales to existing large named accounts.I utilize my considerable meat industry experience for in-plant customer process evaluation to create project scoping and sales proposal documentation on the required need of the customer and their specific applications. Managing a strategic sales process from advising with business development team in finding new leads and opportunities to be moved to the Sales Team and taking those sales opportunities to completion and then further add-on machine sales within North America.Facilitated the company expansion to Europe through market making in the automation field for PPO’s unique hyperspectral technology. Evaluated prospective manufacturing and service partners to create a “Euro-Built Solution” that was adapted to that specific geographical area.

Kitchener, Canada Area

CSB-System AG is the leading industry specialist for business and automation solutions in the meat industry. As a one-stop provider of software, hardware, services and business consulting, CSB optimizes the business processes of our customers and create significant competitive advantages with our CSB turnkey solution.My role entailed managing the sales process from beginning to end. Handling meat manufacturing/slaughter plant assessments at a granular level. Helping to create and define customer solutions as required by their immediate and long term needs.Possessing a technical understanding of the various solutions in both hardware and software to convey these concepts to prospective and current customers around shop floor based data collections, ERP components and automation.Relying on a previous industry experience in the protein sector to speak to customers about their respective pains without a significant learning curve and to begin creating potential solutions to the pains of their manufacturing businesses.

St Jacobs, Waterloo, Ontario

Heidelberg Foods Ltd. is a manufacturer of a large variety of traditional European Style Processed Meats located in the Mennonite Heartland of Ontario, between the world famous Waterloo Farmer's Market and the picturesque town of St. Jacob's. Managing all the buying, and vendor relations for the company with emphasis on creating and augmenting existing and new procurement procedure. Reporting to the senior leadership team with all relevant procurement information for decision making on improved procedures. Handling the day-to-day buying for the manufacturing facility, specifically meat, spice, cartons, and packaging materials through detailed analysis and vendor negotiation on price and delivery logistics. Scheduling of all production needs for the manufacturing facility, balancing the internal finished inventory needs of our own brand label and the private label requirements of the customers to meet deadlines as set by the sales team. Responsible for the research and technical write ups in the required style of all existing procurement processes, focusing on forms, programs and production components. Further responsible for proposing alternative processes with potential technological solutions to aid in efficiency utilizing our ERP system.Managing projects to update the product line marketing through packaging and retailer product placement. Working as the intermediary between the vendor design teams and senior management on all product line changes, as well price analysis to conform to our product costing requirements to the customer.

Breslau, Ontario, Canada

Selling, servicing and building relationships with the independent meat processors throughout Ontario and CanadaImplementing sales strategies focusing on the individual customer and working to increase their volumes through a value added service structure. Responsible for monitoring the varying aspects in the processor sales portfolio, specifically contribution margins, volume analysis and market trends to find new areas of growth within the current segment.Gathering Market intelligence, focusing on commodity pricing, product availability and competitor analysis to greater increase the companies bargaining and supply position, while still maintaining sales growth with the customer base.Keeping the customer supplied with product and happy with how they are treated by a sales representative that integrates the supplier's interests with the customer's needs.

Breslau Ontario

Produced cutting and packing daily-allotted products in accordance with production schedules while following safety guidelines and maintaining line speed. Responsible for building customer orders, staging and loading exports for departure.

Hon. Ba, Communications

International Business

International Business Program, focusing on International, Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Project Management.

Business

Courses in Accounting and Financial Mathematics.

Highschool Diploma

Activities and Societies: President of Student Council, Debate Team, Multiple Sport a Year Athlete