Darren Mcleod Email & Phone Number

United States

• This position entailed heading up the entire marketing and administration function of the company’s US organization. Reporting directly to the US Sales Director, I exercised discretionary decision-making authority over.
• Coordinated all US sales orders from estimating production/product requirements from architectural drawings; through design and production; to shipping.
• Effectively communicated with customer’s pre, post and during order placement.
• Calculated pricing and quotes for custom orders.
• Oversaw the US Warehouse operation
• Responsible for organizing all aspects of trade shows.

• Reported to Marketing Manager
• Managed and motivated 6 employees.
• Responsible for scheduling and planning all in house and external sample manufacture.
• Coordinated product launches.
• Successfully negotiated with external sample makers and suppliers to drive down costs.
• Improved sample delivery time.

• Responsible for achieving critical delivery dates in a contract carpet-manufacturing environment for custom orders.
• Oversaw all aspects of production planning Processing customer orders Calculating yarn requirements Procuring raw materials Maintaining product mix Achieving production targets Quoting and meeting dispatch dates.
• Implemented new pc based, yarn stock control system to increase efficiency.