Darren D. McDougal

Senior finance and operations executive with over 20 years of experience in organizational leadership, financial management, strategic planning, and cross-functional team leadership. Proven track record of driving organizational growth through financial stewardship, risk management, and team development. Experienced in managing global teams, financial budgeting, and forecasting.

Led financial oversight of the inventory portfolio, driving sales through strategic supply chain management and cost-effective purchasing decisions. Developed and implemented initiatives to reduce purchasing costs and optimize inventory control, enhancing profitability and operational sustainability. Produced monitoring and evaluation reports to support data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement of inventory processes. Collaborated with senior leadership to align financial operations with business objectives, ensuring efficient resource allocation and supporting long-term strategic planning.

Oversee staff across multiple states and ensure the company's financial success through effective management of sales, purchasing, profitability, and inventory. Build strong customer and vendor relationships while developing processes that align with the NetSuite ERP system to streamline sales, purchasing, and accounting functions. Provide technical and operational support to both the sales and accounting teams to maintain high customer satisfaction. Implement process improvements to drive operational consistency across the organization.

• Lead, mentor, and coach staff to strengthen supply chain and inventory management capabilities, including fostering positive relationships with suppliers to enhance customer satisfaction and business growth.

• Manage a geographically dispersed team, providing direct support to sales and accounting teams to meet evolving customer needs.

• Prepare detailed reports covering financial, purchasing, sales, customer inquiries, data analysis, inventory control, and vendor management to inform business decisions.

• Offer clear recommendations and insights to the management team to optimize existing business operations and identify new growth opportunities.

• Manage inventory levels by calculating stock requirements, setting competitive prices, and ensuring profitability and cost savings.

• Configure, maintain, and optimize the NetSuite ERP system, including leading the transition to Epicor ERP.

• Develop saved searches and reports in NetSuite to extract data for financial analysis, contributing to improved financial performance by aligning business strategies with cost and margin insights.

• Utilize Excel to analyze data from NetSuite reports, aiming to reduce inventory levels while meeting future demand, achieving over a 60% reduction in inventory levels.

Responsible for managing key accounts, fostering customer and vendor relationships, and identifying growth opportunities while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction, cost savings, and improved equipment uptime.

• Conducted in-depth analytical reviews, including data mining and historical data trending, to implement impactful solutions that resulted in doubling sales and generating over $500k in savings for the customer.

• Developed long-term strategic supply chain partnerships with suppliers to drive business growth and sustainability.

• Achieved supply chain goals and cost savings through initiatives such as direct and alternate sourcing, repair alternatives, and negotiating strategic agreements with both vendors and customers.

• Reviewed RFQs and negotiated contracts to protect company interests while meeting customer requirements.

• Identified target market segments by researching, analyzing, and interpreting the competitive landscape, optimizing positioning for products and services in the market.