Speaker
Darren Occleston
VP Procurement
Job Description
I lead a group of people who buy everything a business needs to operate and build products for sale.
Relevant School Subjects
- Business
Areas of Expertise
- Admin/Business
- Manufacturing/Production
Career Story
I went to trade school to be a machinist, I became a CNC machinist and studied at university part time while I worked. I completed my BA and then took my MBA full time. I started a company with a partner company at Laurier and then got a job as a buyer at Westinghouse, from there I was promoted across a number of roles. When Siemens bought Westinghouse, I left to work as a Director of Operations at a small cell phone tower manufacturer in Elmira. I then went back to procurement at Babcock & Wilcox, and eventually moved to a company in Oakville as the VP of Supply Chain. I have continued my leadership journey in Supply Chain ever since.