Andre W.

Andre W.

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  • About me

    Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing.

  • Education

    • West Lothian College

      2015 - 2016
      ILM SQL level 9 Leadership and Management

      SCQF Level 9 Certificate in Leadership and Management

    • Higher Technical School Springs

      1998 - 2002
      Senior Certificate
    • Edinburgh Napier University

      2018 - 2020
      Master of Business Administration - MBA Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
    • Edinburgh Napier University

      2016 - 2017
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Business Management
  • Experience

    • Microtronix Manufacturing

      Apr 2005 - Jun 2007
      Electronic Technician
    • Cynaps

      Jan 2007 - Feb 2009
      Technical Service Engineer

      Manage manufacturing of electronic access control equipment with Biometric technology.Provide phone and on site support to key customers.Provide support to field based technical staff.

    • IQVIA

      Mar 2009 - Dec 2015
      Senior Lab Tech Specialist (Metrologist)

      Catagorize and Qualify laboratory equipment in accordance with relevent procedures.Oversee calibration and maintenance activities to ensure compliance with relevant SOPsManage, review and maintain equipment service contracts.Create and revise SOP's to ensure regulatory compliance is met.Provide global support and advice on equipment monitoring, validation and calibration activities.Reperasent Technical Services/ Metrology in client and regulatory audits. Respond to and correct any audit findings.Provide suport and guindance in projects that impact laboratory failities. Show less

    • Q² Solutions

      Jan 2016 - now

      Strategic Sourcing of laboratory equipment, reagent, services and consumables.Identify and opportunities for savings and execute supplier agreements to deliver against savings targets.Extract spend data from accounts payable or other databases and create spend reports in various formats.Extract spend files from vendors to create baselines spend for key purchasing categories.Work with functional stakeholders to identify requirements, establish the purchasing process steps and timetable for completion of the project.Identify and manage key team members for purchasing processes, obtain support from stakeholders and create requirements for purchasing exercises.Benchmark and validate opportunities by Requests for Information, prepare and issue competitive Requests for Proposals.Contact point for regional site purchasing activity and provide support with purchasing activity as necessary.Participation in vendor management development programs, collect and monitor data as input to the vendor performance reporting and prepare vendor performance scores for internal distribution.Ensure purchase orders comply with contract terms and work to improve the efficiency of the purchase to pay process. Show less Categorize and Qualify laboratory equipment in accordance with relevant procedures.Oversee calibration and maintenance activities to ensure compliance with relevant SOPsManage, review and maintain equipment service contracts.Create and revise SOP's to ensure regulatory compliance is met.Provide global support and advice on equipment monitoring, validation and calibration activities.Represent Technical Services/ Metrology in client and regulatory audits. Respond to and correct any audit findings.Provide sport and guidance in projects that impact laboratory facilities. Show less

      • Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing

        Apr 2022 - now
      • Procurement/ Sourcing Manager

        Apr 2017 - Apr 2022
      • Senior Metrologist

        Jan 2016 - Apr 2017
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Interpersonal Communication (2020)

      LinkedIn
      May 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Level3 Award In the In-Service Inspection and Testing of Elecrical Equipment (PAT)

      Ofqual
      Feb 2014
    • Making Investment Decisions

      Lynda.com
      Feb 2017
      View certificate certificate
    • Good Clinical Practice for Clinical Trials: Principles

      Barnett International