
Andre W.
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About me
Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing.
Education

West Lothian College
2015 - 2016ILM SQL level 9 Leadership and ManagementSCQF Level 9 Certificate in Leadership and Management

Higher Technical School Springs
1998 - 2002Senior Certificate
Edinburgh Napier University
2018 - 2020Master of Business Administration - MBA Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Edinburgh Napier University
2016 - 2017Bachelor of Arts - BA Business Management
Experience

Microtronix Manufacturing
Apr 2005 - Jun 2007Electronic Technician
Cynaps
Jan 2007 - Feb 2009Technical Service EngineerManage 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 2015Senior 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 - nowStrategic 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 - nowProcurement/ Sourcing Manager
Apr 2017 - Apr 2022Senior Metrologist
Jan 2016 - Apr 2017
Licenses & Certifications
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Interpersonal Communication (2020)
LinkedInMay 2024 
Level3 Award In the In-Service Inspection and Testing of Elecrical Equipment (PAT)
OfqualFeb 2014- View certificate

Making Investment Decisions
Lynda.comFeb 2017 
Good Clinical Practice for Clinical Trials: Principles
Barnett International
Languages
- enEnglish
- afAfrikaans
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