Andy F.

Lead Buyer @ Johnson Matthey

About

I work every day to grow the value of what life offers me, and to return in the world my: + Experience within international and multicultural environment with exposure to interesting challenges (amazing stories). I invite you to discover more details of my work experience in Scandinavia, accomplishments in Mozambique, or my role in the Korean led Task Force team. + Positive and proactive attitude + Excellent analytical, organizing and negotiation + People management skills, proven with results and professional training, work experience in marketing with 3 years product management in heavy industry: sales, management of contracts, stocks, product performance, quality audit for a qualification as supplier to new clients, adding hands-on project management, leadership, FMCG management and industrial production, plus customer service with international exposure along with vision and pragmatism on the job. I have experience in BTL marketing (campaigns, POS promotion, direct sales for Sony, Pastel, More than Pub), and telemarketing experience for Three, UK. As a professional in marketing and management I thrive to be an inspiration source, so my actions would lead me and those around me continuously on the way of human evolution and towards attaining financial independence.

Country

City

United Kingdom

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

Strategic Procurement, Stakeholder Management, Problem Solving, Quality Control, Attention to Detail, VBA Excel, Purchase Management, Production Planning, Service-Level Agreements (SLA), Indirect Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Regulatory Requirements, Supplier Performance, Workflow Diagrams, Product Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management, Jira, Demand Forecasting, Commercial Negotiation, Supplier Evaluation

Experience

Lead Buyer

Johnson Matthey

2025-5 - 2026-2 · 10 mos

Indirect Buyer

Agratas – A Tata Enterprise

2024-10 - 2025-3 · 6 mos

I have sourced scarce materials with 23%-30% cost reduction and reduced lead-time from 2 months to 3 weeks.

Technical Buyer

Helix

2021-12 - 2024-9 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Technical Buyer

ALPHR Technology

2021-4 - 2021-9 · 6 mos

Expeditor

Kampf Machinery UK Ltd.

2020-3 - 2021-4 · 1 yr 2 mos

Temporary Executive Assistant with Section Admin experience at DHL Sainsbury's

Central Pharma, Marley Alutec, Whistl, Movianto

2019-1 - 2020-3 · 1 yr 3 mos

Temp executive assistant - various roles in production and logistic support (contract with recruitment agencies) Section Admin experience at DHL Sainsbury's: for the busiest shift, managing about 20+ pickers, fixing urgent system and machinery blockages, managing supply, time shifts, workload and allocation to cover various roles on different areas, cost saving focused.

FMCG Packaging Procurement

Orlando Import Export

2018-5 - 2018-12 · 8 mos

Bucharest, Romania

Packaging procurement (more than 350 articles: foils, boxes, labels and auxiliaries). In a context defined by change of many products (migration, new machinery), - I have improved the image of the company to suppliers, introducing a new standard for communication: early forecasts for demand, better contract terms and price transparency, capacity overview, better responses from suppliers in emergency situations - I have achieved cost reduction with some suppliers and better product quality by sourcing new suppliers - Management of delivery exceptions (late deliveries by some suppliers) and pallets returns.

Strategic Buyer

Makita Manufacturing Romania

2017-11 - 2018-5 · 7 mos

Makita Manufacturing Romania (Makita EU), the Romanian factory, is the 2nd largest one in the Makita Group. Responsible of procurement for 4 categories of commodities: standard components (wheelcovers, gear housings), springs, screws, raw materials (Copper, Zinc). I had a proactive role, generating add-value for the company, with: - Management of RFQs, internal documents and purchasing processes - Negotiations and problem solving, representing Makita's best interests (securing best procurement flow, cost reduction oriented, aiming to add value to Makita by growing win-win relationships with suppliers) - Management of legal documents for the qualification of new suppliers (NDAs, contracts etc.) - Developing new procurement opportunities, sourcing new suppliers for new materials and products - I have updated the procurement strategy, filtered and analysed the big data to make it useful (for Makita and its suppliers).

Associate Consultant

Green Team Global Romania

2014-12 - 2017-11 · 3 yrs

Department: MLM / Direct Sales | Industry: Automotive I have promoted a technical solution to reduce the fuel consumption and carbon footprint in the environment (a technology awarded with the Nobel Prize). And still I encourage you to use someting of your choice, as you think of cleaning your home, just now at the Planetary scale.