Andrew Burkett
Global Procurement Process Owner - Corporate Director Level with a Team @Ultra Electronics Group
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WORK HISTORY
Global Procurement Process Owner - Corporate Director Level with a Team @Ultra Electronics Group
Procurement Process Owner for Ultra Electronics a £3B FTSE 250 “Five Eyes” defense company. Reported to the SVP of Procurement and responsible for global systems and processes team. Navigated organizational pivots with Advent International\'s Private Equity acquisition and elimination of Ultra Electronics Head Office. Transformed Processes and Indirect Procurement for Ultra Maritime during 2023. • Led global team responsible for procurement processes, policies, tools, and transformation efforts• Developed buying channels and purchasing card policies and supported procurement policy creation• Deployed global supplier code of conduct, modern slavery, and sustainable procurement policies• Simplified commodity taxonomy for ERP’s and created preferred supplier and consolidation strategies• Supported the S2C and P2P eProcurement (Coupa/ Ivalua) solution selection and deployment planning• Deployed leading spend analysis (Rosslyn RAPid), and cost & savings tracking (Provalido) solutions• Supported Ultra Procurement and Finance leaders (CPO and CFO), Bain, and Advent International to disposition the Global Procurement function
EDUCATION
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Organizational Leadership
Concordia Lutheran High School
High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
Crotonville Alumni
Activating Strategy and Culture Course, Organizational Leadership
Crotonville Alumni
Leadership Development Course, Organizational Leadership
Crotonville Alumni
Basic Essential Leadership Skills Course, Organizational Leadership
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
MBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Associate of Science (A.S.), Organizational Leadership
SKILLS
ABOUT ANDREW BURKETT
Indiana University MBA. Purdue BS. Global Procurement Process Owner for Ultra Electronics Defense a FTSE 250 company reporting to Group SVP of Procurement.Proven Source to Pay Leader with Executive International expertise in Remote Management of Teams and process improvements in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing, Buying, Sustainable and Ethical Sourcing Policies, eProcurement Tools, Vendor Web Portals, SAP ERP\'s, AWS and Integrations to ERP\'s, Supplier Integrity and Compliance, Accounts Payable, Strategic Planning, Global Sourcing Operations, Contract Negotiation, Commodity Management, Manufacturing Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, Materials Management, Defense Industry (DFARS, ITAR, TINA, CUI) and Customer Service Call Center Management. 20+ years at Fortune 300/ FTSE 250 companies (Ultra, ABB, GE, Aon) in progressive leadership positions reporting to corporate leadership and providing strategy direction on Procurement and Sourcing transformations.US Army VeteranAPICS CPIMSpecialties: Business Transformations and Integrations, Strategic Planning, Global Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Economic Forecasting, P&L Management, Supplier Fulfillment, Supplier Payment Terms/ Cash Flow, Vendor Financing/ Trade Payables, ERP/ MRP Systems and Sourcing IT Digitization, Low-Cost Country Initiatives, Enterprise Risk Management, Leadership Innovation Growth Initiatives, Lean Six Sigma, and Customer Service Call Center Management.Technology: Oracle » SAP » eProcurement Portals » AWS » Easy Procurement » Concur » MARC » Blue Yonder » Provalido » Perceptive » OnBase » RAPid » Business Objects » QlikView » SharePoint » Excel » PowerPoint » Word » MS Teams »
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