Andrew Hudik
Procurement
- Role
- Director of Procurement at Aurora Solar
- Location
- Aurora, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Andrew Hudik
An experienced Procurement Director / Manager with a proven track record in strategic sourcing, demand management, negotiations, and optimizing supplier relationships. A proactive initiator that develops solutions that align with internal business objectives. 14 years in Procurement – Categories include: Information Technology, SaaS, Cloud, Hardware / Software, Professional Services, Logistics, Marketing Services, Benefits and SuppliesExperienced in all facets of strategic sourcing from establishing policies and processes, developing strategic relationships, supplier research, market analysis, competitive bidding, negotiations, forecasting, cost analysis, should cost modeling, service level agreements, contracting, vendor and supply chain management
Experience
Director of Procurement
Apr 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Established Aurora Solar’s “Procurement Philosophy” and creation of the first Procurement Policy - Built an in-house procurement tool and centralized process for requesting the purchase of any good or service in an open and competitive environment- Minimized financial, operational, legal and compliance risks by collaboration and service-level agreements between Procurement, Information Security, and Legal departments while ensuring that purchases are made in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations- Drove awareness and comprehension of procurement processes and policies through internal training and communication- Provided support, strategy and collaboration with our internal customers as we continuously search across all suppliers for the right balance of quality, innovation, customer service, support and cost management for the goods and services needed- Partnered with department leads to align on both short term and long term strategy ahead of contract negotiations- Negotiated strategic agreements directly with vendors to maximize savings and efficiencies for stakeholders- Built and maintained relationships with over 110 suppliers - Establishing the first enterprise agreements with four of our largest suppliers including AWS, resulting in $2.4MM in savings- Fostered trust in both internal and external stakeholders by maintaining operational excellence- Reduced the procurement life cycle time from 74 days to 34 days
Skills
- Procurement
- Bid Preparation
- Forecasting
- Contract Management
- Strategy
- Analysis
- Inventory Management
- Recruiting
- Strategic Sourcing
- Risk Management
- Negotiation
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Retail
- Budgets
- Vendor Management
- Management
- Team Building
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