Since 2019, Andrew Bidkaram has been working in Festo Usa located 551, 551. This person is a proficient Project Buyer with over 42 years of work experience. According to Andrew's CV and work profile, this expert has worked at more than 30 places with diverse backgrounds and gained different skills. Andrew attended school at the Corbett Travel Academy from 1993. Andrew can be found in San Francisco, California – where this person is currently located. You can search for this professional's e-mail and phone. We can also provide you exhaustive contact information upon request.
Name variants:
Andru Bidkaram,
Andy Bidkaram,
Drew Bidkaram
Last updated Jun 21, 2024
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Senior Buyer Iii
1344 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
SAP user
Process all indirect spend orders for 3 departments international.
Reconcile all invoices associated with MRO and Production buys with Accounts Payable.
Obtain quotes, negotiate...
Aug 2013 — Sep 2013
Staff Npi Buyer
951 Sandisk Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035
SAP
Management of supplier base, Proposals, Contracts and Performance management
Drive Improvements (cost, quality, deliverables, cycle time)
Provide feedback to management on market con...
May 2013 — Aug 2013
Buyer
2800 Bayview Dr, Fremont, CA 94538
Oracle 12.1.1 User
Production purchasing
MRO / Indirect purchasing
SOx Compliance
Aug 2011 — Nov 2011
Mro and Production Buyer
4385 Hopyard Rd SUITE 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Purchasing Specialist. MRO, NPI & PRODUCTION
3D Tomography Microscopes.
Purchasing of all Production related and MRO / indirect related materials.
Consult with engineering to specificati...
Mar 2011 — Aug 2011
Indirect Spend Mro Specialist and Buyer
1035 north Mcdowell Boulevard Ext, Petaluma, CA 94954
MRO Specialist/ Buyer
Process all Company wide Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders for Services, Products And Contracts.
Manage all MRO functions and purchases for Fremont, Santa Ba...
Aug 2008 — Feb 2011
Senior Buyer
Process all Company wide Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders. All Product Lines: Clima Cab, Alsius, and all Marine Systems)
Primary focus procuring electronic & electrical components...
Feb 2008 — Jul 2008
Buyer Planner
3500 Deer Creek Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Issue and maintain all Company wide Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders
Manage for production all Electric Vehicle Cable Harnesses and Wiring, Including production forecasting.
Resp...
Nov 2006 — Jan 2008
Owner
Providing equestrian solutions on an as needed basis.
Stable Design,
Horse Trailering.
Equine rescue
from Oct 2001
Senior Buyer Planner
41 Farnsworth St, Boston, MA 02210
Airport Explosives Detetction Systems for inline baggage detection
Expertise in cable harnesses, electronic components & MRO.
Responsible purchasing all MRO materials for Newark productio...
Aug 2000 — Oct 2006
Senior Buyer Planner
Explosives Detection Equipment for the airline industry.
Responsible purchasing all MRO materials for Newark production facility and worldwide field locations
Achieved average annual cost...
Aug 2000 — Oct 2006
Senior Buyer / Planner ~ Strategic Commodity Specialist
Newark, CA
Aug 2000 — Oct 2006
Senior Buyer and Project Manager
6600 Stevenson Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538
Project Manage Schlumberger Accounts
Loaded forecast and managed MRP of 1200 components, Purchase all company wide MRO
Process MRB. Analyze obsolete components, and drive ECO process with...
Mar 2000 — Jul 2000
Purchasing Supervisor Buyer / Planner II
Oakland, CA
Apr 1999 — Dec 1999
Senior Buyer Planner
Tools and Equipment for Electrical High Line workers.
Place orders from MRP on a just in time basis.
Maintain inventory, kanban levels and cycle counting.
Manage EDI orders management wi...
Apr 1999 — Dec 1999
Buyer Planner Ii
Schedule (MRP) all commodities for turnkey builds on Adobe. (Photoshop, Pagemaker and Premiere)
Monthly evaluation of all supplier activity, turn times, and quality inspections.
Maintain ...
Oct 1997 — Mar 1999
Jun 1995 — Aug 1996
Buyer Planner
Logitech Accounts 2/97 to 10/97
Purchasing Consultant – Philips Electronique - Le Mans, France 8/96 to 2/97
Hewlett Packard SIDO Accounts - 6/95 to 8/96
International Accounts / Radius C...
Jun 1994 — Oct 1997
Coordination of all cycle counting & inventory management
Apr 1994 — Jun 1995
Executive Administrative Professional
6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon, CA 94583
Executive Administrative Professional for Manager of Chevron CPD Consumer Products Division.
Assisted department of 27 Representatives.
Managed Department paperwork, day to day office fun...
1991 — 1993
Sales Reservationist
Sales & Reservations to Hawaii via Wholesaler
Inside Sales Reservationist Lead.
Booked reservations
Quality Assured each reservation
Site Inspect current and potential properties
1990 — 1991
Sales Reservationist
Inside Sales Reservationist Lead.
Managed 5 reservation agents
Booked reservations
Quality Assured each reservation
Site Inspect current and potential properties
1988 — 1990
Sales Associate
Emporium Capwell's in Newark, CA. I worked as a Sales Associate in the men's department during college.
Jun 1985 — Jul 1988
Owner Associate
151 west 34Th St, New York, NY 10001
Retail Sales Associate. Tiger Shop Department & Store Floater
Mar 1983 — Jun 1985
Education
1984 — 1986
1979 — 1984
Fremont, CA
Occupations
Executive
Owner
Sales Specialist
Buyer
Chief Executive
Buyer and Seller
Sales Representative
Skills
Supply Chain Management
Mrp
Purchasing
Procurement
Supply Chain
Strategic Sourcing
Product Development
Management
Sap
Inventory Management
Erp
Materials Management
Program Management
Customer Service
Forecasting
Strategy
Vendor Management
Negotiation
Six Sigma
Lean Manufacturing
Pricing
Operations Management
Supply Management
Warehousing
Cost Reduction
Microsoft Office
Iso
Contract Manufacturing
Components
Oracle
Apics
Corporate Branding
Mro
Sourcing and Procurement
Ms Office Suite
Npi
Iso Standards
Sox Compliance
Mrb
Production
Vendor Relations
Epicor
Expandable
Offset Printing
Indirect
Apple Macintosh
Cables
Obsolescence
Dmr