CV

1. Name: ANDREW TAYLOR
Address: 6 Walls Place, Dunfermline, Fife KY11 4RF
Phone: (M): 07710 490 425 / (H): 01383 727 387
Email: andy.taylor58@icloud.com
PROFILE
A confident and accomplished Project Co-ordinator and Senior Buyer with experience in production control /
procurement and material planning, all in various sectors: construction, energy technologies, telecoms, chemical
manufacturing and construction components.
Possesses extensive knowledge in dealing with project and inter-company assignments. Attained a progressive record of
success through dealing with these projects whilst successfully honing managerial and negotiation skills.
A committed and motivational leader who fully embraces the principles of ‘HPO’ to add value to business through tight cost
control and a focus on profit – proven ability to meet strict budgetary targets by turning a 7 figure loss into a 4 figure profit
IT / systems analysis – highly computer literate with over 10 years’ experience of Microsoft Office as well as a range of
scheduling and business management systems and extensive knowledge of SAP
KEY SKILLS
• Skilled in wide-ranging procurement across different sectors and project types
• Managed 7 years’ projects resulting in 80% - 100% on time, all within strict budget guidelines and with less than
1% Quality Notifications as well as no reported HSE incidents
• Assured in the delivery of project budget proposals and presentations to any audience
• Processes expert: always familiar with all areas of the programme, ensuring delivery of best practices
• Expert in managing successful implementation of complex broad-ranging projects across the whole business
• Ensures that the production is cost effective and that products are produced on time and are of good quality
• Works out the human and material resources needed and drafting a timescale for the job
• Monitors the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed and that product standards are as
required
CAREER HISTORY
FMC Technologies https://www.fmctechnologies.com/ 2005 - Date
Rental Co-ordinator (Aberdeen) 2013 - Date
Responsibilities
• Coordinated all tooling requirements required for offshore use by hiring and off hiring tools using SAP
• Working with Norway site using SAP to ensure all new tooling needs were met through AFE and RFQ
processes
• Liaised with all departments to ensure corrective actions required to ensure quality of rental products were
retained
• Raised work/service orders for workshop using SAP, in accordance with latest engineering standards
• Reviewed vendor quotes to assess whether these were cost effective and met company’s budget constraints
• Implemented any safety alerts for affected inventory
• Liaising with Global sites to satisfy customer demands and raising purchase requisitions in SAP to support this
function
Achievements
• Managing 4 support staff, produced 100% delivery of equipment for offshore and onshore requirements
Project Co-ordinator (Tooling CoE) 2007 - 2013
Responsibilities
• Project-planned and co-ordinated all project and sister plant tooling, using Primavera P6
• Significant part in the successful execution of several major projects including Ekofisk, BP Atlantis and Pazflor
• Coordinated and planned for the manufacture of over 350 tools as well as ensuring all arrangements required to
perform manufacture were in place, and interchangeability and stack testing of the tools for the Pazflor project
• Reviewed vendor quotes to assess whether these were cost effective and met company’s budget constraints
• Identified all deviations to agreed work scopes and raised and submitted appropriate variation orders
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2. • Managed, through appropriate departments, changes to ECN process and concurrent engineered parts,
sending appropriate internal variation forms. This allowed set margins of 10 - 21% to be kept on various projects
• Managed all project financial functions - preparation of variation orders, registers, budgets and forecasts,
reviewing w/i/p and expediting quotation and PO processes
• Monitored inter-company costs through quotation and ECN processes, continuously updating Supply Chain and
Assembly and Test departments
Achievements
• Awarded Quality Achiever of the Month and Global Quality Achievement
• Project-managed the FMC Houston order for Tullow project 122 tools on an accelerated lead time. Ensured
100% H&S-compliant delivery within budget, no QNs. Led to Houston receiving a $1M bonus from the customer
• Project-managed, with 2 support staff, all product and documentation for an FMC Kongsberg placed an order
for SSP3 Project 22 tools. This specifically ensured project’s on-time, on budget completion
Project Planner (Tooling CoE) 2005 - 2007
Responsibilities
• Monitored full project lifecycle progression including inter-company tooling
• Liaised with projects teams to ensure early recognition of tooling requirements
• Progressed project engineering requirements on any concurrent engineering tooling
• Prepared and carried out daily reporting of the status of all tools on order, using Primavera P6
• Progressed tool / components through production control, test and assembly
• Created delivery notes and liaised with shipping department
Achievements
• Key member of the tooling team that successfully executed large budget projects for Shell Prelude, Hibernia,
Laggen Tormore, Clov and various AFEs
Daw Tech http://www.dawtech.com/ 1999 - 2005
Senior Buyer
Responsibilities
• Managed procurement of all materials required for the supply and installation of “Clean Rooms” within the semi-
conductor and pharmaceutical industries
• Managed daily procurement of direct and indirect products required for the business
• Managed Administration Assistant in completion of all daily tasks
• Managed stock levels, setting up supplier discounts and agreements to ensure appropriate stockholding
• Managed importation and exportation of all products within Europe, the USA and the Far East
Achievements
• Championed the introduction of Sage 100 and, later, Visual Purchasing modules. These were pivotal in the
reduction of costs of 30% equating to an approximate value of £800K
• Was rapidly promoted through the business as a result of recognised track-record: became responsible for the
ownership and management of all freight-forwarding requirements
• Implemented changes resulting in increased efficiency with an approximate saving of £100K in the first two
years
Alexander Ross Holdings http://www.alexanderross.co.uk/ 1998 - 1999
Project Co-ordinator
Achievements
• Created a database allowing more accurate purchasing for lead times and stock levels for janitorial supplies,
allowing the smooth implementation of process of reducing redundant stock, enabling faster customer
responses
• Removed a 4-month backlog in the planning department thus ensuring better stock records and better flow of
free issue materials for sub-contract suppliers
Havelock Europa PLC http://www.havelockeuropa.com/ 1996 - 1998
Sub-Contract Buyer
Responsibilities
• Managed time-sensitive and cost effective procurement (avg monthly spend £75k) for all projects across timber
and metal components, working with outside contractors
• Co-ordinated procurement of components required for fast-track shop fitting contracts using MRP MM and
manual requisition systems
Motorola Mobility LLC https://www.motorola.co.uk/home - Buyer 1996 - 1997
FMC Technologies – Buyer/Expediter 1994 - 1996
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3. TK Valve Industrial Co. Ltd http://www.tk-valve.com/ - Stores/Project Management 1979 - 1994
CERTIFICATIONS
Studying towards MCIPS Level foundation 4 Qualification
Certificate in TQM – Ernst and Young
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