Andrew Kotecki
Lakewood,OH
Summary
Sales professional with experience in supply chain management, inventory planning, and purchasing. Handles sourcing, customer management, and price negotiations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Specialist
Solution Industries
Strongsville, Ohio
08.2025 - Current
- Manage ten customer accounts generating over $1.5 million worth of revenue.
- Negotiate prices with vendors and customers to ensure acceptable margin.
- Source base material and processing in order to provide quotes of specialty industrial fasteners.
- Create bill of materials and procurement instructions for the purchasing team.
- Work closely with the quality department to resolve any quality issues.
Forecasting Specialist
Ramco Specialties, Inc.
Hudson, Ohio
06.2019 - 08.2021
- Reviewed customer forecasts to support inventory planning and maintain adequate stock levels.
- Prepared supply gap analyses when transit or supply chain issues occurred.
- Wrote forecast reports to reduce discrepancies between forecasts and actual sales.
- Resolved invoice discrepancies on vendor invoices.
Purchasing Administrator
Solution Industries
08.2021 - 08.2025
- Tracked inventory levels and placed POs for replenishment.
- Resolved order discrepancies with vendors and warehouse personnel.
- Tracked inventory levels to support timely replenishment of material.
- Verified HTS codes to provide current tariff rates of incoming parts.
Purchasing Intern / Purchasing Assistant
Ramco Specialties, Inc.
06.2018 - 06.2019
- Updated order statuses in purchasing systems and shared reports with staff.
Education
BBA - Operations And Supply Chain Management
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH05-2019
Skills
- Material sourcing
- Vendor negotiation
- Industrial quoting
- Price negotiation
- BOM creation
- Margin analysis
- Supply chain coordination
- Inventory planning
- Account management
- Customer relationship management
Timeline
Sales Specialist
Solution Industries
08.2025 - Current
Purchasing Administrator
Solution Industries
08.2021 - 08.2025
Forecasting Specialist
Ramco Specialties, Inc.
06.2019 - 08.2021
Purchasing Intern / Purchasing Assistant
Ramco Specialties, Inc.
06.2018 - 06.2019
BBA - Operations And Supply Chain Management
Cleveland State University