Andrew Caretsky
About Andrew Caretsky
Andrew Caretsky is the Associate Director of Warehousing Services (Procurement) at Bristol Myers Squibb, with extensive experience in global logistics and transportation management.
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Andrew Caretsky holds the position of Associate Director, Warehousing Services (Procurement) at Bristol Myers Squibb in the New York City Metropolitan Area.
Current Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
Andrew Caretsky currently works as the Associate Director, Warehousing Services (Procurement) at Bristol Myers Squibb. He is responsible for procurement activities across 80 distribution centers globally, covering Commercial, Cell Therapy, and Clinical supply chains. Caretsky played a pivotal role in developing the Global Logistics strategy across all business units, contributing to over $25M in Value-Capture savings. He also led the negotiation and closure of multi-year competitive distribution agreements and contributed significantly to a multi-year DC consolidation project in Europe, generating $6.4M in savings.
Career History
Andrew Caretsky has held multiple roles across various companies before joining Bristol Myers Squibb. He worked at Corning Incorporated as the International Transportation Sourcing Manager for 10 months in Singapore from 2018 to 2019. Prior to that, he served as the Regional Logistics Manager, Greater Asia at BD from 2016 to 2018 and as the Global Transportation Lead at BD from 2014 to 2016 in Franklin Lakes, NJ. He was also a Senior Analyst, Network Planning & Strategy at APL from 2012 to 2014 in Scottsdale, AZ. From 2007 to 2012, he worked in Maritime and Distribution Operations in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.
Educational Background
Andrew Caretsky holds a Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from Arizona State University. He furthered his education at California State University, Long Beach, where he studied Global Logistics and received a GLS certification. Additionally, he earned an MBA in Global Business from the University of Redlands.
Awards and Recognitions
Throughout his career, Andrew Caretsky has received several notable awards. At BD, he received the 2016 Gold BD Global Supply Chain Award for his exceptional management of the West Coast Port Crisis. In 2015, he also earned the Bronze BD Global Supply Chain Award for creating an automated Global Ocean Transportation Spend Dashboard.
Noteworthy Projects
Andrew Caretsky has been involved in various impactful projects. He pioneered Corning Incorporated’s global freight and logistics services sourcing strategy for all its business units and portfolio. He implemented a regional freight strategy at BD, saving millions of dollars, reducing the supplier base, and cutting end-to-end transit times.