Sadiq (Sid) Syed Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Leveraging my extensive professional experience, I’m in charge of the supply chain program for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) products serving 10+ airline clients. As the Supply Chain Lead, I’m responsible for key projects and efforts to coordinate with contract manufacturing (EMS/ODM) partners. I direct the full program life cycle in collaboration with cross-functional teams while concurrently implementing change by reviewing customer requirements, prototype changes, ECR, and ECO evaluation throughout program lifecycle using phase gate approach. I also conduct vendor assessments and on-site audits of supply chain and manufacturing operations.● Innovative Leadership: Demonstrated effective team building skills and ability to foster conducive workplace culture while also architecting Advanced Material Order process to reduce lead times.● Process Improvements: Achieved 20% cost avoidance and improved on-time project delivery from 75% to 100% by advising contract manufacturers on alternative supply sources.● Supplier Performance: Increased vendor OTD from 75% to 99% while concurrently boosting vendor quality from 82% to 98.5% by proactively and effectively overseeing supplier management.

Chicago, Il, Us

During my time as the Procurement Manager, I played a key role towards building the procurement operations from the ground-up. My role was to directe supply chain operations covering financial forecasting, product cost projections, vendor business reviews and negotiations with EMS/ODM manufacturers. I conducted vendor assessments and selected the best fits for outsourced manufacturing of OAE and In-cabin system kits. I also supervised a cross-functional team with staff from Engineering, Certification, Quality, Purchasing, and Procurement during vendor assessment and selection.● Cost Savings: Led negotiations with EMS suppliers which enhanced payment terms from NET 30 to 45/60 and led to 15% YoY cost savings; achieved 30% savings by identifying 2nd source for custom flash drives to meet airline product standards. ● Business Solutions: Devised competitive bidding and RFQ process and reconfigured sourcing strategy from single to multi-source which led to $15M in savings.● Operational Improvements: Improved overall operations by creating metrics for Procurement and Purchasing teams, including OTD, quality, LT, CPU, PPV, open PO, spend management tracker, and cost reduction tracker.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

While working with Motorola Mobility, I managed a $5B direct materials budget covering a product portfolio featuring mobile devices and companion products. My scope of responsibility encompassed lowering direct material costs, purchase price variance (PPV), buy-down while also managing rebate processes with EMS/JDM/ODM partners and component vendors. On top of that, I handled product pricing for global product families and distribution channel, including direct, eCommerce, Moto maker, B2B, B2C, CKD and SKD).● Cost Savings: Drove efforts to decrease claims by realigning focus of staff and material systems which led to $40M drop in vendor claims.● Product Forecasting: Increased accuracy of product costs from 97% to 99.5% which enabled 100% on-time delivery of product cost and PO placement to support global product launches and customer shipments.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

As the Procurement Specialist Manager, I guided the creation of a total cost management system (TCM) across all business units. A big part of my job involved advising our senior leaders on product business case development, product cost projections, spend/savings analytics, claims and rebate processes, and financial forecasts. I analyzed and predicted costs for all mobile device critical products. I also collaborated with Finance, IT, Business Operations, Engineering, Sourcing and Supply Chain teams to improve supply chain efficiency and data visibility.● Business Solutions: Streamlined workflows and improved overall operations for entire supply chain and procurement organization by developing TCM system for $5B+ spend.● Strategic Partnerships: Fostered solid relationships with business partners to support change in business strategies from internal manufacturing to outsourced manufacturing.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Earlier in my career, I managed a global team of 10 analysts and five external/contract resources. My job was to oversee a product portfolio along with cost maintenance and projections for business cases as well as quarterly/annual financial forecasts. Additionally, I estimated costs for vital mobile device components. I also carefully reviewed weekly product metrics, risk and opportunities, and the Profit and Loss (P&L) statement impact.● Product Cost Analysis: Improved gross margins by 5% and enabled business to achieve goals by conducting detail review of product costs based on “what-if” scenarios.

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