Irfan Ahmed

About Irfan Ahmed

Over 20 years of End to End Supply Chain, Procurement & Logistics Management driving supply chains with technical expertise, data analytics and transparency. Multiple years of leadership, projects and operational background. Highly skilled in Manufacturing, labor & capacity building. International Supply Chain location experience; US, Europe, Asia & Middle East, with broad background of industrial products, components & indirect cost management. Well-practiced in economic analysis. Sound knowledge of Project Tools, & ERP functionality with multiple years of exposure. 4 system implementations, Oracle, BPCS, Vista, Cognos.

Experience

1. Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Manager & Projects

   Atkore

   Jun 2020 — Present · Harvey, IL, US

   International Electrical & Mechanical products and services, public company (ATKR) with over $4-Billion annual sales Manage and audit Supply Chains of $100 Million+ in annual spend Lead efficiency and responsive efforts with technical and tactical methodologies: Value Stream Mapping, Data, Lean 6-sigma, advanced KPIs & metrics Lead Yearly $1M+ Cost out projects among 30 facilities internationally, 3 years of targets achieved and exceeded Manage sourcing/procurement planning for electrical and data center applications; of products & services; RFXs, benchmark, advance analysis, supply chain integration and overall value Project leader for Oracle JDE, P2P upgrade from AS400 Mapics ERP systems; set ERP standards and lead upgrade for P2P functionality and training Lead M&A synergy targets and efforts; cost outs, supply chain and ERP integration Lead commodity management for aluminum, steel, copper and multiple raw materials Conduct market research analysis using qualitative and quantitative methodology, drive results in recommendations to business leadership and cross functional teams on new opportunities, market trends, and commodity forecasts Develop & deploy projects to drive cost savings, efficiencies, improvements and targets. Project management; New Product Developments, Supply Chain Integrations, IT Projects Lead both negotiations and renegotiations Indirect + Direct Material,(CapEx, OpEx) Rigorous RFX Strategic Deployment; pricing, service level expectations, capacity, constraints, performance measures, contract mgmt, T&C, coordination among stakeholders, sourcing leadership, and legal Manage and improve supply chain network, risk mitigation, production, supply stabilization and overall delivery/service to customers

Education

• Kennesaw State University

  BBA, Economics, Finance & Quantitative Analysis

  2008 — 2012

• Chattahoochee Technical College

  AAS, Business Marketing Management

  2005 — 2007

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Accounting
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership
• International Trade
• Operations Management
• Inventory Management
• Forecasting
• Analysis
• Logistics
• Procurement
• Sales Management
• Process Improvement
• Customer Service
• B2b
• Inventory
• Warehousing
• Supply Chain
• Sales
• Budgets
• Management