Sajid Saleem

About Sajid Saleem

With over a decade of extensive experience in supply chain analytics, data science, and product management, I excel at transforming complex business challenges into strategic opportunities. I specialize in delivering enterprise-wide analytical solutions that drive significant business value and performance improvements for organizations ranging from dynamic start-ups to Fortune 100 companies.I thrive in leading cross-functional teams to innovate and implement cutting-edge solutions under high-pressure environments. Whether it is optimizing supply chains or developing BI products, my focus remains on aligning technology with business objectives to maximize efficiency and profitability.Notable achievements include spearheading Digital Twin at Nike Inc, leading initiatives that resulted in over $50M in annual supply chain cost savings, along with significant improvements to other strategic KPIs.My leadership centers on bringing clarity to complex problems and enabling decision making based on data insights. I am energized by roles that involve cross-functional alignment, digital transformation and building scalable solutions addressing real business problems.

Experience

1. Lead Data Science Experimentation Manager

   Nike

   Jun 2025 — Present · OR, US

   The role is like product management, but with a focus on high value use cases, including pilots and POCs. The aim is to prove and set in motion faster value realization than traditional product squads. • Stretching as Director of Data Science Experimentation and Quantitative Research. Scope includes Sourcing, Supply Planning and Marketplace Supply Chain.• Leading several smaller tiger team formations of multi-disciplinary team members.• Delivered Inbound (Factory) Consolidation Optimization solution for Jakarta an Ho Chi Minh factories with immediate cost saving opportunity of $2.8M, and potential savings of $15M when scaled to the full scope of the optimizer.• Established operating model to work collaboratively with newly formed SCPT and Foundation tech partners.• Leading POCs on AI use cases like self-serve digital twin experimentation setup, model trigger and recommendation generation.

Education

• University of Portland

  Master’s Degree, Operations and Technology Management

  2015 — 2016

• Osmania University

  Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

  2007 — 2011

• University of Kent

  Master’s Degree, International Business

  2013 — 2014

Skills

• Research
• Business Modeling
• Budgets
• Microsoft Office
• Marketing
• International Business
• Equestrian
• Database Modeling
• Teamwork
• Business Analytics
• Xlminer
• Project Management
• Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Sql
• Tableau
• Business Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Vba
• Negotiation
• Business Strategy
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Management Consulting
• Corporate Communications
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Excel