Management Service

SADIQ SEETHAI

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Scarborough, ON M1G 3C9

Tel No: 647-***-**** (Cell)

Email: *****.*******@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

Result driven "SHELL international" trained, Sourcing/Vendor manager,

recognized for building highly productive teams with proven record of Cost

saving. Extensive global strategic-sourcing experience at several major

Fortune 500 companies- Manufacturing, Power/Energy, Oil and Gas, Telecom,

High Tech, Government, Public Sector & IT.

Summary of Experience

. Strategic sourcing, Corporate, Capital, Direct and Indirect Materials

Procurement

. Strategic Procurement (MRO, OEM, MRP, EPCM), Bids(RFP, RFQ),

Inventory, Logistics

. Negotiations, MSA, Bulk/Blanket, Volume Purchasing,

Maintenance/Manufacturing sub-contracts

. Global Supplier management, Business partner relationship, Market

Intelligence, Vendor investigation

. Telecom and Service agreements, Spend analysis, Annual Budget,

Intelligent price forecasts

. Multiple Stakeholder, Shared services, Supplier/Client Relationship

Management (SRM/CRM)

. Continuous Improvement, Kanban, Lean, JIT, TQM, Six sigma, Kaizen

. Leadership, Decision making, Problem-solving, team-building, customer

service, and interpersonal skills

Achievements

. Reduced cost of inventory value 20% by standardizing part

. Reduced Vendors from 300 to 200, Reduced 30% supplier lead-time

. Reduced inventory discrepancy from 20 to 1%

. Negotiated established key blanket contract reduced cost 20%

. Reduced back orders, increased on time delivery, fill rate from 87% to

98%

. Used/ Reduced 20% excess/obsolete stocks

. Cost saving -10 % Purchase avoidance by using non-moving stocks, inter-

plant stock transfers

Professional Experience

. Managed Blanket Purchase/Manufacturing/Outsourcing/ technology,

professional consulting services, Service agreements -HR, facilities,

HVAC, Project procurement

. Evaluated vendor sources, performance reviews, selected suppliers,

life cycle of supplier agreements

. Assisted with the preparation of the budget, analyzed past, current

spending patterns, variables, high spend item categories, supported

project engineering/construction, Lean/six sigma performance

improvements

. Reviewed MRP/ Production Plan, new/replenishment orders, special

projects, negotiated and Purchased

. Prepared RFQ/RFP, Reviewed future demand, value analysis, inventory

forecasting, stock-out analysis, ABC analysis, action plans for

obsolescence and surplus materials and 'Dead Stock' disposition

Employment History

Ainsworth (CEDA International group) (ISO 9000)

July 2010-Feb 2014

Procurement & CRM (customer relation) Supervisor (JD Edward)

. E-Tendering (MERX), Drafted competitive bids, MSA, contracts

documents, Managed vendors, reviewed vendor responses for RFP,

acquisitions of materials, supplies, and services, Established metrics

(KPI, SLA)

. Developed sourcing strategy, bid solicitation, negotiated contract

pricing, achieved targeted annual savings

. Coordinated with IT for hardware, software, services, Telecom

purchases, Statement of Work, developed sources of suppliers, Purchase

Orders to vendors, ensured timely delivery of and recorded assets

procured

. Prepared logistics, customs, commercial tax documents for

international shipments, maintained tracking

AB (MDS) Sciex Canada (Toronto, ON) (ISO 9000, 13485) (contract)

Feb 2010- May 2010

Senior Buyer & Planner (Oracle 11.5.9)

. Supported design teams with the selection, qualification and approval

of Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical parts, Responsible for

RFQ/RFPs for MRO/MRP, projects, manufacturing requirements, blanket

orders, sub-contract manufacturing, vendor management, KANBAN, WIP,

Lean, JIT

. Developed forecasts of required goods and services, negotiated and

purchased cost-effective inventory, MRO, and capital equipment

expedited back orders, monitored demand /inventory performance

. Prepared Agreements for facilities, performance reporting, resolved

inventory accuracy discrepancies, established optimal order

quantities, inventory targets, and turnover objectives

Avaya Global Communication (Markham, ON) (ISO 9000) (Contract)

May2007- Dec 2009

Planning & Procurement Coordinator (SAP/R3-MM & SD)

. Was responsible for sourcing, RFP's, planning, purchasing, inventory,

logistics, project procurement negotiated and executed contracts and

services, Vendor management and supplier governance

. Evaluated supplier performance (Quality, Service, Availability,

Reliability, Price and Selection) Sourced new vendors, streamlined

processes, efficient timely resolution of operational issues

. Managed Long term manufacturing/Procurement, interpreting contracts,

supplier pricing analysis

. Established price audits, non-compliant charges from suppliers and

investigated non-compliant spending

. Established metrics (KPI, SLA), Sourced new vendors, evaluated

supplier performance, timely resolution of issues, products delivery

and vendor back orders and managed late shipments and maintained OTD

. Maintained records and established policies and procedures and audit

guidelines for ISO/SOX requirements

AB (MDS) Sciex Canada (Toronto, ON) (ISO 9000, 13485)

Dec 2006 - Apr 2007

Planning & Order Management Consultant

. Material planning, Purchasing (RFP/RFQ), Blanket contract, Coordinated

with engineering, R&D, supplier for the new projects, End of life

(EOL), Engineering change/product change action

ELGI Electronics Inc. (Toronto, ON)

Apr 2005 - Nov 2006

Business Analyst, Vendor Performance (SAP/R3-MM & SD)

. Responsible for vendor contract, project performance management,

vendor spending analysis, reporting, supplier governance programs,

category management for the Professional Services

. Conducted research and developed reports on suppliers, competitive

intelligence, and industries

. Identified and analyzed potential suppliers in the marketplace,

industrial/b2b market research, interpret market trends, Monitored

schedules, costs and deliverables, OTD, PPV (purchase price variance),

quarterly supplier reviews, identified repeat part and supplier issues

and root cause and corrective actions

. Classified vendor-Categories from item categories, Identified and

tracked spend by designated category Reviewed category spend and

value analysis for Consulting/Contract/Legal spend and new categories

. Managed supplier evaluation process, maintained long-term strategic

goals, relationship with vendors through for quality management, RFP

development/vendor selection, or service level measurement

. Established KPI periodic measurements on-time delivery rate,

scrap/return rate, customer complaints for bad quality, survey from

employees for corrective actions issued, improved performance

. Monitored standards, liability and termination, critical vendor

contract expirations and product renewal

Ministry of Electricity, Power and Desalination Plants (Saudi Arabia)

May 1996 - Mar 2005

Chief, Inventory and Order Management (Oracle 11.5.9) 27 Plants, 400,000

SKUs

. Led and executed procurement processes, Global Sourcing, market

intelligence, turnkey suppliers evaluation, and selection, contract

negotiations, long term agreements, leases, construction and facility

management, Master and Blanket, Technical specifications, Contract

procurement

. Reviewed customers requirement, performed parts application analysis,

ensured part selection, application, and screening/qualification is

suitable for the customer requirements and environment

. Developed procurement and test specifications, Inspected receiving

parts, obtained customer approval, Resolved part discrepancies during

procurement and conducting part failure investigations and analyses

. Developed strategic sourcing-Category management process, development

of RFIs, RFPs, service level documents, standardized best practices

and achieved cost reductions and improved quality and service

. Analyzed high quality category spend and savings, compliance reports

for assigned category, current spending, Supply market, Risk and

Costs, continuously improved the procurement activities

. Analyzed vendor performance, market and category analysis, competitive

activity, contractual terms

. Initiated Centralized purchase, vendor optimization and reduced

inventories and improve inventory turns

. Led the Vendor Selection, Reviewed suppliers capabilities, production

processes, financial position, Managed master agreements, Supplier

Service level management, contractual compliance

. Performed inventory forecasting, stock-out analysis, ABC analysis,

min/max levels, Physical/Cycle count, data/transaction discrepancy in

the WIP, KANBAN warehouses. obsolescence and surplus materials,

developed action plans for 'Dead stock' disposition

Education & Training

Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Madras

University, India

CSCP- Certified Supply Chain Professional Course with APICS

MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS Word

Professional Affiliation

Member, OIPMAC (Ontario Institute of Purchase Management Association of

Canada)

Member, APICS (Association for operation management, USA)

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