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Engr Muhammad Adnan Usman MBA CSCP® PMP® LSSBB, Corporate Buyer | Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist (CAPEX & Corporate)

Engr Muhammad Adnan Usman MBA CSCP® PMP® LSSBB

Corporate Buyer | Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist (CAPEX & Corporate)·Ipex Management Inc

Canada

Diploma, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Work experience

Total years of experience: 16 years, 2 months

Corporate Buyer | Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist (CAPEX & Corporate)

June 2024 - Present

Ipex Management Inc

Toronto, Canada

June 2024 - Present

Leading thermoplastic piping systems manufacturer serving North American construction and industrial markets.
• Lead CAPEX procurement and construction sourcing for multi-million-dollar infrastructure and corporate projects.
• Partnered with the Engineering and Project teams on Distribution Centre (150, 000 sq. ft.) and $35M R&D Innovation Centre, managing end-to-end sourcing for general contractors, mechanical/electrical works, and specialized equipment.
• Supported facility management and renovation projects, including HVAC, utilities, and energy optimization initiatives.
• Negotiated and established multi-year framework agreements, delivering $500K annual savings through TCO and supplier consolidation strategies.
• Streamlined and standardized procurement-to-contract workflows with Legal & Finance, accelerating approval cycles by 40%.
• Implemented supplier scorecards to track performance, improving delivery reliability and innovation collaboration.
• Worked closely with PMO, consultants, and construction contractors to align specifications and budgets.

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Manufacturing

Buyer | Strategic Sourcing & Category Specialist (MRO, Components & Packaging)

July 2022 - June 2024

Ipex Inc

Toronto, Canada

July 2022 - June 2024

Leading thermoplastic piping systems manufacturer serving North American construction and industrial markets.

• Oversaw strategic procurement for manufacturing expansion and construction projects, managing $20M+ annual spend.
• Spearheaded re-sourcing and competitive bidding initiatives, achieving $300K+ recurring savings.
• Reduced inventory holding cost by 20% through VMI and blanket PO strategies.
• Leveraged Power BI to develop analytical dashboards for spend analysis and supplier performance tracking.
• Strengthened supplier partnerships across Packaging, technical services, fabrication, and maintenance categories.

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Manufacturing

Stock Control & Planning Manager (Supply Chain Manager)

November 2019 - May 2022

SISBAN (formerly Qoot Company Co)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

November 2019 - May 2022

Regional F&B group managing multiple international brands and franchise outlets across the GCC.
• Led the transformation to a centralized procurement model for 20+ retail outlets across Saudi Arabia.
• Spearheaded supplier management and procurement negotiations, resulting in significant, multi-faceted cost savings across the supply chain.
• Directed all critical import logistics, including SABER registration, SFDA approvals, customs clearance, and tax documentation.
• Reduced import lead time by 20% by negotiating logistics contracts.
• SME for the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP implementation, improving forecasting accuracy by 35%
• Led end-to-end centralized procurement and supply chain operations for 20+ retail outlets and new store openings across KSA.
• Achieved $1M+ cost savings through supplier consolidation and contract optimization.
• Managed sourcing & Planning for key categories including Foods, Ingredients, Packaging, Equipment, Smallware, Projects and logistics services.
• Negotiated logistics contracts with Freight forwarders/ 3PL, reducing import lead time by 20%.
• Supported fit-out and construction procurement for retail store development, managing contractors, materials, and MEP items.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Procurement Engineer (Sourcing Lead & SAP SME)

July 2016 - November 2019

Hesham El Sewedy Trading Company

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

July 2016 - November 2019

HSE is a leading trading company and distributor of many international brands of electrical products at KSA with closely associated with the other group companies of Energya Industries.

Responsible for procurement and planning of all local and foreign products and materials ensuring complete P2P cycle on SAP- MM module.

Responsible for procurement of all products of Schneider Electric, Mitsubishi Electric, Jeddah Cable Company, Saudi Company for Lighting Fixture (SACLF) and Energya Steel Products etc.

Key Responsibilities:

•• Managed procurement for industrial, infrastructure, and logistics-related projects across the GCC.
• Handled import documentation, SABER registration, LCs, freight forwarding, and customs clearance for overseas shipments.
• Sourced and procured materials for substations, switchgear, transformers, and HVAC systems.
• Reduced project lead times by 15% through vendor qualification and sourcing standardization.
• Supported project planning and site delivery coordination for multi-site infrastructure projects.

•Monthly planning and purchase of material thereof in accordance with the requirement of internal customers and project department.
•Reviewing all planning, procurement and delivery schedules and ensure coordination with project teams for meeting milestone dates.
•Negotiating with vendors in terms of prices, lead times and payment terms ensuring to keep order cycle time minimum.
•Supporting Manager Procurement in implementing effective procurement strategies and obtaining purchase approval in line to company policy.
•Perform risk management regarding supply contracts and agreements prepare control strategies.
•Ensure that all company requirements and services are provided smoothly, cost-efficiently and safely with the required quality.
•Identifies, reviews, and monitors priority, long lead, and other required material, and ensures the proper coordination with other project disciplines to meet all procurement milestone dates.
•Ensure that procurement process should comply with management approved procedures and policies with respect to time, cost, and quality.
•Process the invoices of the supplier with all necessary documentation; check the statement of account from accounts Dept of our company & supplier side.
•Prepare reports and any other responsibility that may be assigned by the management from time to time.

Company industry:
Trading & Commodity Trading
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Procurement Executive – Category Manager (Technical & Services)

July 2013 - June 2016

English Biscuit Manufacturers Pvt Ltd.

Karachi, Pakistan

July 2013 - June 2016

EBM is the pioneers of packaged biscuit manufacturing in Pakistan and the country’s leading manufacturer of biscuits and cookies since 1967 with the brand name of Peek Freans.

Responsible for Procurement of all Materials i.e. technical & project's, Spares/ Accessories/ MRO Supplies, Contracts, planning & arrangement of stationary, Raw & General Inventory.

•Section Head (General + Technical) Procurement & Contracts Management.

Key Responsibilities:

•To arrange all material ( project, maintenance, Repair & Operational supplies) required by requisitioning departments, under Inventory & General Demand/ CAPEX/REVEX.

•To plan & arrange all technical items, stationary, Raw & General Inventory as per requirement.

•RFQ/RFP/RFI Management & PO preparation on SAP ERP (MM module).

•Regular development of alternate supplier sources of material, to ensure arrangement of items on best possible economical rates and to reduce procurement risk.

•Negotiate with suppliers, for all direct material (both inventory, Non- Inventory, Projects) and Civil & Maintenance work etc.

•Supervision of Maintenance of adequate stock of stationary, Raw & general items, Monthly planning, purchase and issuance thereof in accordance with the requirement of internal customers.

•Coordination/ liaison with suppliers/vendors/ stores to resolve all sorts of deliveries/payment & purchase related issues.

•Pre-qualification, evaluation & periodic performance monitoring of Vendors & Suppliers in line with the requirements of internal customers.

• Facilitating Suppliers, Internal Audit, User and QA Team in Quality Audits.

• Hiring services of Civil, Electrical & Mechanical Contractors.

• Exploring/Sourcing of vendors/suppliers from local & overseas markets.

•Any other responsibility that may be assigned by the management from time to time

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Logistics Officer

June 2011 - June 2013

Jubilee Corporation

Karachi, Pakistan

June 2011 - June 2013

Jubilee Corporation deals in Switchgear, Automation, Control and Pneumatics Products of thirty international brands such as Terasaki, Hyundai, Lovato, Panasonic, Nokian, SMC, Autonics, Hager, Elcontrol, Dehn, Inter, Revalco, Samwha, Maruyasu etc

•To plan, control and manage the logistics areas including inventory and deliveries of more than 5000SKUs of 30 international brands on ERP (Supply Chain Module).

Key Responsibilities:

•To lead the delivery and inventory department along with the liaison offices ( Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad) and coordinate with the sales staff for delivery planning and delivery problems.

•Responsible for stock reconciliation of all warehouses in different regions with the ERP software.

•To give directions to the Logistics Supervisors (inventories) and Logistics Supervisors (Deliveries) about the operations and flow of products from warehouses to warehouses and end Customers / Dealers and also plan how to increase the efficiency of operations and smooth flow of products.

•To see all goods return from customers/dealers and coordinate with customer support department for the technical services and acceptance of the return goods.

•To provide technical support services to sales force on various aspects and managing sales pertinent activities.

•To ensure order fulfillment and tracking of all pending orders on ERP software.

•To see all types of material requisition and verify them accordingly and tracking of all pending material requisition on ERP software.

•To coordinate with the directors, sales staff, finance department for the approval of industrial and project’s sales transaction forms and customer profiles.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Trainee Automation & Control Engineer

June 2010 - May 2011

Techno Source

Karachi, Pakistan

June 2010 - May 2011

Techno Source is a company which deals in Designing, Manufacturing and Repairing Industrial Automation and Control systems.

Key Responsibilities:

•Troubleshooting and Repairing different industrial control panels and machines

•Responsible for establishing contact with all relevant vendors and price negotiation and relevant communication regarding items/brands selection.

•Participate in specialized projects and assignments related to procurement.

•Review engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of project, procedures, and activities.

•Estimate project costs, bill of quantity (BOQ), cost saving methods, and the effects of design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.

•Confer with clients, vendors and management personnel regarding project status

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Electrical Engineering

Internee

June 2009 - July 2009

Pak Arab Refinary (PARCO)

Karachi, Pakistan

June 2009 - July 2009

Worked in SCADA/ Instrumentation departments.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Council for Six Sigma Certification

January 2025

January 2025

Diploma, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

United States

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Key Skills: ✅ Strategic Process Optimization & Business Transformation ✅ Advanced Statistical Analysis & Data-Driven Decision Making ✅ End-to-End Supply Chain & Operations Excellence ✅ Lean Methodologies (Kaizen, 5S, JIT, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping) ✅ Six Sigma Tools (SPC, Regression Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, DOE) ✅ DMAIC & DMADV Methodologies for Continuous Improvement ✅ Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) & Risk Management ✅ Cost Reduction & Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis ✅ Leadership & Change Management for Process Improvement ✅ Driving Cross-Functional Collaboration & High-Impact Projects

PMI - USA

November 2015

November 2015

Diploma, PMP

United States

APICS USA

December 2014

December 2014

Diploma, CSCP (APICS-USA)

United States

Institute of Business Management IoBM

December 2013

December 2013

Master's degree, MBA- Industrial Management & Supply Chain Management

Pakistan

GPA (point): 3.08 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.08 out of 4

Iqra University

May 2010

May 2010

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Electronics Engineering

Pakistan

GPA (point): 3.13 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.13 out of 4

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Expert

Procurement Management

Expert

Contract Negotiation & Management

Expert

Supplier / Vendor Management

Expert

Cost Reduction & Cost Optimization

Expert

RFQ / RFP / Tender Management

Expert

Supplier Evaluation & Prequalification

Expert

CAPEX / OPEX Procurement & Inventory Management & Optimization

Expert

Local & International Purchasing

Expert

Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt)

Expert

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Management

Expert

Social profiles

Languages

English

Expert

Urdu

Native Speaker

Arabic

Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) Member Certification
Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Jul 2025
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB)
Council for Six Sigma Certification
Oct 2024
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Council for Six Sigma Certification
Jan 2025
Certified Supply Chain Professional CSCP (APICS) U.S.A
Dec 2014
Lead Auditor QMS ISO 9001:2015 - SGS U.K
May 2016
Project Management Professional PMP - PMI U.S.A
Nov 2015

Training
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
NISCL - National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders - Canada
Dec 2024
Transportation Services
NISCL - National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders - Canada
Oct 2024
Drafting a Statement of Work
NISCL - National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders - Canada
Sep 2024
Information Technology Procurement & Related Contracting
NISCL - National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders - Canada
Jun 2024
Contract Management and Competitive Bidding
NISCL - National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders - Canada
May 2024
Supply Chain Analytics for Business Result
NISCL - National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders - Canada
May 2023
Capital Equipment Procurement and Contracting
NISCL - National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders - Canada
Feb 2024
Professional Services Procurement
NISCL - National Institute of Supply Chain Leaders - Canada
May 2024