In the ever-shifting professional world, the ability to adapt, learn, and stay agile is imperative.

About Naseem

In the ever-shifting professional world, the ability to adapt, learn, and stay agile is imperative.

To deal with the tech advancements, intergenerational workers, income disparity, and other issues, professionals must stay informed by continuously learning and reinventing themselves. By failing to recognize this, professionals risk complacency and end up stalled—or worse, unemployed.

I empower leaders to proactively take responsibility for self-improvement by staying agile, thereby keeping pace in a disruptive, post pandemic professional world.

Through consulting/coaching services and carefully curated resources such as my newsletter and motivational speaking engagements, I drive talent intelligence by guiding professionals in the supply chain and operations arenas by being a source of reputable, well-thought-out content with perspectives and know-how to help them stay ahead of the curve.

These timely, practical tools and resources will transform professionals into better practitioners by helping them stay informed on highlights and critical issues facing the supply chain industry from both a macro level (economy, markets, trends) to the micro (their jobs, company, industry, and career).

2012 - PRESENT

MRA Global Sourcing helps world class companies build successful teams by finding the right leaders. We strive to provide and maintain excellence to our clients and create opportunities for the right candidates. As part of the MRI Network, one of the world’s largest search and recruitment organizations, we can partner with you to bring industry expertise of our own team and the total search capability of a global network.

Supply Management is a critical component of keeping top companies successful in our hyper-competitive business environment. We understand the challenges in building a high potential team that performs at exceptional levels. Staffing shortages and disruptions create setbacks that no company can afford. We help our clients to successfully attract and grow top notch talent to execute tomorrow's vision of effective supply management performance with substantial and measurable bottom line contributions.
2020 - PRESENT

Led by elite search consultants. we create innovative technology and executive recruiting services that connect people. Fast. We manage https://procurementspark.com/ and https://supplychainspark.com/, the procurement and supply chain industries' best job boards and career communities.
2007 - 2012

Recruited to provide strategic supply management leadership for over $1B of spend in electrical components, body, trim, transportation, and aftermarket. Supporting over 30 manufacturing operations in North America, Europe and Asia. Globally attracted & developed top notch talent to execute best-in-class supply chain strategies.
2005-2007

Recruited to ignite and lead global sourcing program and transform current model of domestic manufacturing to competitive contract manufacturing and strategic outsourcing. Reporting to the President, accountable for supporting new product development through early design involvement, lean initiatives and enhanced supplier collaboration. Globally attracted & developed top notch talent to execute best-in-class supply chain strategies.
2004 - 2005

Recruited to lead change from a decentralized, ‘price only’ approach to a center-led and regionally focused Procurement organization. Led central procurement team in supplier and contract management for indirect, general and administrative spend.
2004

Spearheaded client and consulting team structuring data collection and analyses, building financial and analytical models, and providing strategic insights for an automotive SBU. Facilitating benchmarking and joint process improvement workshops, developing corresponding business cases and implementation plans, and preparing and presenting executive level communications.
2003 - 2004

Recruited to drive rapid, significant change by designing & executing Supply Chain’s eBusiness strategy. Created and implemented an effective approach to eSourcing tools (e-auctions, eRFP & bid optimization).
2000 – 2001

Key Project Manager for creating over 20 online global sourcing markets. Administered client spending in excess of $300MM annually for several automotive, diversified, and high-tech accounts – also aided the sales team in business development. Drove productivity, implemented process improvements, and managed career development of 5 sourcing team members.
1998 – 2000

Responsible for over $45 million of spend for rubber & plastic products & achieved quality & cost improvements of over $1MM and best-in-class supplier selection via cross-functional teams.