Amir ABAEE

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Professional

Director | Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Commercial | $40M+ Savings | Public Sector, Infrastructure & Construction,

Senior Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Commercial Management, Category Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure executive with 20+ years of global leadership across automotive OEMs, Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers, industrial manufacturing, heavy civil infrastructure, transportation, utilities, energy, telecommunications, construction, and private equity portfolio companies. Managed procurement portfolios exceeding $2.5B, delivered $40M+ in validated savings, and led enterprise procurement transformation, supplier optimization, and commercial governance initiatives. Expertise spans Source-to-Contract (S2C), Source-to-Pay (S2P), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supplier Performance Management (SPM), category strategy, supplier qualification, market intelligence, RFI/RFP/RFQ, should-cost modelling, clean-sheet costing, TCO, LCCA, value engineering, make-versus-buy, supplier risk, executive negotiations, and strategic sourcing. Industry expertise includes metals, steel, aluminum, copper, automotive components, electronics, MRO, heavy equipment, fleet, logistics, chemicals, lubricants, natural gas, electricity, fuel, aggregates, cement, concrete, asphalt, structural steel, rebar, precast, waterworks, subcontracting, IT, SaaS, and professional services. Strong technical and commercial expertise in APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, IATF 16949, ISO standards, supplier quality, manufacturing operations, commodity markets, index-based pricing (CRU, AMM, LME, Platts), contract strategy, claims, change orders, ERP (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards), Power BI, AI-enabled procurement, cost optimization, supply chain resilience, and executive advisory across North American and global markets.

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Consultation in Automotive OEM, Industrial Manufacturing (Procurement,Supply Chain and Operations) — I am a senior Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Commercial Management, and Supply Chain executive with more than 20 years of global experience advising and leading procurement, manufacturing, infrastructure, and commercial transformation initiatives across automotive OEMs, Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers, industrial manufacturing, heavy civil infrastructure, transportation, energy, utilities, telecommunications, construction, and private equity portfolio companies. Throughout my career, I have managed procurement portfolios exceeding $2.5B, delivered more than $40M in validated cost savings, and negotiated hundreds of complex commercial agreements across direct and indirect spend. My expertise combines technical, operational, and commercial perspectives across strategic sourcing, category management, supplier qualification, RFI/RFP/RFQ, contract strategy, supplier performance, should-cost analysis, clean-sheet costing, TCO, APQP, PPAP, manufacturing operations, commodity markets, commercial governance, risk management, ERP systems, and AI-enabled procurement. I regularly work with executive leadership, engineering, finance, legal, operations, and project delivery teams to optimize supplier strategies, improve commercial outcomes, mitigate supply chain risk, and strengthen operational performance. I provide practical, data-driven insights grounded in real-world leadership experience, with a strong focus on cost, quality, delivery, resilience, and long-term value creation.

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Amir ABAEE

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Professional

Director | Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Commercial | $40M+ Savings | Public Sector, Infrastructure & Construction,

25+years experience

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Expertise spans Source-to-Contract (S2C), Source-to-Pay (S2P), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supplier Performance Management (SPM), category strategy, supplier qualification, market intelligence, RFI/RFP/RFQ, should-cost modelling, clean-sheet costing, TCO, LCCA, value engineering, make-versus-buy, supplier risk, executive negotiations, and strategic sourcing.

Industry expertise includes metals, steel, aluminum, copper, automotive components, electronics, MRO, heavy equipment, fleet, logistics, chemicals, lubricants, natural gas, electricity, fuel, aggregates, cement, concrete, asphalt, structural steel, rebar, precast, waterworks, subcontracting, IT, SaaS, and professional services.

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Consultation in Automotive OEM, Industrial Manufacturing (Procurement,Supply Chain and Operations)

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I am a senior Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Commercial Management, and Supply Chain executive with more than 20 years of global experience advising and leading procurement, manufacturing, infrastructure, and commercial transformation initiatives across automotive OEMs, Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers, industrial manufacturing, heavy civil infrastructure, transportation, energy, utilities, telecommunications, construction, and private equity portfolio companies. Throughout my career, I have managed procurement portfolios exceeding $2.5B, delivered more than $40M in validated cost savings, and negotiated hundreds of complex commercial agreements across direct and indirect spend. My expertise combines technical, operational, and commercial perspectives across strategic sourcing, category management, supplier qualification, RFI/RFP/RFQ, contract strategy, supplier performance, should-cost analysis, clean-sheet costing, TCO, APQP, PPAP, manufacturing operations, commodity markets, commercial governance, risk management, ERP systems, and AI-enabled procurement. I regularly work with executive leadership, engineering, finance, legal, operations, and project delivery teams to optimize supplier strategies, improve commercial outcomes, mitigate supply chain risk, and strengthen operational performance. I provide practical, data-driven insights grounded in real-world leadership experience, with a strong focus on cost, quality, delivery, resilience, and long-term value creation.

Consultation in Automotive OEM, Industrial Manufacturing (Procurement,Supply Chain and Operations)

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