Azad Ur Rahman
Verified Expert in Finance
Management Consulting Expert
Atlanta, GA, United States
Toptal member since December 9, 2022
Azad is a former Deloitte strategy and operations consultant with experience leading large strategic and transformational programs for Fortune 500 clients. Upon leaving Deloitte in 2017, Azad founded Alana Consulting. He leads a team there to deliver projects in cost reduction, margin improvement, spend management, supply chain analytics, post-merger integration support, value capture, and program management, including M&A integration, technology implementation, and more.
Career Highlights
Case Studies
Expertise
- Analytics
- Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down)
- Excel Expert
- Manufacturing Operations
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Project Management Office (PMO)
- Request for x (RFx)
- Strategic Sourcing
Work Experience
Lead Consulting Partner
Cedar Fair
- Executed the cost reduction program, direct and indirect, across a newly formed centralized procurement organization.
- Conducted the operating model assessment to centralize the procurement function across 13 parks.
- Delivered over $15 million in run rate savings across various indirect and direct categories.
- Developed and delivered two comprehensive 3-day training programs for sourcing and procurement, as well as for analytics.
Lead Consulting Partner
Impossible Foods
- Led the manufacturing team through the design, implementation, and training phases of transitioning to the SAP S/4HANA ERP environment.
- Streamlined and improved business processes ahead of a forthcoming public offering.
- Delivered over $5 million in value across various functions and opportunities.
Lead Consulting Partner
Delta Air Lines
- Executed strategic sourcing, demand management, and a value engineering program for the food category.
- Developed a comprehensive standard taxonomy and subcategory classification.
- Delivered over $10 million in run rate savings in the food category.
Lead Consulting Partner
Dairy Farmers of America
- Managed and executed strategic sourcing, rapid sourcing, and value engineering programs.
- Delivered over $30 million in run rate savings across various direct and indirect categories.
- Supported the spend data and data analytics requirements for the post-bankruptcy program office.
Strategy and Operations Engagement Manager
Deloitte
- Managed a post-merger integration office (IMO) across three regions and multiple functions for a big specialty chemical manufacturer. Led an integration synergy program of 100+ project opportunities to deliver over $75 million in run rate savings.
- Centralized a procurement function across multiple business units of a global transportation service provider. Headed a strategic sourcing execution phase across multiple indirect categories to deliver $25 million in savings.
- Led multiple workstreams for the procurement synergy identification engagement for a global consumer, food service, and packaging manufacturer in a merger scenario focused on indirect spend categories to deliver $50 million in run rate savings.
Skills
Finance
Cost Management, Price Analysis, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), Financial Modeling, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence (BI), Forecasting, M&A (Buy-side), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
Data & Analysis Software
Tableau, Microsoft Access, MATLAB
Industry Expertise
Logistics
Other
Microsoft Power BI, Sourcing, Request for x (RFx), Negotiation, Modeling, Evaluation, Spend Management, Cost Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Modeling, Project Management Office (PMO), Program Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Global Sourcing, Logistics & Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Supply Chain Operations, Data Analytics, Strategic Sourcing, Excel Expert, Project Management, Pitch Deck Consultant, Supply Chain, Business Management, Executive Presentations, Presentations, Change Management, Business Strategy, Procurement, Management Consulting, Vendor Management, Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Information (RFI), Award-winning, Scenario Analysis, Third-party Logistics, Analytics, Sourcing & Procurement, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Procure to Pay, Coupa, SAP Ariba, Manufacturing Operations, Statistical Modeling, QlikView, Process Improvement, Operational Efficiency Improvement, Surveys, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Business Models, Statistics, Business Operations, Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Services, Integration, Management, Sales Forecasting, Warehouse Management, eCommerce, Warehouse Operations, Amazon FBA, eCommerce Fulfillment, Ariba Procurement, SAP ERP, Bankruptcy, Value Engineering, Operating Models, Training & Training Content Development, Opportunity Identification, Opportunity Assessments, SAP HANA
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