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Saqib Ashraf
Director of Solutions Architecture, CPGSaqib works within CPG with different teams to help leverage the relationships they have with their vendors/strategic partners as a primary point of contact between CPG and the vendors. He oversees the procurement of equipment and/or services from vendors and subcontractors and develops strategic relationship plans, i.e. master service agreements or strategic sourcing agreements.
He works with the different CPG teams/lines of business to help review proposals from their suppliers, expand on current vendor review process that exist within the estimation function, and develop pricing strategies with key long lead equipment vendors and trade contractors.
Saqib graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, and also have an MBA from the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, with concentrations in both Marketing & Finance.