Syed is a Senior Manager, Data & Tech in Procurement. He brings 10+ years of procure-tech experience modernizing processes through AI & automation, high quality procurement analytics data, and all backed by a data-lake strategy. He was the procurement business implementation lead for the Hershey Supplier Portal program focused on strengthening controls and improving supplier data quality. He is helping shape Hershey Procurement's data, tech, and agentic AI future by co-authoring the Insight to Value Data/Tech Agentic Strategy that defines the "North Star" for turning insights into action and measurable value.