Supply Chain • Inventory • Demand Planning • Procurement

Hamza Arshad, MBA

Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Demand Planning & Procurement professional with 10+ years of experience transforming complex planning, inventory, logistics and financial operations into measurable business results.

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U.S. Permanent Resident • No Sponsorship Required • Open to Opportunities Across the U.S.

SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATING SYSTEMDATA-DRIVEN
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Inventory Transformation$90Msurplus reduction
Inventory Accuracy98%IRA achieved
$400MRevenue business unit
$90MSurplus reduction
$35MAssets recovered
98%Inventory accuracy
95%+Product availability
50+Enterprise clients
Professional Profile

Strategy that reaches the warehouse floor.

My experience spans demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, procurement, logistics, S&OP, CPFR, warehouse operations, business intelligence, ERP systems and supply chain finance.

I focus on decisions that improve availability, accuracy, working capital, visibility and execution.

Core Capabilities

End-to-end supply chain leadership

Demand & Supply Planning

Forecasting, variance analysis, replenishment, S&OP, IBP and CPFR.

Inventory Optimization

Inventory accuracy, lifecycle management, excess, aging and asset recovery.

Procurement & Sourcing

Supplier management, purchasing, contract negotiation and supply assurance.

Warehouse & Logistics

Receiving, facility layout, cycle counts, inbound/outbound logistics and material flow.

Analytics & BI

ERP data, dashboards, SQL, Python, Power BI and Tableau.

Supply Chain Finance

Inventory valuation, landed cost, controls and working capital.

Career Impact

Results, not just responsibilities.

Selected quantified accomplishments across inventory, planning, procurement and operations.

INVENTORY

$90M surplus reduction

Improved forecasting and inventory models in Kinaxis RapidResponse and Microsoft Dynamics.

RECOVERY

$35M recovered

Recovered at-risk, decommitted assets and released working capital for higher-velocity inventory.

ACCURACY

98% IRA

Used demand signals, ETAs, controls and warehouse execution to improve inventory record accuracy.

AVAILABILITY

95%+ availability

Directed inventory planning, procurement and logistics strategy for a $400M business unit.

COST

$200K+ savings

Negotiated supplier contracts and implemented process improvements.

LEADERSHIP

Teams up to 10

Led warehouse, inventory and demand-planning professionals across complex operations.

Experience

Professional journey

Inventory management, demand planning, procurement, logistics, operations and supply chain finance.

Inventory Manager

Avolta
10/2025 – Present
  • Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of 10 across inventory controls, warehouse operations, procurement, demand planning and receiving.
  • Direct end-to-end inventory planning, procurement and logistics strategy for a $400M revenue business unit supporting 95%+ product availability.
  • Analyze inventory movement, ETAs, demand signals and forecast-versus-actual consumption to improve replenishment and drive IRA to 98%.
  • Coordinate receiving operations with 50+ vendors and warehouse leadership.

Inventory Manager (Consultant)

Gold & Gems Jewelers — Family Business
12/2024 – Present
  • Advise on inventory optimization, procurement strategy, vendor management and operational improvements.
  • Manage inventory planning, reconciliation, valuation and cycle counts for high-value merchandise.
  • Support purchasing, supplier coordination, inventory reporting and operational analysis.

Senior Demand Planner

Zones LLC
01/2021 – 11/2024
  • Supervised and coached a team of 6 demand planners executing statistical forecasting, variance analysis and multi-channel inventory optimization.
  • Led planning and inventory optimization across 50+ enterprise clients including Microsoft, Google, Meta, Costco and Starbucks, managing $130M+ in inventory data.
  • Built forecasting and inventory models in Kinaxis RapidResponse and Microsoft Dynamics 365/AX, driving a $90M reduction in surplus inventory.
  • Designed Power BI and Tableau dashboards and orchestrated S&OP and CPFR cycles.

Supply Chain & Operations Lead

Netkom Technologies
08/2019 – 01/2021
  • Managed a multi-disciplinary team across procurement, inventory and warehouse operations.
  • Owned demand, supply and inventory analysis for S&OP meetings and developed D365-based planning models.
  • Reduced procurement costs by 10% and generated $200K+ annual savings through supplier negotiations and process improvement.

Supply Chain Finance Analyst

Ufone
05/2017 – 07/2019
  • Managed financial controls, workflow automation and inventory valuation for a $2M+ telecom asset portfolio.
  • Integrated finance metrics with demand planning, inventory optimization, landed cost and supply chain forecasting.
  • Prepared dashboards connecting inventory turns and aging with financial KPIs and working-capital impact.
Case Studies

Selected transformation work

Projects demonstrating warehouse redesign, inventory optimization and planning-system transformation.

Avolta

Warehouse Digital Transformation & Layout Overhaul

Restructured a distribution center into a standardized aisle-and-bin zoning matrix while migrating inventory tracking from a legacy manual process into SAP.

Team of 10 trained
Zones LLC

Inventory Optimization & Asset Recovery

Applied advanced ERP forecasting models to Fortune 50 enterprise accounts to reduce surplus stock and recover at-risk decommitted assets.

$90M reduction • $35M recovery
Zones LLC

Advanced Planning System Implementation

Migrated enterprise inventory logic from reactive min/max planning in Microsoft Dynamics AX into Kinaxis RapidResponse.

Dynamic planning automation
Technology

Enterprise systems & analytical toolkit

A modern toolkit supporting supply chain execution, analytics, workflow automation and digital transformation.

ERP & Data Management

SAP GUISAP MMSAP S/4HANASAP BWSAP AribaDynamics 365Dynamics AXOracle NetSuiteKinaxis RapidResponseSalesforceWorkday

Analytics, BI & Reporting

Power BIPythonTableauSQLSPSSEViews

AI Productivity & Tooling

ChatGPTCodexClaudeGeminiCursorPrompt EngineeringAI-Assisted Data AnalysisWorkflow Automation

Project, Development & Deployment

Microsoft ProjectAsanaJiraTrelloSmartsheetGitHubVercelWordPress
Credentials

Education & professional development

MBA — Supply Chain Management

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

GPA 3.6 / 4.0 • Minor: Finance • Bronze Medalist for academic excellence

BBA (Honors) — Accounting & Finance

Iqra University

GPA 3.44 / 4.0 • Scholarship Recipient for outstanding performance

Certifications & Coursework

CSCP — ASCM
In Progress — Candidate

Project Management Certificate — Google

Financial Engineering and Risk Management — Columbia University

Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Quantitative Modeling — University of Pennsylvania

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Contact

Building better supply chains starts with better decisions.

Connect with me regarding opportunities across Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, S&OP, Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Analytics.

c.hamzaa@outlook.com(212) 347-7833LinkedIn ↗
OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. • U.S. PERMANENT RESIDENT • NO SPONSORSHIP REQUIRED