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Umair A.

Supply Chain Manager | Ecommerce Demand Planning | Inventory Manager

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 • 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 • 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 • 3𝐏𝐋 & 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 Are you looking to 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥? I help businesses bring structure to complex operations by owning supply chain strategy, inventory planning, ecommerce operations, logistics, and cross-functional execution. With 9+ years of experience and leadership responsibility at 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐏 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥, I’ve worked across manufacturing, retail, ecommerce, wholesale, and global logistics—supporting Shark Tank–funded brands, national retailers, and fast-growing companies operating across multiple markets. 🧠 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐃𝐨 (𝐄𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐨-𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩) ✔ 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 & 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – End-to-end supply chain leadership covering manufacturing, procurement, inventory, logistics, and fulfillment. ✔ 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 – Seasonal forecasting, reorder planning, safety stock, and cash-flow control with ~95% forecast accuracy. ✔ 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – Full operational ownership across Retail, Shopify (DTC), Wholesale/B2B, and Amazon (FBA & Vendor Central). ✔ 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 – China-based manufacturing coordination, production planning, supplier management, and delivery execution. ✔ 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 & 3𝐏𝐋 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – Multi-3PL operations in the USA & UK, freight forwarder price shopping, inbound/outbound planning, and cost optimization. ✔ 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 & 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – Direct handling of CVS, C&S, UNFI, Certco, Woodman’s, Walmart including compliance, ASNs, EDI, chargebacks, and delivery timelines. ✔ 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – COGS reduction, logistics cost control, OTIF improvement, and lean process implementation. 📊 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 ✔ Maintained zero stockouts across key SKUs during the last operating year ✔ Achieved ~95% forecasting accuracy across seasonal and multi-channel demand ✔ Maintained 6+ weeks on-hand inventory during peak sales periods ✔ Ensured 4-week inventory readiness for retail launches ✔ Reduced fulfillment delays by ~65% through system and planning improvements ✔ Managed thousands of SKUs across retail, ecommerce, and wholesale channels 🏭 𝐈𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨 & 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 ✔ VP-level operations ownership for a Shark Tank–funded brand (Icebeanie) ✔ Supply Chain Manager expertise in global brand VIVO Mobile ✔ Manufacturing in China, import into UK, US, Australia, UAE & Pakistan markets ✔ Multiple freight forwarders and logistics partners ✔ Retail store forecasting, ecommerce sales planning, and compliance execution ✔ Close coordination between sales, operations, warehouses, and external partners ⚙️ 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬, 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 & 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 ✔ 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞: Shopify, Amazon Seller Central, Vendor Central ✔ 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 & 𝐄𝐑𝐏: Oracle ERP, Inflow, Cin7 ✔ 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 & 𝐄𝐃𝐈: SPS Commerce, Extensive, Traverse, CVS Vendor Portal ✔ 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 & 3𝐏𝐋: ShipHero, WMS, multiple 3PL portals ✔ 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Advanced Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI dashboards 🎓 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 ✔ MBA – Supply Chain Management ✔ Mechanical & Production Engineering ✔ Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSC) ✔ Automotive Core Tools Specialist ✔ ISO & IATF 16949 Certified Internal Auditor 🤝 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞 ✔ Senior-level ownership, not just task execution ✔ Comfortable handling complex, multi-channel operations ✔ Strong balance of strategy, systems, and execution ✔ Clear communication with founders, managers, and leadership teams ✔ Focused on stability, predictability, and scalable growth 🚀 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 If you need someone who can own operations end-to-end, bring clarity to complexity, and help your business scale without chaos, I’m ready to support you.

🇵🇰Faisalabad, Pakistan$20/hr100% JSS5.00 (2)Since Aug 2022
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.6k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#29,411 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#3,384 / 52.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.1k

Last 6 months: $9.7k

World#20,494 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#2,291 / 52.9k
Total earnings
$19k

Billed in all: $20k

World#142,938 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#14,162 / 52.9k
Per project
$6.5k

$4.9k in the last 6 months

World#26,595 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#1,391 / 52.9k
Projects, last 6 months
2
0% fixed100% hourly
World#88,922 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#17,052 / 52.9k
Projects in all
3

Across 5 contracts

20% fixed80% hourly
World#304,143 / 412k
🇵🇰Country#46,019 / 52.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$20.4k+$2.1k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$18k$20k$22kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 6% in Virtual Assistance

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #10Supply Chain Modeling102 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #4Top 10%
  2. #13Lean Manufacturing152 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 9%
  3. #22Demand Planning196 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #7Top 11%
  4. #35Third-Party Logistics256 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #7Top 14%
  5. #61Operational Planning519 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #2Top 12%
  6. #84KPI Metric Development775 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #3Top 11%
  7. #85Procurement991 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #15Top 9%
  8. #94Supply Chain Management1,094 freelancers · 🇵🇰 #14Top 9%