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.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $9.7k
Billed in all: $20,408$20k
$4.9k in the last 6 months
Across 5 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
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