New York, NY • U.S. Permanent Resident • No Sponsorship Required

Hamza Arshad, MBA

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

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$90Msurplus inventory reduction
98%inventory record accuracy
$400Mbusiness unit operations
$90Msurplus reduction
$35Masset recovery
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 improving availability, accuracy, working capital, visibility and execution.

Demand & Supply Planning

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

Inventory Optimization

Stock controls, lifecycle management, accuracy, surplus, aging, obsolescence and asset recovery.

Procurement & Sourcing

Strategic sourcing, purchasing, supplier coordination, contracts and vendor relationships.

Warehouse & Logistics

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

Analytics & BI

ERP data, SQL, Python, Power BI and Tableau used to support operational decisions.

Supply Chain Finance

Inventory valuation, landed cost, financial controls, working capital and cross-functional alignment.

Career Impact

Results, not just responsibilities.

$90M surplus reduction

Improved forecasting and inventory models in Kinaxis RapidResponse and Microsoft Dynamics 365/AX.

$35M recovered

Recovered at-risk, decommitted distressed inventory and released working capital.

98% IRA

Strengthened inventory controls through demand signals, ETA analysis and warehouse execution.

95%+ availability

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

$200K+ annual savings

Negotiated supplier contracts and implemented process improvements at Netkom Technologies.

Teams up to 10

Led warehouse, inventory and demand planning professionals across complex environments.

Experience

Professional journey

Inventory Manager

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

Inventory Manager (Consultant)

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

Senior Demand Planner

Zones LLC
01/2021 – 11/2024
  • Supervised 6 demand planners across statistical forecasting, variance analysis and inventory optimization.
  • Led planning across 50+ enterprise clients including Microsoft, Google, Meta, Costco and Starbucks, managing $130M+ inventory datasets.
  • Built Kinaxis RapidResponse and Dynamics 365/AX models that drove 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 procurement, inventory and warehouse operations.
  • Owned demand, supply and inventory analysis for S&OP and developed D365-based planning models.
  • Reduced procurement costs by 10% and generated $200K+ annual savings through supplier negotiations and process improvements.

Supply Chain Finance Analyst

Ufone
05/2017 – 07/2019
  • Managed financial controls, workflow automation and inventory valuation for a $2M+ telecom asset portfolio.
  • Integrated financial metrics with forecasting, inventory optimization and supply chain analysis.
  • Prepared dashboards combining inventory turns, stock aging, financial KPIs and working-capital impact.
Selected Projects

Transformation work

Warehouse Digital Transformation

Restructured a distribution center into standardized aisle-and-bin zoning, migrated inventory tracking into SAP and trained a team of 10 on data entry and cycle counts.

Avolta

Inventory Optimization & Asset Recovery

Applied advanced ERP forecasting for Fortune 50 accounts to reduce surplus stock and recover at-risk decommitted inventory.

$90M reduction • $35M recovery

APS Implementation

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

Dynamic planning automation
Technology

Enterprise systems & analytical toolkit

ERP & Planning: SAP GUI, MM, S/4HANA, BW, SAP Ariba Buying, Microsoft Dynamics 365/AX/GP/CRM, Oracle NetSuite, Kinaxis RapidResponse, Basware, QuickBooks, Salesforce, Workday, IBM Tririga, Crunchtime.

Power BIPythonTableauSQLGoogle AnalyticsSPSSEViewsGeminiChatGPTCodexClaudePrompt EngineeringAI-Assisted Data AnalysisWorkflow AutomationMicrosoft ProjectAsanaJiraTrelloSmartsheetMicrosoft 365SharePointGoogle WorkspaceWordPress
Enterprise Client Exposure

Selected clients

MicrosoftGoogleMetaCostcoStarbucks
Education & Credentials

Academic foundation

MBA — Supply Chain Management

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences • GPA 3.6/4.0 • Minor: Finance • Bronze Medalist

BBA (Honors) — Accounting & Finance

Iqra University • GPA 3.44/4.0 • Scholarship Recipient

Professional Development

CSCP — ASCM Candidate • Google Project Management Certificate

Additional Coursework

Columbia University — Financial Engineering & Risk Management • University of Pennsylvania — Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Quantitative Modeling

Contact

Building better supply chains starts with better decisions.

Interested in opportunities across supply chain management, inventory, demand planning, supply planning, procurement, S&OP, logistics, operations and analytics.