Waqas Y.
Lahore, Pakistan
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Supply Chain Management. Ecommerce Inventory Planning & Forecasting
$40.00/hr
Are you concerned with
- Over stock
- If you have trouble figuring out when and how much to order
- Cannot figure out how to manage distribution between multiple fulfillment or store locations
- Not able to control forecast at SKU level or having problems with managing growth?
**I can provide you with a custom based solution based on your business need**
Regardless you have
- few or 10,000+ SKUs
- it is finished good or raw material
- you are selling on one or multiple sale channels,
- have one or numerous suppliers,
- have one or multiple fulfillment/warehouse locations
** I can design a tool that will help you control all these aspects of your business.**
With more than 13 years of experience, I specialize in the Global Supply Chain Management, Logistics Operations, Warehousing & Inventory management, demand planning, defining purchasing trends, Inventory Ordering & Sales Forecasting.
I can work with you on improving your Supply Chain processes or/and create new efficiency standards of work for Day to day Logistics, Inventory Control, or forecast your sales/demands/inventory for any purpose,
I manage and built **semi-software/Demand Planner/ Forecast planner/ Distribution tools** mainly on excel and Power BI; that helps streamline the complete supply chain operations. I can even assist or manage the operations if the need arises.
By end of the day, you will have a model that will be
- Mapped across your sales, stock, suppliers and purchase orders
- Record addition of NEW SKUs or suppliers
- Ability to review actual sales vs. Forecast for next 24 months
- Multiple forecast selection options like pessimistic, median and aggregate
- Ability to define next ordering based on actual or forecast selection
- Control seasonality trends at SKU level by features like manual overrides of forecast
- Control safety stock and Days of supply
- Feature to factor in Chinese holidays
- PROMOS & GROWTH Factor on week per week basis at SKU level [Input Sales boost or Growth % in the respective week to reflect changes in ordering]
- Demand Planning and Forecasting details with Re-order Point with dates, quantities, etc.
- sales % distribution per SKU across one or multiple sale channels
- Fulfillment % distribution across one or multiple centers, like multiple Amazon channels, Shopify, ShipBob, Shipmonk, etc.
- Stock Transfer and Shipment Tracking module between warehouse and stores, when to transfer, how much to transfer etc., if required
I can also assist with
- import and export compliance,
- customs brokerage,
- international freight forwarding,
- warehousing and inventory management, Amazon FBA or with multiple locations on the East and West Coast
- outbound and Inbound domestic distribution, be it Truckload, Flatbeds, Intermodal, Tankers, LTL, etc.
- Renewal of Annual small package contracts with FedEx, UPS, etc. based on your annual volumes
- 3PL selection for businesses for direct customer distribution or to Amazon
From the perspective of streamlining the operations, which are based on sales and ordering forecast, I have built more than 60 different models for companies [majority of them on eCommerce platforms); who have Gross sales of more than $10 million per annum.
I have strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills to lead projects independently. I always try and provide with realistic timeframe for project completion, plus will lay out a clear plan on how the whole process will eventually pan out.
I have a consistent & proven track record of successfully employing best business practices that improve efficiency, reduce operating costs while increasing performance, all to tight time scales and within budget.
I am looking for a new and challenging position, one which will make the best use of my existing skills and experience and also further my personal and professional development.
I am just a message away. So let me know when you want to have a chat on this. And we can take it on from there.
Work history
Work history
Inventory & Logistics Management
Jan 18, 2025
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Feb 6, 2025
No feedback given
Private earnings
E-commerce Demand Forecast / Supply Chain Manager Needed
Mar 29, 2024
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Apr 4, 2024
5.00
"Waqas was a pleasure to work with! He helped us out with a demand forecast and gave clear instructions on how to use it. Highly recommend"
Private earnings
Project 1: Forecast and Ordering Planner for overall business
Apr 27, 2023
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Mar 31, 2024
5.00
"Since the time we worked with Waqas he proved to be the right person for the right task. He is always on time for meetings and sticks to the due…
Private earnings
Supply Chain Manager
Feb 3, 2023
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Mar 12, 2024
5.00
"Waqas is very professional and extremely knowledgable. Definitely someone you can depend on for all things supply chain related."
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Inventory forecast for 2023
Jan 25, 2023
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Mar 6, 2024
5.00
Private earnings
Supply Chain Specialist - Inventory Manager
Oct 5, 2023
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Nov 29, 2023
5.00
Private earnings
Forecast Model or Demand Planner
Aug 1, 2023
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Nov 23, 2023
No feedback given
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Excel SKUs modelling
Dec 10, 2022
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Nov 23, 2023
No feedback given
Private earnings
Inventory forecasting data sheet
Aug 1, 2023
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Sep 1, 2023
5.00
"Extremely professional and a true wizzard with numbers! Can only recommend!"
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Supply Chain Manager - Demand Forecasting and Planning
May 4, 2023
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Jul 23, 2023
5.00
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Project 2: Existing and New Stores Fulfillment and Distribution Model
Jul 10, 2023
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Present
Job in progress
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Inventory and Distribution Forecaster
Sep 6, 2022
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Present
Job in progress
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Guitar Inventory forcaster
Aug 23, 2022
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Present
Job in progress
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Inventory manager to optimize supply chain with focus on inventory planning and purchase orders
Dec 16, 2018
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Present
Job in progress
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Skills
Skills
- Supply Chain Modeling
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Production Planning
- Trend Forecasting
- Demand Planning
- Forecasting
- Amazon FBA
- Management Consulting
- Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
- Freight Forwarding
- Analytics
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You will get Inventory Planning, Sales & Forecast Model covering 12-18 months
From $1,399
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