> Responsible for Demand planning & forecasting of around 400 SKUs from South Asian region. > Gathers and validates factors from different functions for use in creating the forecast. Interacts with the business team to gather & verify information and translate them into forecast. > Creates pipeline estimation for products and builds appropriate forecast based on events, trends, seasonality, incremental volume, total volume, cannibalization etc. Creates the final forecast by the addition of valid adjustments.> Manage the monthly, multi-functional process that leads to agreement on a single operational forecast in a way that all legitimate concerns of individuals have been addressed.> Initiated and handled project of weekly shipments and lead time reduction to optimize inventory. This project has brought down inventory of specific items by 40%. > Initiated and executed project of efficient inventory through Pareto analysis to have right product on right time which increased 10% sales and reduced 20% inventory > Managing close coordination with suppliers for proactive approach> Developed and presented reports and statistics to higher management for efficient decision making which was well recognized by the leadership. > Initiated project of Vendor manage inventory (VMI)

• Coordination with Walmart US, Walmart China, Walmart India, Walmart Turkey and Bangladesh for Demand/ supply Planning, forecasting and exceptions management • Monitoring and Evaluation of inventory from origin markets to the retail markets• Responsible to improve sales growth through inventory availability and to make sure that enough inventory in place to cater seasonal trends.• Reduce inventory holding cost, logistics cost and production cost through optimized inventory flow • Keeping track of supplier efficiency and make plans for supplier growth and development according to policies and procedures of Walmart. • Managing close coordination with raw material suppliers for price evaluation and market trends. • Shipment Consolidation for better containerization

Procurement and Logistics: Experience in high volume fulfillment, freight handling, warehousing, transportation, and procurement of a wide range of finished goods and raw materials coordination with major textile giants that includes but not limited to Nishat Mills Ltd, Interloop , Sapphire fibers Ltd, Sapphire Textile Ltd, Crescent textile mills (CTM), Fintex Ltd, Fazal cloth and Sultani elasto Successfully completed procurement and logistics of over 1500 million worth of products annually through Letter of credit (LC) Managing transportation and logistics coordination with suppliers for new developmentsWarehouse and inventory management: Handled project of cost cutting through inventory reduction upto 20% aligning production with on time deliveries and defining procedures for disposing of dead material Ensuring visibility and accurate inventory of each SKU by increasing inventory accuracy upto 97% Assist techlogics in designing workflow of Logistics and warehouse management system(PILS & MAXIMO) Ensure the successful Implementation of Purchase inventory & logistics system (PILS) which brings million $s reduction in inventory  Supervise & monitor periodic audit, ISO audits and ensure compliance with all safety, hygiene and health standards/proceduresPlanning and forecasting  Developed reports and statistics of purchase analysis, quarterly reviews and per unit cost of each dept for planning, forecasting and decision making for higher management Planning, arranging and coordinating with Vendor regarding on time deliveries to meet lean production and assisting finance in verification of vendor invoices Provision of different reports to Finance for reporting and asset capitalization purpose. Forecasting and reconciliation of inventory to plan for future production Handled close coordination and meetings with brand managers and operations for production planning and control

 Close coordination with business development department to close new target accounts Successfully conducted research on business expansion of various distribution channels in Latin America and Asia Pacific regions that resulted in large number of sales (while working in Synovate Business Consulting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Handled projects on market research, Analyzing different countries market, market sizing, channel distribution analysis, competitive analysis, conducting interviews with competitors/consumers, analyzing customer buying patterns, Generating reports on all above in Synovate business consulting. Handled projects for USA accounts to expand their business in Latin America. Analysis done on distribution channels, product positioning, analyzing trade barriers in different countries of Latin America, economic review, political conditions etc. Handles project for Nike to expand their business in Philippines. Have done competitor analysis of the sportswear industry in Philippines for Nike and also economic review, sales potential etc