Esmail Arshad

SUPPLY CHAIN · OPERATIONS · ANALYTICS

I improve how products are planned, sourced, moved and measured.

Supply chain and operations professional with 4+ years across Tesla, Amazon, Schneider Electric and Formlabs, spanning planning, sourcing, logistics, inventory and operational analytics. Today I run factory operations in Lahore.

Esmail Arshad
Focus areas
Supply Chain Planning · Procurement & Sourcing · Inventory Management · Logistics & Fulfillment · Operations & Process Improvement
Tools
ERP: SAP, Oracle, NetSuite · Planning: Baxter, Netstock · Analytics: Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI
Education
Purdue University M.S. Engineering Management, 2025 B.S. Industrial Engineering, 2019
Location
Lahore, Pakistan Open to relocation across GCC, Europe & North America

Career

  1. Jan 2026 – Present

    Lahore, Pakistan

    Operations Manager

    Jannat & Sadaf

    Own end-to-end production and supply operations for a made-to-order apparel business, spanning order scheduling, capacity planning, sourcing, material procurement, cost control, and fulfillment across Pret, Formal, and Wedding lines.

    • 98.6% on-time delivery
    • 93.5% spend traceability
    • ↓25% fabric cost
  2. Feb 2025 – Dec 2025

    Foxborough, Massachusetts

    Supply Chain Planning Intern

    Schneider Electric

    Managed spare-parts planning and order execution for data-center power products, spanning S&OP/S&OE forecasting, inventory and shortage management, supplier and warehouse coordination, outbound logistics, and reverse-logistics/RMA workflows.

    • ↑20% forecast accuracy
    • ↑30% on-time pickups
    • ↓15% repair lead time
  3. Sep 2024 – Dec 2024

    Boston, Massachusetts

    Supply Chain Planning Intern

    Formlabs

    Supported supply planning and inventory control across SLA and SLS product lines, covering material-risk monitoring, inventory segmentation and disposition, and cost/reporting automation across planning, operations, and finance.

    • ↑6% OTIF
    • ↓$50K carrying costs
    • ↓80% COGS reporting time
  4. May 2024 – Aug 2024

    Palo Alto, California

    Global Supply Manager Intern

    Tesla

    Managed supplier sourcing and commercial analysis for NPI manufacturing equipment in electronics assembly, covering supplier negotiations, capacity and DFM reviews, should-costing, Capex governance, and cross-functional support for engineering, manufacturing, and finance.

    • ↓3% Capex spend
    • $150K procurement savings
    • $100M+ Capex tracked
  5. May 2023 – Nov 2023

    Lahore, Pakistan

    Supply Chain Operations Manager

    TLS Technology

    Led cross-border technology fulfillment and market expansion across EMEA and APAC, overseeing a 10-person operations team, IOR/EOR vendor networks, order processing, compliance processes, and regional delivery execution.

    • ↓18% delivery lead time
    • ↑12% market share
    • 5 IOR vendors/qtr
  6. Nov 2021 – Nov 2022

    Greater Seattle Area

    Supply Chain Program Manager

    Amazon

    Managed cost and service performance across Amazon Freight’s middle-mile network, using pricing, lane, shipment, and carrier data to improve capacity alignment, resolve operational exceptions, and strengthen performance visibility for planning and operations teams.

    • ↓8% network cost
    • 98% on-time delivery
    • ↓20 labor hrs/week
  7. Jan 2020 – Nov 2021

    Greater Seattle Area

    Supply Chain Analyst

    Cosmos Surfaces

    Managed warehouse and distribution operations for imported stone products, spanning inventory control, WMS/SAP execution, 3PL coordination, dock operations, warehouse flow, and outbound fulfillment across the Greater Seattle area.

    • 95% order fulfillment
    • ↓50% truck turnaround time
    • ↑20% warehouse capacity

Get in touch

Open to conversations around supply chain, planning, logistics and operations opportunities.