Accenture · Noida · June 2017 – July 2021 · Status: ✅ Shipped

📌 TLDR

Spearheaded planning and inventory optimization across 3 distribution hubs and 120+ market locations — achieving 75% forecast accuracy, cutting stock-outs by 30%, and reducing excess inventory by 20%. The supply chain foundation that underpins every AI product I've built since.

🏷 Context

Company: Accenture — Global professional services Scope: 3 distribution hubs · 120+ market locations My role: Senior Business Analyst Timeline: June 2017 – July 2021

🔴 The Problem

• Chronic stockouts and simultaneous excess inventory — the classic sign of poor forecast accuracy and fragmented planning
• Low forecast accuracy from manual, market-by-market processes with no systematic signal integration
• Each distribution hub operating independently with no shared methodology or KPIs
• No integrated performance visibility across the network

👩‍💼 My Role

• Designed the planning and inventory optimization framework across all 3 hubs and 120+ locations
• Built and refined statistical forecasting models
• Worked cross-functionally with operations, logistics, and commercial teams
• Built the KPI framework and reporting infrastructure
• Presented findings and recommendations to senior operations leadership