Sham Abdullah
Senior Supply Chain & IBP Leader | Head of Demand, Inventory & Operational Planning – North America
- Role
- Senior Supply Chain & Ibp Leader Head of Demand, Inventory & Operational Planning North America at Volvo Trucks North America
- Location
- High Point, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Senior Supply Chain & Ibp Leader Head of Demand, Inventory & Operational Planning North America
Feb 2021 — Present · Greensboro, NC, US
Lead end-to-end demand planning, inventory optimization, and operational planning for North America across multiple automotive OEM brands, balancing service levels, working capital, and logistics cost.• Delivered $20M+ annual run-rate cost savings and 25% productivity improvement through planning optimization, network design, freight redesign, and digital automation.• Lead scenario-based operational planning to manage demand volatility, supplier constraints, and network disruptions.• Serve as a core leader in IBP / S & OP executive forums, aligning demand, supply, inventory, and financial targets.• Drive digital transformation initiatives, leveraging AI-enabled forecasting, SAP SCM, Python, Power BI, and Azure DevOps to improve decision quality.• Build and lead teams of 14–16 planning and digital professionals, strengthening capability, retention, and succession readiness.
Skills
- Supplier Development
- Sap
- Supply Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Procurement
- Change Management
- Supply Chain
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