Noah Patel

Supply Chain Manager

Chicago, IL, United States

Professional Summary

Supply Chain Manager with 8+ years leading demand planning, inventory optimization, and multi-node fulfillment for mid-market CPG and industrial brands. Skilled in S&OP, safety-stock design, and carrier management across regional distribution networks. Known for cutting stockouts and carrying cost while keeping OTIF above target.

Employment History

Supply Chain Manager

Northline Consumer Goods · Chicago, IL

Mar, 2021 · Present

Own S&OP for a $180M SKU portfolio across 4 DCs; run weekly demand consensus with Sales and Finance. Cut average inventory days 18% while holding OTIF at 97.4% through safety-stock redesign and ABC segmentation. Led WMS/TMS rollout at two regional DCs; onboarding time for new associates down 30%. Negotiated parcel and LTL contracts saving about $1.1M annualized; built carrier scorecards and a quarterly business review cadence. Mentored 5 planners and analysts; standardized exception playbooks for promo spikes and supplier delays.

Senior Demand Planner

PeakForge Industrials · Elgin, IL

Jun, 2018 · Feb, 2021

Forecasted 2,400+ SKUs; MAPE improved from 28% to 17% after causal promo modeling. Partnered with Procurement on MOQ and lead-time changes that reduced expedites 40%. Built Power BI dashboards for inventory health, aging, and service-level risk.

Logistics Coordinator

MidWest Fulfillment Partners · Joliet, IL

Jul, 2015 · May, 2018

Coordinated inbound/outbound for 3PL clients; resolved detention/demurrage exceptions daily. Implemented ASN compliance checks that cut receiving errors 22%.

Education

MBA, Operations

University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL

Aug, 2016 · May, 2018

B.S. Industrial Engineering

Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN

Aug, 2011 · May, 2015

Skills

S&OP

Demand planning

Inventory optimization

WMS/TMS

OTIF

Carrier management

Power BI

Excel/SQL

Supplier collaboration

Continuous improvement

Courses

APICS CSCP

ASCM

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt