Christian Zakarian

Open to Work, and Consultancy Projects on Supply Chain and Operations improvements and optimization

reactive purchasing function into a full-scale Procurement &
Supply Chain division with new organizational structure, JDs, SOPs, and OTJ training programs
✔ Delivered 1.5% COGS reduction by breaking legacy procurement practices and shifting sourcing upstream directly to
manufacturers and producers, restructuring the supplier base
✔ Recovered $350K in working capital through Lean inventory management, tightened supply planning, and optimized
replenishment triggers — reducing inventory cover and spoilage
✔ Optimized fleet efficiency by 10% through vehicle write-offs, smart routing, and utilization improvements while maintaining
18h/7d delivery service to all restaurants

• Responsible of multimillion-dollar P&L, Capex, vendor negotiations and cost optimization programs, with
emphasis on Food Cost, operation margins, Logistics and non-controllable costs reduction
• Owned end-to-end supply chain strategy covering procurement, sourcing, demand planning, inventory,
Logistics of Warehousing and Fleet
• Closely collaborated with Brands leader, HR, Admin, QA, Projects teams on Outlets revamps, re-opening, new
Outlets in Markets, building and standardizing SOPs for supply, ordering, warehousing, fleet and waste
management

✔ Delivered strategic consultancy to FMCG, F&B, and Retail clients on supply chain optimization, logistics efficiency, and
leadership performance improvement
✔ Guided clients in transitioning from intuition-led operations to analytics-driven, systems-supported supply chain management

• Led Central Planning function for supply, inventory management, demand forecasting, and exposure management across 9
countries
• Built strategic, long-term volume partnerships with 30+ international suppliers across 5 continents to support multi-brand
expansion and new site rollouts
• Governed supply chain and procurement operations across 8 countries through a hybrid 2PL/3PL/4PL model, managing
inventory and distribution across 17 Distribution Centres
Key Achievements
✔ Released $7M in working capital by improving inventory cover from 4.25 to 3.5 months — directly improving free cash flow
and balance sheet efficiency
✔ Delivered 2.5-3% COGS reduction by restructuring the supplier base and shifting procurement upstream to manufacturers,
eliminating intermediary costs
✔ Reduced cost-to-serve by 4.5% across 3 markets through competitive 3PL RFPs and strategic contract renegotiations
✔ Achieved the organizations lowest-ever perishable wastage rates in 2021-2022, supported by 85% forecast accuracy and a
2.8-month safety stock strategy
✔ Restructured the department with new roles, tooling, live BI queries, and training — elevating planning and supply execution
maturity across the region

Market leader in frozen food and cold chain distribution
• Directed end-to-end cold chain supply chain including imports, demand planning, procurement, warehousing, and multi
branch distribution across 10+ international suppliers
• Supervised a fleet of 500+ cold chain trucks and vans with full maintenance accountability across 4 workshops

• Managed a 3PL operation for FMCG Procter & Gamble production plant and distribution in Saudi and other 5
GCC markets. 4 warehouses, 44, 000 pallets capacity, 3 shifts (260 staff), 24/7 operation handling 60% of
P&G GCC volume.
• Scaled up the Warehousing and Logistics capabilities by 20% in a 6 months project span.

Scope of Services and
WMS implementation, Integration with SAP ERP, Supply Chain consultancy, Recruitment assistance, Items
proliferation, Warehouse design / Products allotment