William Alvarez

William Alvarez is a seasoned industrial engineer with over two decades of experience in demand, supply, inventory, and logistics operations. His expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of skills, including advanced analytical abilities and extensive management experience in warehousing, logistics, supply chain management, and finance. His collaborative, team-oriented approach complements his problem-solving, negotiation, creativity, and decision-making skills, making him an invaluable asset in his professional roles.

Currently, he works as an Inventory Control Specialist for JDE Peet's, the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, on a contractual basis. In this capacity, he manages lot codes and expiration dates, coordinating between Peet's third-party logistics (3PL) and internal systems. He manually prioritizes orders to meet the company's strategic needs and conducts ADHOC analysis to identify and resolve fulfillment issues, reporting his findings to both internal and external business partners.

In addition to his primary occupation, he invests in and renovates properties, which he then puts on the market for sale.

Previously, Alvarez held the position of Inventory Rx Manager at CVS Pharmacy, Inc., in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Over his three-year stint, he was pivotal in developing a data and reporting infrastructure from scratch using Tableau/BI and SQL to deliver real-time insights into the company's products, marketing funnels, and business KPIs. He also optimized Operations, Inventory, and Planning processes using SQL scripts to minimize manual intervention and enhance output accuracy.

Moreover, he generated periodic reports (daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly) using SQL Oracle databases. He played a crucial role in implementing and migrating data to the Snowflake Interface, broadening the analytical tools available to CVS's Inventory and Operations team. He conducted weekly training sessions to enhance the inventory planning team's SQL scripting skills and led S&OP Forecast Consensus meetings to synchronize marketing, operations, and supply planning forecasts.

His prior engagements also include a role at Cardinal Health as a Global Demand/Supply Planner, where he led S&OP processes that aligned business requirements with demand and supply forecasts based on statistical modeling. At Hasbro, as a Global Planner for Supply Chain & Operations, he managed a $100 million inventory flow, reducing logistics costs and delivery fees for high-demand brands.