Olga Shabunina

Supply Chain, Inventory Management and Process Automation Consultant in food retail.


More than 20 years of hands-on experience with leading Russian retail companies in inventory management, merchandise flow and supply chain development.

Key areas of expertise:
- Supply Chain Management;
- inventory management and demand forecasting;
- automation of planning and automatic replenishment processes;
- optimisation of merchandise flow in retail chains;
- improving on-shelf availability and reducing write-offs;
- development of logistics processes and distribution centres; - transformation of operating models in food retail and FMCG.

Since 2022, she has served as Inventory Management Director at Lenta Group, where she is responsible for developing the inventory management function and implementing projects to automate planning and forecasting processes.
From 2020 to 2022, she held the position of Merchandise Flow Director at the Dixy retail chain, overseeing product flows, ensuring on-shelf availability and developing supply planning processes.
From 2016 to 2020, she headed inventory management for Dixy’s distribution centres, implementing projects to improve warehouse logistics efficiency, optimise inventory levels and enhance inventory turnover.