The In‑Stock Engine
Managed inventory planning for physical-goods brands. One system build, then a weekly rhythm: a planning report with suggested POs, transfer recommendations, and risk flags, walked through with you on a 30-minute call every week. Fixed monthly pricing. You won’t see an hourly invoice, watch scope drift, or manage an employee.
We model your business once, properly.
So every weekly plan after it stands on real numbers, not gut feel. It happens once, over weeks 1 to 3, and what we build is yours.
Sales history and demand velocity
By SKU and channel: the real pace each product sells.
Supplier lead times, MOQs, and ordering constraints
Mapped per supplier, so every order-by date is planned backwards from the real lead time.
Channel and warehouse structure
FBA, FBM, Shopify, and 3PL reconciled into one inventory position.
Reorder points and safety stock
Levels that reflect your real lead-time risk, not a round number.
A live planning workbook
Built in tools you can open, check, and keep. You own it, even if you leave.
And because we want long partnerships, not setup fees: 50% of the build is credited back after your sixth month on the Engine.
What lands in your inbox every week.
The weekly planning report is the core of the Engine. It doesn’t hand you a dashboard to interpret; it hands you the decisions, ready to act on before your call.
The weekly planning report
Suggested POs with SKU, quantity, and order-by date; transfer recommendations (3PL → FBA and back, sized to demand); stockout risk flags; and overstock flags where your cash is parked in inventory you don’t need.
A 30-minute call to walk it together
You decide, we adjust, and your feedback shapes next week’s plan.
Monitoring between calls
Stockout and overstock monitoring with alerts between calls, so anything urgent gets flagged before it costs you.
A monthly one-page review
What we called, and what actually happened.
Solves: stockouts, overstock, gut-feel ordering, founder-run planning
See the full weekly cycle →Two plans. Same engine. Different hands on the wheel.
Both plans run the identical weekly cycle. The difference is execution: on Core you place the orders; on Partner, we do.
We plan. You execute.
- Weekly planning report: suggested POs, transfers, and risk flags
- Weekly 30-minute planning call
- Stockout & overstock monitoring with alerts between calls
- Monthly one-page review: what we called, what happened
- You place the orders: ideal for brands with an ops person to handle them
We plan, then run the approved plan.
- Everything in the Core Plan
- PO placement with your suppliers, in your name
- Transfer coordination (3PL → FBA and back)
- Follow-up until goods are received and checked in
- You approve the plan, we run it. Ideal for founders who want both planning and execution off their plate.
Not sure which plan fits? That’s literally what the fit call is for. Bring your stock report and we’ll tell you honestly, including if the answer is “neither.”
A senior lead runs your account.
A senior lead owns your account, runs your weekly call, and answers for the plan. A team of specialists keeps your numbers current every day behind them. Your planning never goes on vacation, never quits without notice, and never lives in one person’s head. That’s how you get a planning department for $1,250 a month instead of a $4,000 hire.
Founders Hamza & Shaheer · specialists in planning, purchasing, logistics & marketplace ops · running client inventory since 2024 · always hiring
What the Engine is not.
The Engine works because it has edges. Here’s what we’ll kindly decline, so you never discover it mid-engagement.
Not a dedicated hourly resource
If you want a tracked 8-hour body with a time-tracker and daily standups, we’re the wrong fit, and we’ll say so on the first call, not the third month.
Not “whatever comes up” coverage
Customer service, listing copy, PPC, general VA work: not us. The Engine does inventory planning and replenishment, every single week.
Not a software subscription
Tools show you numbers and leave the judgment to you. The Engine delivers the judgment: a named team that recommends, explains, and stands behind each call.
Not for pre-revenue or drop-ship sellers
The Engine earns its fee when you hold real inventory with real lead times. If that’s not you yet, use our free tool and come back when it is.
See your numbers in the Engine.
A 30-minute call. Bring your stock report and we’ll tell you, on the call, which SKUs are at risk in the next 90 days. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so.