Inventory Management
My Role
Designer
Duration
8 months
Tools
Figma, Sketch
Overview
Designing the Inventory Management System (IMS) was one of the most complex and rewarding enterprise design challenges I’ve taken on. Much like building a ship, it required orchestrating highly interdependent components to come together at precisely the right time. Although it was an enterprise-grade product, the system had to feel as intuitive and fluid as a consumer app—serving internal employees, supervisors, and external vendors alike.
We adopted a dual-lens approach: an enterprise-level backend with consumer-grade UI expectations. The result was a multi-platform system made up of five robust subsystems, optimized for responsiveness, multi-device compatibility, and use in low-connectivity warehouse environments.
Research
Design
The IMS was implemented as both a desktop and tablet-first mobile web experience. It featured five main subsystems:
Inventory Display
A dynamic, real-time tracker that allowed for search, filter, and custom view creation—vital for operations spread across divisions and locations.Vendor Management
A lightweight CRM tool that helped internal teams manage vendor communication history, contracts, and fulfillment patterns.Request Subsystem
Tailored for on-floor employees, this subsystem enabled quick and contextualized material requests via barcode scanning on mobile devices.Budgeting System
Designed for finance leads to evaluate requests with cost analytics, flag anomalies, and streamline approvals through a dashboard.Delivery/Pipeline Tracker
Visualized request fulfillment status and linked components to live projects for real-time delivery management.
Results
Unified internal and external workflows under a single, intuitive platform.
Reduced approval and fulfillment delays by centralizing status tracking.
Maintained high usability despite hardware and connectivity constraints.
Improved employee satisfaction by enabling mobile-first, responsive workflows.
Enabled real-time communication and visibility between warehouse teams and vendors.
