University of Texas at Dallas · Dallas, TX
PhD Candidate in Economics, UTD · Category & Sourcing Strategy Consultant · Co-Inventor (PCT/IB2025/054033) · Two Doctoral Degrees
The gap between market intuition and market evidence is where the best decisions and the most important research are made.
Research
Supply chain game theory, retail analytics, blockchain in operations, sustainable manufacturing, and AI-driven CRM systems.
Read moreLeadership
CEO and commercial director across Iran's largest retail chains, 900+ stores, 2,500+ SKUs, 600+ jobs created.
See experienceInvention
AI-Powered UV Smart Ring for skin cancer prevention. Gold at IFIA Geneva & SVIIF Silicon Valley, 2025.
View inventionI began in the supply chains of Iran's largest retail networks and found that the most important questions couldn't be answered by intuition alone. That's what led me to econometrics, game theory, and ultimately to a PhD in Economics. I believe rigorous research and operational experience aren't opposites. They're how you build something that actually works.
Milad Javadi, UTD Department of Economics
Research & Publications
Spanning supply chain optimization, retail analytics, blockchain in operations, sustainable manufacturing, and AI-driven systems with application to real markets.
Optimization of Inventory and Pricing within a Closed-Loop Green Supply Chain Utilizing Gift Cards and Returned Products: A Game-Theoretic Analysis
Journal of Cleaner Production · 2024
Supply Chain · Game TheoryA Game-Theoretic Closed-Loop Supply Chain with Gift Card Incentives, Product Returns, and Revenue Sharing
International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics · 2024
Operations ResearchThe "Phenomenon of Online Store Browsing (Webrooming)" as Experienced by Generation Y Consumers
New Marketing Research Journal · 2024
Consumer Behavior · RetailBlockchain-Driven Competitive Production Strategies for Quality & Delivery in Supply Chain Domains
Annals of Operations Research · 2024
Blockchain · OperationsAI Readiness & Adoption of AI-Driven Unified CRM Systems
Journal of the Knowledge Economy · 2024
AI · CRM · Digital StrategyMeta-synthesis Method in the Field of Sustainable Industrial Production Strategies
Journal of Business and Management Studies · 2025
Sustainable OpsIdentifying and Prioritizing Sustainable Supply Chain Indicators in the Petrochemical Industry
Journal of Economics, Finance and Accounting Studies · 2025
Supply Chain · SustainabilityInvestigating the Impact of Blockchain in Human Capital Management: A Case Study
International Journal of Human Resource Management · 2024
Blockchain · HRMDetermine and Clarify the Primary Elements for Measuring Agility in Mining Industries
Journal of Business and Management Studies · 2025
Operations · AgilityImproving Recommender System Performance via Blockchain Technology
Big Data Research · 2024
Big Data · AIAdditional peer-reviewed publications in sustainable manufacturing, business process management, financial performance, recommender systems, and project management
Various journals · 2024–2025
Inventions & Intellectual Property
PCT/IB2025/054033 · Filed 2025
A smart wearable system for continuous lifestyle monitoring and real-time UV exposure alerts, incorporating AI-driven personalized skin health management and cancer risk assessment. Recognized with two international Gold Medals within months of filing.
International Federation of Inventors' Associations
Fifth International Invention and Innovation Competition · Geneva, Switzerland · August 15–17, 2025
Awarded for the UV Smart Ring invention.
Silicon Valley International Invention Festival
Santa Clara, California · August 9, 2025
Recognized for AI-Powered Smart Ring for Real-Time UV Exposure Alerts and Personalized Skin Health Management.
Awards & Recognition
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Certification No. 4178709 · Granted August 28, 2025 · Valid through August 2028
Conference on Modern Research in Management & Humanities
Helsinki, Finland · January 11, 2018
Paper: "Self-Organization: A New Pattern Approach in Retail Organizations"
Magiran / Resalat · December 2021
Feature interview as CEO of Hayat Market chain: "Entrepreneurship with the Color of Job Security Chain"
DAS International Certification
Internal audit & quality management systems certification, Tehran, Iran
Professional Experience
From retail floors to research labs, building the organizations and the evidence base at the same time.
Category & Sourcing Strategy Consultant
Independent · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Advise regional FMCG operators, a national grocery chain, and a CPG trade-promotion analytics firm. Apply NielsenIQ and Dominick's scanner data to assortment, private-label, and supplier-economics decisions. Build sourcing and category-review frameworks supporting negotiation strategy, assortment design, and total-cost decisions across 2,500+ FMCG SKUs.
PhD Researcher, Category & Pricing Analytics
University of Texas at Dallas · Dallas, TX
Applying scanner-data analytics (NielsenIQ, Dominick's) and econometric methods to supplier economics, demand forecasting, and category-investment questions. Developing two working papers on pricing and category effectiveness. Comprehensive exams passed.
Chief Executive Officer, Category Launch (0 to 300 Stores)
Hayat Market · Mohsen Industrial Group · Tehran, Iran
Built the end-to-end procurement and supplier network for a greenfield hard-discount FMCG chain across 12 provinces. Onboarded 180 suppliers, negotiated launch terms, and set category assortment before the first store opened. Directed SAP Retail + Power BI procurement and inventory KPI system (5-minute refresh). Delivered $10.2M Year-1 revenue; scaled to 300 locations in 24 months.
Director, FMCG Import & Trading Operations
Farasoo Paydar Trading Co. · Mohsen Industrial Group · Istanbul, Turkey
Directed multi-country FMCG sourcing across China, UAE, and Turkey. Negotiated supplier contracts and managed import logistics and letter-of-credit banking for high-velocity product lines. Streamlined port-to-shelf logistics, cutting cycle time 20% and improving fill rates and category availability.
General Manager, Operations & Category
WinMarket · Refah Holding Group · Mohsen Industrial Group · Tehran, Iran
Led category assortment, supplier onboarding, and pricing standards across 200 new store openings in 12 months. Rebuilt category assortment and trade terms alongside a pricing redesign that delivered 18% same-store revenue-per-sq-ft improvement in 6 months.
Commercial Manager
Ofogh Koorosh Chain Stores · Golrang Industrial Group · Tehran, Iran
Directed $500M+ annual procurement and category strategy for a 900-store FMCG network: 2,500+ SKUs, 180+ suppliers, 26 provinces. Established centralized tendering, supplier scorecards, and quarterly vendor performance reviews; cut category cost 8% YoY. Redesigned replenishment systems, reducing inventory waste 15%. Co-developed private-label lines using POS demand signals and category gap analysis.
Director, Commercial Strategy & Commodity Sourcing
Golrang Industrial Group · Tehran, Iran
Grew revenue $60M YoY through commercial strategy and multi-geography commodity sourcing across 4 business units. Executed a 50,000 MT commodity import program end-to-end; cut landed costs via process redesign.
Commercial & Sales Director
Mohsen Group · Mohsen Industrial Group · Tehran, Iran
Delivered 40% annual revenue growth through supplier and channel-partner expansion, promotional planning, and retailer collaboration across imported FMCG categories.
Education
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