MLMaxim LazovskyHead of Operations
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Projects · Feb 2025 – Oct 2026

Selected projects

12 of the 34 projects I have led at GoStockUp. Each started with a concrete operational problem. I defined the business logic, requirements and launch; engineering and other teams delivered their parts.

12 projects
2025Live

Shopify transition

Led the operational side of moving to Shopify: correct data and statuses, shared rules across Shopify, POS, QuickBooks, Airtable, ShipStation and Zendesk.

Warehouse, order processing and accounting now run on one Shopify backbone.

Dec 2025 – Jan 2026Live

Migration to our own inventory system

Stock accounting depended on the parent company’s software. We moved to our own system while the store kept selling.

~2 months, team of 3, no critical incidents and no sales stoppage.

Jul 2026Live

Unit-based inventory

Stock kept in fractions of a case created rounding errors (1/6 = 0.1667). Stock is now kept in units; case-to-unit conversion happens at purchase and sale.

Removed the source of drifting stock errors behind stockouts and refunds.

2025Live

Own customer tracking system

“Where is my order?” requests overloaded support. Built tracking logic on real warehouse statuses, later linked to the warehouse app, with photo proof of delivery.

Up to 98% fewer WISMO requests (internal estimate).

2025 – 2026Live

10-zone shipping risk model & ZIP rules

Five standard carrier zones did not reflect how perishables survive long trips. Built 10 internal zones and a rule that blocks a product at checkout for ZIPs where damage risk exceeds 10%.

About 50% fewer complaints about product condition (internal estimate).

Jan 2026 – nowBeta

Warehouse app: from QR to fulfillment

Manual picking made errors and delays hard to trace. Designed flows for shipping, local delivery and pickup with packer, supervisor and office roles.

Details
  • Unique QR on every pick ticket, required bin locations
  • “My Orders → Scan” on iPad or phone
  • Order logs and packing video
  • Box count checked before ShipStation, then label and tracking
2026Live

Shopper taxonomy & category builder

The catalog followed internal habits, not how people shop. Built a 4-level category tree from feedback of ~300 customers, mapped to Shopify Smart Collections, plus a web tool so staff can classify new products on their own.

Category decisions moved from one person to a shared reference.

2026Live

One-click tag cleanup via API

Removing one tag from ~5,000 products required exports, manual prep and re-uploads. Built a web action that does it through the API.

Staff time per operation: 4–5 h → 5–10 min.

May – Sep 2026Done

Assortment optimization

Too many low-demand items added warehouse complexity, tied-up capital and catalog upkeep. Demand analysis and a targeted cut, coordinated with purchasing and inventory.

7,928 SKUs in May → about 2,527 active unique SKUs in September.

Sep – Oct 2026In progress

Order → invoice → payment → shipping

Invoices, currency purchases and supplier payments used to blur into one status. Designed separate accounting records and per-supplier release rules in Airtable.

Details
  • Paid, partially paid and overpaid statuses with balance due
  • Payment terms per supplier: prepaid, partial, on arrival, third party
  • Goods move to shipping only after the terms are met
  • Mixed containers: each supplier’s readiness checked separately, the container waits for all
Oct 2026Analysis ready

Free-shipping economics model

Can we offer free shipping on non-perishables without destroying margin? Built a model on real orders, margins and carrier quotes.

Details
  • 12,123 paid orders and 14,306 weights and destinations
  • UPS and FedEx quotes across 11 zones and 5 weight tiers
  • 1,941 abandoned checkouts analyzed
  • 6 thresholds, 3 scenarios, interactive calculator

A test-ready recommendation for threshold, carrier and fees.

May – Jun 2026Prototype

Season Pass loyalty program

A game-style rewards program that turns seasonal spend into visible progress. Designed checkpoint economics, gift costs, refund rules, Shopify data model, warehouse handling and a bilingual interactive prototype.

Full product spec and a working RU/EN prototype.

All 34 projects, Feb 2025 – Oct 2026The full list with dates and statuses
Part I · Foundation
  1. Feb 2025Catalog deduplicationDone
  2. Feb – Spring 2025Inventory discrepancy review across storesAnalysis
  3. 2025Shopify transition, operations sideLive
  4. Apr – Jun 2025Catalog normalization: names, fields, SKUs, importDone
  5. Apr – Jul 2025Store page templates, SEO metadata, policiesPrepared
  6. Jun – Jul 2025First GoStockUp+ subscription specSpec
  7. Aug – Oct 2025Order lifecycle and customer status emailsSpec
  8. 2025Own customer tracking systemLive
  9. 2025 – 202610-zone shipping risk modelLive
  10. 2025 – 2026ZIP-code product eligibilityLive
  11. Nov 2025Holiday shipping policy and thresholdsPrepared
  12. Dec 2025 – Jan 2026Migration to our own inventory systemLive
Part II · System rebuild
  1. Jan 2026 – nowWarehouse app: QR to fulfillmentBeta
  2. 2026Packing station redesignIn progress
  3. 2026Weight-based refunds without a paid add-onLive
  4. 2026Shopper taxonomy and Smart CollectionsLive
  5. 2026Category hierarchy builder for staffLive
  6. 2026One-click tag cleanup via APILive
  7. May – Sep 2026Assortment and active SKU optimizationDone
  8. May – Jun 2026Season Pass loyalty programPrototype
  9. Jul 2026Unit-based inventoryLive
  10. 2026Retail / B2B inventory and sources of truthIn progress
  11. Sep – Oct 2026Airtable: order → invoice → payment → accountingIn progress
  12. Sep – Oct 2026Supplier payment and shipping release rulesIn progress
  13. Sep – Oct 2026Mixed containers and multi-invoiceTesting
  14. 2025 – 2026Nationwide shipping: FedEx, perishables, cold chainLive
  15. 2025 – 2026Local delivery: routes, windows, costsLive
  16. Sep 2026Go+ subscription launch: operational readinessLaunched
  17. Sep – Oct 2026Holiday readiness and Q4 growth planPlan
  18. Sep 2026Offline management calendar appIn development
  19. Sep – Oct 2026Online grocery channel researchResearch
  20. Sep – Oct 2026Company LinkedIn page administrationIn progress
  21. Oct 2026Extra boxes and shipping invoice auditIn progress
  22. Oct 2026Free-shipping economics modelAnalysis ready
Results come from the company’s internal portfolio and were delivered by cross-functional teams. Statuses reflect October 2026.
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