Most manufacturers are sitting on 15-25% more inventory than they need.
The cash is there.
It is just buried under weak planning processes, inflated forecasts, and unnecessary buffers.
Inventory problems never travel alone.
They show up as a service problem and a cash problem at the same time.
What you see above the water line is a fill rate problem.
What is underneath is a cash problem. We fix both.
If you're a $50M to $350M manufacturer or distributor, PE-backed or privately held, and your service levels or inventory performance aren't where they need to be, I may be able to help.
You've probably hired consulting firms before. They sent their best people to win the business, then handed the work off to junior staff. You ended up managing the consultants instead of fixing the problem.
That won't happen here. From discovery call to final roadmap, you work directly with me. Twenty years of operational leadership at GE and Goodyear, followed by a decade solving the same challenges you're navigating now.
And when your problem calls for specialized expertise beyond my own, I don't hand you off. I bring in a Trusted Advisor with decades of experience in manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain. You keep one point of accountability. You also get the right expertise for the problem in front of you.
Every engagement is fixed-scope and fixed-fee. Typically 60 to 90 days. You will know the investment, the deliverables, and the timeline before we start. No hourly billing. No scope creep. No surprises.
"Mike reduced our chemical inventory 24% in six months while improving customer deliveries."
-Peter V., CEO, Riverside PortCo
Free trapped working capital in raw material and finished goods inventory.
Get the right products available at the right time for your best customers.
Install a planning discipline that connects demand, supply, and financial plans.
Turn operational gains into bottom-line results your board can see.
Proven across precision machining, aerospace, chemicals, plastics, cosmetics, and consumer products.
Historically high fill rates were crashing and inventory was growing rapidly.
Planning couldn't communicate with sales and overforecasted the wrong mix.
$4.2M cash freed from inventory
+9 points fill rate improvement
6 Months embedded with the team from assessment through execution
'Mike's hands-on approach focused on coaching our team through implementation, not just delivering slides."
- Travis D., Operating Partner, Lion Equity
