What Waterfront Advisory does for you.
Supply chain strategy, modelling and diagnostics for mid-sized manufacturers, distributors, retailers and private equity portfolios. Clear answers, a costed plan and a team that can see it through.
Supply chain diagnostic
A structured look at how your supply chain makes and loses money, built from your own data.
- →Cost-to-serve and margin baseline
- →Inventory and working capital review
- →Supplier and procurement assessment
- →A prioritised opportunity map
Network design and modelling
Where your sites, stock and suppliers should be, modelled and costed before you commit.
- →Network and footprint scenarios
- →Make-or-buy and sourcing options
- →Service, cost and carbon trade-offs
- →Recommended future network
Cost and procurement strategy
Where to save, what to renegotiate and how to buy better.
- →Spend analysis
- →Category strategies
- →Negotiation and sourcing plans
- →Savings business case
Operating model design
How your supply chain should be organised, governed and measured.
- →Roles and structure
- →Planning and decision rights
- →KPIs and governance
- →Capability gaps
Operational due diligence and value creation
For investors: the operational upside and risk in a target or portfolio company.
- →Pre-deal operational review
- →Value creation plan
- →First-100-days priorities
- →Portfolio-wide opportunities
Decarbonisation and sustainable design
Cut the footprint of the supply chain you have today, and design what comes next to be lower-impact from the start, without compromising performance or margin.
- →Fix what you have: Scope 3 hotspot analysis and regulatory exposure
- →Costed reduction options and a sequenced roadmap
- →Design what’s next: lifecycle impact modelling
- →Sustainable product and packaging design sprints
- →Sustainable infrastructure review
- →Design standards and digital product passports
- →Implemented with Second Tide, House of Turing and the group delivery team
Flexible by design.
Start small and scale up if it makes sense. No minimum commitment.
Fixed-fee diagnostic
A defined scope, a clear answer and a costed plan.
Project
A specific question, such as network, cost or operating model, answered properly.
Advisory retainer
Ongoing senior support for a leadership team or investor.
Due diligence
Pre-deal and first-100-days work for investors.
Want an honest view of where you stand?
Start with a conversation. We’ll tell you honestly whether there’s an opportunity worth pursuing.