Consultation
Supply Chain Assessment
A structured review of purchasing, suppliers, stock buffers, and inbound freight, ending with a ranked action list your team can own.
Who it is for
Regional manufacturers, distributors, growers, and retailers whose purchasing and freight decisions sit with a small operations team — often without a dedicated supply chain manager. Typical annual goods spend ranges from roughly $800,000 to $25 million, across multiple local and overseas suppliers.
Result you can expect
A clear picture of where lead times, minimum order quantities, and freight choices are creating cost or risk — and a short list of changes ranked by effort and payback. Clients leave with decisions their warehouse and buying staff can carry forward, not a binder of unused frameworks.
What is included
- Kick-off call to agree sites, product families, and documents to share
- On-site walk-through of receiving, storage, and picking where relevant
- Review of top supplier contracts, payment terms, and recent purchase history
- Mapping of inbound freight lanes, consolidators, and typical delays
- Written findings report with evidence from your own numbers and floor observations
- Facilitated session (half day) to agree owners and dates for priority actions
What is excluded
Implementation of new warehouse software, negotiation on your behalf with suppliers (available as a follow-on), and ongoing purchasing administration. We can introduce trusted freighters or brokers when useful, but we do not take commissions that would bias recommendations.
Provider and process
Led by a senior consultant from our Dunedin office, with support from a second consultant for larger multi-site reviews. Work usually follows four stages: discovery, on-site review, analysis and drafting, then the decision session.
Duration and delivery
Most assessments wrap in three to five weeks, depending on how quickly purchase history and contracts can be shared. Visits are scheduled around your production or retail peaks. Remote interviews cover satellite sites when travel is disproportionate.
Preparation we ask of you
Access to twelve months of purchase orders or AP extract for major categories, current supplier agreements, freight invoices for a representative quarter, and time with the people who raise orders and receive goods.
Pricing basis
Quoted after a short scoping call. Fees reflect number of sites, supplier count, and whether we need overnight travel outside Otago. A deposit confirms diary dates; the balance is due on delivery of the report and decision session.
Next step
Request a consultation and tell us your region, rough goods spend, and the pressure point — stockouts, freight, or supplier reliability. We reply within two business days with availability and a draft scope.