INDEPENDENT . OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN

Brought in when the operating model has outgrown the spreadsheet.

Martin Osei independent consultant . fourteen years in operations, six of them independent. Engagements from six weeks to a year.
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  • AvailableFrom March, two days a week
  • BasedManchester, travelling weekly
  • SectorsManufacturing, logistics, food
  • BasisDay rate or fixed scope

Sector depth

Years of direct engagement, not a self-rating against the field.
Manufacturing 90%
Eleven engagements, four turnarounds
Logistics 82%
Network redesign and depot consolidation
Food and drink 68%
Seasonal demand and shelf-life constraints
Public sector 45%
Two engagements, both procurement-led

Engagements, and what they changed

  1. 2025

    Regional manufacturer . 14 weeks

    Consolidated four planning spreadsheets into one owned process. Late orders down 38%.

  2. 2024

    Third-party logistics . 9 months

    Depot network redesign; one site closed, service level held.

  3. 2023

    Food producer . 6 weeks

    Demand review that stopped a warehouse being built.

  4. 2022

    Components group . 7 months

    S&OP introduced and, more importantly, still running two years later.

Client references

Left us with a process our own people run. That is rarer than it should be.
Helen MarshHelen MarshOperations Director
Told us in week two that the project we scoped was the wrong one, and showed his working.
Ravi ChandranRavi ChandranManaging Director

Insured

MBA

Alliance Manchester . 2012

Chartered

CILT member since 2015

Insured

Professional indemnity, certificate on request

Scoping something?

A short call first, at no charge. If the work is not right for an independent I will say so and point you at the kind of firm it needs.
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