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Cost & Margin

Take out structural cost and expand margin — without starving growth.

Cost & Margin

01 How we approach it

We separate the structural cost from the strategic, build a clean baseline, and pursue margin from both ends — procurement and COGS on one side, pricing and mix on the other. Every initiative gets an owner, a target, and a tracked path to the P&L.

02 What we do

  • COGS & direct-cost reduction
  • SG&A & overhead optimization
  • Strategic sourcing & procurement
  • Pricing & margin management
  • Spend & cost-baseline analytics
  • Working-capital & cash optimization

03 You might be facing this if…

  • Margins are compressing quarter over quarter
  • Pricing hasn’t been touched in years
  • Procurement is fragmented and unmanaged
  • A sponsor or lender wants a margin plan
Evidence

Case studies in Cost & Margin

Rebuilding margin at a mid-market industrial manufacturer
Cost & Margin
A $300M industrial manufacturer

Rebuilding margin at a mid-market industrial manufacturer

Expanded EBITDA margin by 320 basis points in 18 months.

320 bpsEBITDA margin expansion
$22MAnnualized cost out
18 moTo full run-rate
Re-engineering COGS at a consumer-goods manufacturer
Cost & Margin
A $300M consumer-goods manufacturer

Re-engineering COGS at a consumer-goods manufacturer

Reduced COGS by 14% — roughly $22M annualized — in nine months.

14%COGS reduction
$22MAnnualized savings
9 moDelivery time
Related insights

Common questions

  • We scope and price the outcome, not the hours. Most engagements are fixed-fee, agreed in writing before any work begins, so there are no surprise invoices. Retainers are a flat monthly fee. We’re happy to discuss value-based structures for the right engagement.

  • We tie every engagement to a measurable outcome from the start — margin points, cost out, growth, cycle time, service level — and track value capture against the plan in real time during delivery. We’d rather be held to a number than to a deck.

Related capabilities

Operations & Performance

Lift throughput, quality, and speed — without breaking what works.

M&A & Value Creation

Capture the deal value — in diligence, in the first 100 days, and beyond.

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Tell us the challenge. We’ll tell you how we’d approach it.

A confidential, no-pressure conversation with a partner — not a pitch. We’ll listen, share how we’d think about it, and propose a scope and fixed fee only if there’s a fit.

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