We work alongside your people to find worthwhile opportunities, make practical improvements, and build capability that lasts. Our work combines supplier cost optimization, supply chain expertise, and operational improvement with hands-on implementation and knowledge sharing.
The right expertise for the opportunity.
In 17+ years, W&W has developed a joint venture network of subject matter experts spanning more than 20 categories. We bring in specialists who understand the markets, suppliers, commercial practices, and operating details relevant to your business. W&W coordinates the work and remains your primary relationship, with your team involved throughout. Categories include areas such as:
Packaging & reusable containers
Freight & logistics
IT & telecom
Waste & recycling
Energy & utilities
Insurance
Food products & ingredients
Chemicals, polymers & metals
Industrial gases & factory consumables
Uniforms & facility services
Print, travel & merchant card fees
Medical supplies & professional services
These examples are a starting point. Our work can also address inventory, Lean processes, and other operating needs. We match the specialists and scope to your priorities and share the reasoning, tools, and lessons learned with your people.
Supplier cost benchmarking & competitive sourcing
We review spending, specifications, processes, waste, and supplier arrangements to identify opportunities worth testing. Our specialists bring credible opportunities to suppliers and run fair, organized evaluations using consistent requirements and total cost.
Longstanding relationships can be valuable while their commercial terms deserve another look. A thoughtful market test creates healthy competition and helps determine whether to strengthen the incumbent arrangement or consider a new supplier.
Your team participates in the evaluation and learns how to assess market competitiveness, structure a credible supplier opportunity, and periodically revisit established terms.
Freight & logistics
We evaluate the economics of moving your product, including rates, fuel, accessorial charges, routing, utilization, and service requirements. The objective is a sustainable total-cost improvement supported by a workable delivery model.
Procurement & category support
We add purchasing capacity and category expertise where your team needs it, including outsourced procurement, supplier agreements, specifications, and ongoing supplier coordination. Our work can also cover inventory management, distribution planning, and a Plan for Every Part (PFEP) to clarify how materials are purchased, stored, and replenished.
Technology planning & AI readiness
We assess technology vendors, spending, systems, and workflows to identify priorities for improvement. This can include ERP and warehouse-system coordination, reporting and automation opportunities, data governance, and roadmaps that prepare the business for effective use of AI.
Implementation, measurement & knowledge transfer
We work with your employees to test practical changes, support implementation, and measure actual results against an agreed baseline. Clear responsibilities and attention to service, quality, and continuity help turn recommendations into lasting improvements.
Along the way, we share market insight, evaluation methods, tools, and lessons learned. The goal is for your people to understand what changed, why it worked, and how to apply that knowledge to the next opportunity.
Business & operational improvement
Our broader experience includes manufacturing, retail, franchise, and food service operations, as well as business development and incubation. Engagements can include supply chain assessments, Lean process improvement, project management, and ISO pre-audit preparation. We scope the work around the operating problem and the expertise it requires.
How an engagement begins
We start by comparing notes on your business priorities, the pressures your team faces, and where specialized expertise might help. Together, we identify a practical place to begin. An optional questionnaire or a scoped assessment can support a deeper review when useful.
A fee structure suited to the work
For qualifying cost-reduction projects, contingency or gainshare arrangements can tie compensation to measurable savings. Project-based fees or retainers may suit assessments, process improvement, and other engagements. We agree the scope, measurement, responsibilities, and fees before work begins.