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Most engagements begin with a 30-minute conversation. Confidential. No obligation. No sales process.

If you are responsible for a capital-intensive distribution environment where the structural alignment of the automation infrastructure, WMS architecture or governance structure is a question worth examining – we are straightforward to reach.

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Simon Dahlem
Founder and Principal Advisor
+49 151 5991 6038

Base location

Munich, Germany
Operating across Europe and Asia-Pacific

For PE Operating Partners

If you are an Operating Partner or portfolio manager with a distribution asset that requires structural assessment – either as part of a 100-day programme, a pre-exit validation or an ongoing governance mandate – the most efficient starting point is a direct conversation.

We operate across the full PE deal lifecycle and understand the specific governance and reporting requirements of PE-owned distribution environments. All engagements are confidential and can be structured to fit within existing portfolio governance frameworks.

The COMPASS Index™ provides the board-level structural health metric that operational KPI reporting cannot. A COMPASS Baseline established in the first 60 days post-acquisition defines the governance framework for the entire hold period.

For executive search firms

Supply Chain Navigators works alongside executive search firms placing senior operations leadership into complex distribution environments. Where a newly appointed COO, VP Operations or Head of Distribution requires an independent structural baseline for the environment they are inheriting – or where a client organisation needs structural assessment support that complements a leadership placement – we are available for a confidential conversation.

Planning a new automation investment?

Supply Chain Navigators can be engaged at the planning stage – before capital is committed. The COMPASS IPI™ applied in the planning phase classifies the governance intensity of each system component against the organisation’s current governance maturity, and the COMPASS GMI™ assesses whether the organisation has the governance maturity to operate the proposed system architecture.

Getting the structural foundation right before investment costs significantly less than structural realignment after go-live.

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