When a mid-market company or a PE-backed portfolio company faces pressure to reduce costs, outside consulting support can accelerate results. Cost reduction consulting refers to engagements in which an outside... read more →
White Paper A procurement roadmap for CFOs, PE operating partners, and technology sourcing leaders at mid-market companies navigating the shift to usage-based software, cloud, and telecom spend Mac Hodell —... read more →
Insights Article A guide for CFOs, PE operating partners, and integration leads at mid-market healthcare companies Mac Hodell Partner, Inside Consulting Published June 5, 2026 Healthcare organizations executing mergers and... read more →
Insights Guide How to audit your indirect materials spend, identify consolidation opportunities, and run a competitive sourcing event that actually moves pricing without disrupting the plant floor Dan Bleicher, Partner,... read more →
Insights Article Per-unit price negotiations capture only part of the available savings. A look at how TCO analysis surfaces the quality, logistics, and lead time costs that incumbents have quietly... read more →
Insights Article How the most effective operating partners use procurement transformation, not just operational efficiency, to expand EBITDA in manufacturing and aerospace and defense platforms Dan Bleicher, Partner, Inside Consulting... read more →
Insights Article A guide for CFOs and PE operating partners at mid-market healthcare companies Dan Bleicher Partner, Inside Consulting Published May 28, 2026 Healthcare Procurement Transformation Series I. What healthcare... read more →
A practical framework for CFOs, CPOs, and operational leaders at mid-market and PE-backed companies Dan Bleicher, Partner, Inside Consulting Published May 26, 2026 Accessibility Notice: A separate, screen-reader optimized text-only... read more →
AI is reshaping SG&A costs for mid-market and PE-backed companies. But capturing the opportunity requires procurement discipline, not just tool deployment. Inside Consulting | SG&A Procurement Dan Bleicher, Partner, Inside... read more →
Technology resellers leave meaningful margin embedded in OEM and distributor agreements, not because of poor negotiation, but because of structural gaps in how vendor relationships are managed. (more…)