Philip OnwukweIndependent supply chain consultant

For small UK manufacturers and distributors

Find the cash hidden in your stock, suppliers and freight

Fixed-price diagnostics that show where your money is tied up and what to do about it. You send your data. You get a clear report in 2 to 3 weeks.

Book a free 30-minute review See a sample report

Does this sound familiar?

Most growing businesses have no one whose job is the supply chain. Stock, purchasing and freight get managed by habit, and the cost builds quietly.

  • Shelves are full, but you still run outToo much of what sells slowly, too little of what sells fast.
  • You reorder by feelQuantities and timings were set years ago and nobody has checked them since.
  • Freight costs are a mysteryInvoices get paid, but no one compares them with the quotes or the alternatives.

Three fixed-price diagnostics

Each one is a defined project with a written report and a walkthrough call. You know the price before we start.

Inventory and material flow diagnostic

What to hold, when to reorder, and how much cash you can release.

  • ABC analysis of your range
  • Reorder points and safety stock
  • Excess and slow-moving stock, valued
  • A prioritised action list

From £1,500 fixed price

Freight cost audit

What you are paying against what you should be paying.

  • Carrier rates and invoices checked against quotes
  • LCL versus FCL break-even for import lanes
  • Pallet and load improvements
  • A savings estimate

From £1,500 fixed price

Supplier and spend review

Where the savings are and how to get them.

  • Spend by supplier and category
  • A weighted supplier scorecard
  • A savings shortlist
  • A ready-to-send quote request

From £2,000 fixed price

How it works

The work is done remotely from your own data, so it fits around a busy operation.

  1. Free 30-minute callWe talk through your operation and agree which diagnostic fits.
  2. Proposal within 24 hoursOne page: scope, price, and the data I need.
  3. You send the dataUsually exports from your stock, purchasing or accounts system, after a confidentiality agreement is signed.
  4. Report in 2 to 3 weeksFindings, numbers and a prioritised action list, followed by a walkthrough call.

Calls are available at lunchtime and after 5pm on weekdays. I reply to messages within 24 hours.

See exactly what you would get

This sample report shows the format and depth of an inventory diagnostic. It covers where the stock value sits, the top excess lines, what to reorder first, and the actions to take.

Download the sample report (PDF)
Sample Co is fictional. All figures are invented.
Product lines analysed
40
Total stock value
£250,546
Excess stock found
£108,301
Excess as share of stock
43%
Lines below reorder point
16
Lines with no demand in 12 months
3

About me

I am Philip Onwukwe, a supply chain and procurement professional with an MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the University of Hull and around five years of hands-on experience.

By day I am a Material Flow Coordinator at Schneider Electric, where I keep a high-volume production line supplied: releasing purchase orders, managing supplier deliveries and resolving shortages before they reach production. Independently, I bring the same discipline to growing businesses that do not have a supply chain team.

My consulting work is independent of my employer.

  • MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management, University of Hull
  • Day-to-day experience in purchasing, MRP and supplier management
  • Freight cost analysis, including LCL and FCL
  • Tools: SAP, Excel, Apple Numbers
  • Based in Yorkshire, working with clients across the UK

Book a free 30-minute review

Tell me a little about your business and what is bothering you about stock, suppliers or freight. There is no obligation.

Email me

onwukwephilip@gmail.com  ·  +44 7883 762375  ·  LinkedIn  ·  Service sheet (PDF)