ReadyProductsSTRATEGIC SOURCING & SUPPLY-CHAIN ADVISORY

How I Help

Senior judgment.
Applied where it counts.

An outside perspective for the leader. Better judgment inside the team. Hands-on support when execution matters. Three equally important ways I help product companies make consequential supplier decisions.

01

Advise

Strategic Advisory & Fractional Leadership

Bring an experienced operator into the decisions that shape your supplier base, cost structure, and production strategy.

For owners and leaders weighing a supplier change, margin pressure, regional exposure, an acquisition, or a sourcing function that needs senior direction.

  • Supplier and supply-chain strategy; supplier-risk evaluation
  • Cost and margin improvement; supplier-performance systems
  • Production transitions, China diversification, and regional strategy
  • Acquisition or sourcing due diligence
  • Fractional sourcing and procurement leadership; high-stakes decision support

WHAT THE WORK CAN PRODUCE

A decision brief, prioritized recommendations, or an agreed leadership agenda—matched to the engagement.

What should we do, and what are we trading off?

02

Coach

Executive & Team Coaching

Strengthen the judgment inside your business. Prepare leaders and teams to negotiate, challenge assumptions, and make better supplier decisions.

For an owner preparing for a consequential negotiation or a team that needs experienced guidance through supplier conversations and competing proposals.

  • Supplier-negotiation preparation, coaching, and debriefing
  • Support through difficult supplier conversations
  • Evaluation of supplier proposals and commercial tradeoffs
  • Training teams to ask better questions and recognize risk
  • Development of sourcing discipline, processes, and decision confidence

WHAT THE WORK CAN PRODUCE

A negotiation preparation brief, proposal-review notes, or a practical team working session with agreed next steps.

How do we equip our people to handle this well?

03

Execute

Sourcing & Execution Support

When the recommendation needs hands-on follow-through, I can help move the work forward against a defined business objective.

For a supplier decision that now needs qualification, negotiation, supplier development, or a carefully managed production transition.

  • Factory identification, qualification, assessments, and supplier evaluation
  • Cost and term negotiation
  • Sampling and production-launch support
  • Supplier development; quality and performance improvement
  • Production transitions, logistics, and implementation coordination when required

WHAT THE WORK CAN PRODUCE

Qualification findings, an agreed negotiation position, or implementation milestones with clear ownership.

What needs to happen to make the decision work?

THE RIGHT LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT

One decision.
Or a seat at the table.

Some situations need a focused session. Others need a strategic project or a sustained leadership role.

We agree on the decisions to support, the work to produce, and how I’ll work with your team. An advisory or coaching engagement can stand on its own. Selective execution support is available when it serves the objective.

For ongoing needs, fractional leadership can provide experienced direction on supplier strategy, negotiations, performance, and your team’s operating priorities.

ONE DEFINED ADVISORY ENGAGEMENT

The Supplier
Risk Audit.

A structured way to assess supplier exposure and decide what needs attention first.

You receive a written assessment, priority findings, and corrective recommendations. It is an option when the situation calls for a documented assessment, not a prerequisite for working together.

Explore the Supplier Risk Audit

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

Begin with the situation.
Shape the work around it.

There is no required sequence of services. The level of involvement follows the decision, your team’s capabilities, and the work ahead.

A CONVERSATION WITH PATRICK

What decision
is on your desk?

Tell me what is changing, what is at stake, and where you need an experienced perspective.

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Patrick Maioho

Bring the question you need another experienced set of eyes on.

Patrick MaiohoFounder, ReadyProducts