This is the work of finding real cost to remove and making operations run leaner without breaking what customers value. You bring someone in when margins are under pressure, a PE owner wants a step-change, or costs have crept up faster than anyone noticed.
When to hire an external consultant
Margins are slipping and you need someone to find the cost that’s genuinely removable, not the easy cuts that come straight back.
A new owner or a hard year wants a credible number, and internal estimates keep coming in soft.
Your team is too close to the process to see the waste, and too busy running it to fix it.
Typical activities
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Building the cost baseline properly, so you know where the money goes before touching anything.
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Finding the savings across procurement, process, footprint and headcount, and sizing each one honestly.
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Redesigning the processes that carry the most waste, not just trimming around the edges.
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Setting up the tracking so savings show up in the P&L and don’t quietly leak back.
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Writing the plan with owners, timelines and a number leadership can commit to.
Our Members here come from MBB or a commercial strategy firm with an operations or performance practice, alongside people who’ve held operations and turnaround roles in industry. We look for people who’ve delivered banked savings under a deadline, and who know the difference between a cut and a saving that holds.
“The Sweav model enables mid-market companies to work with top-notch professionals in a pragmatic, and cost effective way compared to hiring a traditional consultancy firm.”
“What sets Sweav apart from more traditional consultancies, is that it delivers top quality people who really become part of the team, stay for a longer period of time and create value.”
