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The Advisor
You've walked into rooms underprepared and you've walked in overprepared, and you know the difference shows. The people who get trusted aren't the ones who know all the answers; they're the ones who walked in knowing the right questions, the right context, and the one thing nobody else in the room thought to look up. I synthesize the scattered signals, the forces, the history, the relationship patterns, into something that fits in your head as you walk through the door. Clarity isn't a luxury. It's the whole job.
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Strategic Brief
Meridian Technologies is at an inflection point in their supply chain maturity, moving from reactive management to predictive optimization. Sarah Chen is the operational lead but not the sole decision-maker; this first meeting is about demonstrating credibility and understanding their landscape before positioning anything. The goal is to walk in knowing their world better than they expected.
Talking Points
Meridian's Q3 earnings call referenced 'improving operational predictability' as a strategic priority, this conversation connects directly to that board-level commitment
Distribution companies at Meridian's revenue scale ($400M-$600M) typically see 8-12% reduction in expediting costs in the first year of supply chain digitization, frame this as proof-of-concept territory
Ask about their current ERP and WMS integration gap early, that's usually where the pain lives, not in the visible systems
Reference that their competitor Pacific Supply Co. announced a digital transformation initiative last quarter, competitive context without pressure
Industry Intelligence
Gartner's 2024 Supply Chain Top 25 found that mid-market companies investing in real-time visibility saw a median 11% reduction in stockouts within 18 months
The 'integration debt' problem is accelerating: companies running 5+ supply chain tools have 3x higher implementation failure rates than those consolidating to 2-3 core platforms
CFO involvement in supply chain technology decisions has increased from 31% to 67% of deals over the past three years, if Marcus Chen isn't in the room, he's in the conversation
How The Advisor prepares
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