Margin Intelligence
Your team already knows where the margin is going. They just can't prove it precisely enough to act on it. That's the gap.
Six-day commercial diagnostic. Transaction data in, quantified decision levers out. One client. Six days. €642k in validated margin opportunity identified.
In food, hospitality, and retail, margin erosion is gradual and invisible at the aggregate level. Operators have intuitions — this product line is underperforming, that delivery route costs too much — but without precise quantification they cannot justify the decisions needed to fix it. So nothing changes until it is too late.
What a validated engagement looks like
One food producer. Six days. Four datasets. €642k in validated margin opportunity identified across product repricing, logistics thresholds, retailer VMI terms, and sales channel prioritisation. Adversarial multi-model validation confirmed the numbers. The operations director confirmed the findings matched what they already knew — but now they could act on it. Repricing on one product line was implemented before the engagement finished.
Invoice: €7,500. Comparable engagements from strategy consultancies: €32,000–€91,000.
What the diagnostic delivers
- Four-lens analysis: Buy, Sell, Deliver, Operate — not a single-dimension cost review
- Transaction data in, quantified decision levers out — specific SKUs, thresholds, and actions
- Adversarial multi-model stress-testing — findings challenged by multiple AI models before delivery
- Conservative, defensible numbers — not optimistic projections
- Six days from data receipt to findings presentation
- Fixed fee: €7,500
Why the validation matters
Most AI-generated commercial analysis produces numbers that look plausible but cannot withstand scrutiny. The adversarial multi-model approach is designed to break the findings before the client sees them. Multiple AI models run in sequence, each prompted to challenge the previous model's reasoning. Only findings that survive this process are delivered. The result is a conservative number the operations director can present to the board — and defend.
Who this is for
CEOs, CFOs, Commercial Directors and MDs of food producers, FMCG distributors, hospitality groups and retail chains — typically with €5m to €100m revenue. Firms with transaction data they are not fully using. Particularly where margin pressure is visible at board level but not actionable at operational level, because the analysis has never been done with sufficient precision.
Common questions
What is a commercial margin diagnostic and what does it cover?
A commercial margin diagnostic quantifies where margin is being lost across four operational lenses: Buy (procurement costs and supplier terms), Sell (pricing architecture, mix and channel), Deliver (logistics, route-to-market, fulfilment costs) and Operate (overhead, labour and operational inefficiency). The output is not a strategy document — it is a prioritised list of specific decision levers with quantified margin impact for each.
How does adversarial multi-model validation work?
Each finding is stress-tested by running it through multiple AI models in sequence, each prompted to find flaws in the previous model's reasoning. Findings that survive this process are conservative and defensible. Findings that do not survive are either discarded or revised. The client gets the numbers that held up, not the optimistic ones.
What data inputs does the margin diagnostic require?
The diagnostic runs on transaction data the organisation already holds: sales transaction history, procurement records, logistics and delivery data, and operational cost data. It does not require ERP integration or new data collection. The starting point is whatever structured data the business can export — even if it is messy.
How long does the margin diagnostic take and what does it cost?
The engagement runs over six days from data receipt to findings presentation. The fee is €7,500. For context, comparable commercial diagnostics from strategy consultancies are typically priced at €32,000 to €91,000 for equivalent scope. The difference is methodology — AI-assisted analysis at fixed cost, not billable hours.
Which organisations is the margin diagnostic designed for?
The diagnostic is designed for food producers, FMCG distributors, hospitality groups and retail chains where margin pressure is visible at board level but not actionable at operational level. Typically organisations with €5m to €100m in revenue, transaction data they are not fully using, and a gap between what management suspects and what they can prove.
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