The distributor and manufacturer sector for consumer goods products is today faced with different challenges:

• Weak growth and a evolving regulatory environment.
• Rising raw material costs and consumer prices, which are exerting palpable pressure on spending power.

In this context, and in a traditionally competitive sector, a gain in market share requires a search for excellence in the fields of marketing, sales, operations and decision-taking. 

The Ineum Consulting teams are today assisting numerous players in the sector (manufacturers and distributors) and they are able to deal with their problems in the fields concerned (luxury goods, textiles and clothing, foodstuffs, hygiene and perfumery, electronics, household appliances, travel and tour operators, hotel and catering, sport and leisure). 

The Ineum Consulting offer focuses on the following topics:

• Strategic choices, transformations, performance management.
• Efficiency of organisations and skills alignment.
• Marketing, commercial and operational excellence.
• Finance controlling and risk management excellence.
• Efficiency and alignment of information systems.

Examples of achievements: 

• Strategic analysis of alternatives to operating under a licence agreement.
• Redefinition of operating procedures, business model and size of the associated workforce.
• Assistance with managing and deploying sales force solutions.
• Implementation of a reverse auction program for a fast-food company.
• Assistance in selecting and integrating product lifecycle management tools