Case Study: Global Multibillion-Dollar Food Manufacturer improves supply chain performance and cuts costs with AlixPartners

Global Multibillion-Dollar Food Manufacturer - Customer Case Study

Global multibillion-dollar food manufacturer faced slowing sales growth, shrinking margins, and a disrupted supply chain leadership team after a key executive retired without a succession plan. The company turned to AlixPartners for supply chain stabilization, sales-and-operations-planning (S&OP) improvement, and cost competitiveness support.

AlixPartners appointed an interim VP of supply chain, strengthened stakeholder alignment, restructured the North American network toward a regional production and distribution model, and drove plant-level cost improvements while helping the company manage major disruptions. The engagement delivered more than $200 million in year-one impact, an additional $100 million planned for year two, over $80 million in annual savings from focused improvements, more than $30 million per year in cross-category reductions, and $40 million per year from the supply chain redesign, while improving net margin by over 100 basis points and cutting SG&A by $50 million annually.