industry
Retail & Consumer Products

Apparel co. needs to redesign working capital processes​

Key metrics:
  • Working capital improvements of over $5M.
Value levers pulled:
  • Working capital optimization​​
  • Cost reduction​

Picture this...

You’re a PE-backed, North America-based distributor of customized and personalized hardgoods and apparel. You need to maximize value before a sale, which means streamlining your order-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes for optimized cash flow. ​

You turn to Accordion.

We partner with your team to conduct an order-to-cash and procure-to-pay assessment focused on operational enhancements. More specifically, we:​

  • Perform size and trending analysis to determine initial working capital improvement opportunities within AR and AP balances (e.g. DSP, DPO, CCC, Best Possible).​
  • Conduct a series of interviews to assess current state processes and key drivers of working capital performance. ​
  • Perform transaction-level analyses to fine-tune opportunity range and validate root cause assessment with relevant stakeholders. ​
  • Develop a high-level implementation plan and schedule of recommended actions based on the mutually agreed and quantified range of achievable benefits. ​

Your value is enhanced.

You identify and achieve working capital improvements of over $5M.​

From there, we help you develop a detailed three-month implementation plan and function as program manager for phase 2, ensuring the successful design and implementation of benefits capture requiring cross-functional (finance, sales, supply chain) support, progress reporting and tracking, policy development, and communications. ​

Enhanced value:

You reap multiple benefits, including:

  • Working capital optimization​​
  • Cost reduction​​​​