Catalant is the next-generation consulting solution that takes a unique approach toward solving our clients’ complex business challenges. We call it Consulting 2.0: it’s purpose-fit, fast, flexible, and a fair value. We curate and connect experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds including big consulting alumni and former corporate operators. By deploying multi-disciplinary teams across a wide range of competencies, we deliver actionable solutions at scale, whenever and however you need them.
Fortune 500 retail company
A Fortune 500 retail company needed to reevaluate its pre-hire assessments and present findings within a tight RFP deadline. The HR team sought to determine whether a new talent acquisition vendor would help meet recruiting goals and identify better methods for vetting job candidates. However, the internal team lacked the bandwidth to thoroughly research assessment vendors and produce recommendations despite recognizing the urgency of the evaluation. Catalant connected the company with Jill, an HR expert with 15 years of organizational development experience. She evaluated the current talent acquisition program, conducted thorough analysis of pre-hire assessment vendors, and delivered multiple vendor options with personalized recommendations. Despite tight timelines, she required minimal onboarding and hit the ground running. The expert completed the assessment 10X faster than the internal team could have achieved on its own. The HR team presented findings with confidence to executive leadership, and the engagement laid the foundation for strengthened hiring practices and improved candidate identification. Additional recommendations were delivered for streamlining the broader talent acquisition process.
We know that a percentage of our workforce will be variable – we will staff on-demand or staff based on projects. Having access to the right talent at the right time is critical for our business.
Fabio Kapitanovas
From WebsiteVP of People and Management, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Global equipment manufacturer
A multi-billion-dollar global equipment manufacturer faced a fragmented supply chain that lacked cohesion and cost efficiency. Rising distribution and transportation costs eroded margins, while outdated systems and sluggish processes hampered operations. Regional teams operated in silos with inconsistent processes, and below-target inbound container utilization, limited shipment visibility, and data fragmented across dozens of systems compounded the challenges. The manufacturer engaged Dirk Stammnitz, founder of Marblehead Consulting Group, through the Catalant platform to lead a comprehensive supply chain optimization initiative. Stammnitz identified six strategic optimization levers: freight procurement optimization, network redesign and distribution center rationalization, order and route planning optimization, freight cost management and invoice auditing, advanced Transportation Management System deployment, and Warehouse Management System improvements. The engagement identified over $20 million in cost reduction opportunities representing approximately 30% potential savings. Freight costs were reduced by more than 30% across North America, Europe, and Latin America. Competitive sourcing via RFP yielded approximately 25% savings on contracted freight rates, and a critical category achieved 10% container utilization improvement that reduced spot rate dependency. The engagement was extended for acquisition integration, new distribution center launch, and tariff analysis.
Unnamed global specialty fashion retailer
A global specialty fashion retailer needed to transform its supply chain after prior failed transformation efforts and mounting shareholder pressure. The organization faced challenges driving adoption across multiple functions. The need spanned five major brands globally. An Expert applied the Prosci ADKAR change model to support the transformation. The approach included developing targeted training to address specific adoption barriers. Coaching was provided to accelerate uptake across functions and the retailer’s five major brands. The retailer met its aggressive first-year adoption goal. In year 1, 20% of all units used responsive supply chain capabilities. The change approach helped drive measurable adoption across the organization.
A $30 billion beverage company
A $30B beverage company faced declining revenue and rising raw material prices that put pressure on margins. The company needed to reduce costs across its supply chain while maintaining performance. These conditions created urgency to find measurable savings and protect profitability. An Expert implemented an improvement methodology focused on reducing cost of sales. The approach was piloted at selected sites to validate impact quickly. The work targeted supply chain cost drivers and established a structured path to cost reduction. The methodology reduced cost of sales by 10% on average at pilot sites within 6 months. The effort ultimately drove an estimated ~$500M reduction in global supply chain cost. These results were achieved over a 3-year period.
Large hospital system
A large hospital system needed to grow revenue-generating operations beyond its core businesses. It also needed to define a 5–10 year vision with prioritized initiatives and target markets. The organization required clarity on where to expand and how to align stakeholders around a long-term roadmap. A fit-for-purpose team of 8 industry experts was assembled to build the expansion strategy. The team developed the strategy to support revenue growth beyond core businesses. It also worked to align the organization around the vision and the initiatives needed to execute. The engagement produced a clear long-term roadmap and a defined 5–10 year vision. It also delivered prioritized initiatives and markets to guide expansion efforts. The 8-expert team was delivered at 60% of the cost of a comparable alternative under consideration.
Unnamed $17B multinational consumer products company
A $17B multinational consumer products company faced rising ocean freight costs driven by volatile rates and capacity constraints. Procurement relied on manual, spreadsheet-based processes that limited visibility and control. The company needed a more effective ocean freight strategy to improve transparency and compliance. The company engaged Marblehead Consulting Group to redesign its ocean freight strategy. The approach shifted select volume to a carrier-direct model rather than relying solely on a freight forwarder/broker (NVO) model. The team ran a 14-week RFP using the TenderEasy cloud procurement platform and completed three bid rounds. The program delivered $40.8M in savings, equating to about a 37% reduction in ocean freight spend. The RFP progressed from release to go-live in 14 weeks while completing three successful bid rounds. Transparency and compliance improved through the redesigned strategy and cloud-based procurement process.
We have to stop thinking about talent through the lens of 'talent acquisition,' and start accommodating other types of talent arrangements that give workers and companies the flexibility they both want and need.
Joe Fuller
From WebsiteProfessor at Harvard Business School, Co-Director of The Managing The Future of Work Project
The business world has never been more dynamic than what we've seen over the last 2+ years. The ability to respond to key issues with expertise and agility is paramount to success.
Mat Ackerman
EVP of Strategy & Business Transformation
In a hyper-growth startup, sometimes you err on the side of speed and benefit of the doubt and cut corners, but Catalant helped us move fast without sacrificing quality.
Suzanne Roeder
Chief Business Operations Officer
We can test things out without taking on additional headcount. It de-risks every potential opportunity. Catalant experts required significantly less oversight than traditional consultants, eliminating the need for excessive project management.
Nick Bosch
Director of Global Product Development & Management
Healthcare Technology Company
A healthcare technology company’s marketing team lacked the bandwidth and in-house expertise to develop buyer personas for a new nursing compliance product. The team needed credible, launch-ready insights quickly. Without personas, aligning brand messaging and go-to-market plans was difficult. An independent consultant with 18 years of experience at GE, Microsoft, and Novartis was brought in to support the effort. He surveyed the company’s Nurse Advisory Board to gather primary input. He also synthesized existing internal data and researched nursing pain points to build a clear view of the target audience. He produced detailed personas that included demographics, psychographics, and digital lifestyle preferences. The team created eight detailed marketing personas in one week to support the product launch. These personas provided the foundation for clarifying the nursing audience and informing marketing direction. The deliverables gave the marketing team actionable, persona-driven insights to use in launch planning and communications.
Perch
Perch rapidly scaled and quadrupled in size, including hiring 80+ employees in one day. The company lacked an HR department during this growth. At the same time, it risked overpaying for acquisitions without deeper operational diligence. This created pressure to quickly add HR leadership while improving M&A decision-making. Perch used an on-demand expert network to bring in specialized talent and analysis. They hired an HR leader quickly to stand up foundational people operations. The HR leader created Perch’s first parental leave policy and helped secure legal operating authority across multiple states. Perch also engaged an expert analyst to evaluate a manufacturer’s inventory during an acquisition process. The inventory analysis revealed the manufacturer’s inventory was valued at $3M rather than $5M. This insight saved Perch $2M on the acquisition for a project cost of $9,185, delivering a 21,675% ROI. Perch also accelerated hiring by finding an HR leader within hours and starting them shortly after. The team reduced a 46-day hiring timeline to 2 days and secured legal operating authority in 10 states within 2 months.
Money Mart Financial Services
Money Mart operated 700+ retail branches offering financial products and lacked internal expertise to assess acquisition risks. Traditional consulting firms proved time-consuming and ineffective for the evaluations they needed. This created challenges in confidently de-risking potential acquisitions and supporting leadership decisions. Money Mart connected with elite independent consultants who required minimal oversight compared with traditional consultants. They first engaged an expert to evaluate a Canadian acquisition opportunity. After that initial engagement, they expanded use of these consultants across market research and board presentations. The approach reduced risk on acquisition opportunities by bringing in targeted expertise when needed. It also accelerated strategic initiatives without expanding headcount. The independent experts required significantly less project management than traditional consultants, decreasing reliance on traditional consulting management.
Tecomet
Tecomet, the largest contract manufacturer in orthopedics, faced rising operational costs driven by wage inflation post-COVID. The company operated with 2,500+ employees across 16 global facilities, increasing complexity in addressing cost pressures. Leadership needed new approaches to improve visibility into the product portfolio and strengthen planning and execution across the business. EVP Mat Ackerman partnered with external experts rather than traditional consulting firms to evaluate process automation, workforce retention strategies, and procurement optimization. He selected experts with varied skill sets tailored to each initiative. Analytical specialists supported targeted projects, while subject matter experts worked collaboratively with internal teams. The work improved EBITDA through better product portfolio visibility. It enhanced Sales team engagement and produced strategic improvements in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). Some fractional consultants transitioned into full-time roles, supporting an agile response to key business issues.
Founded at Harvard Business School in 2013, Catalant is the next-generation consulting solution that empowers enterprises, private equity firms, and professional services organizations to solve complex strategic challenges. We call this revolutionary approach Consulting 2.0. By emphasizing purpose-fit, fast, flexible, and fair value engagements, we bring the business world a smarter, more modern way to right-size work and spend. We curate and connect leaders with a unique mix of big consulting alumni and seasoned corporate operators. On average, Catalant consultants have twenty years of professional experience. At the core of this network is the Catalant Practice Community—an exclusive group of over 1,000 elite consultants with whom we collaborate closely to develop client engagements and deliver high-impact work. We quickly assemble and deploy multi-disciplinary teams calibrated precisely to your business needs. These teams operate across a broad range of core competencies, including Operations, Digital & AI, Sales & Marketing, Transformation & Value Creation, M&A, Integration & Separation, Strategy & Finance, and Organization & People. Through a fresh, technology-enabled approach, our consultants seamlessly integrate into your company's working environment to deliver precise, actionable solutions at scale. Alongside client delivery, Catalant publishes ongoing research, insights, and reports on trends in transformation, private equity value creation, and other key capabilities. Ultimately, we provide the confidence, global reach, and unparalleled depth of expertise to get the right work done in the right way, right now.
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Access to senior executive advisors (former partners, C-level executives, senior industry pros) to think through problems, scope work, and chart solution paths; positioned as deeper, practical advisory beyond broad strokes.
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Customized benches of pre-qualified, pre-vetted experts aligned to client criteria for on-demand availability for recurring or urgent needs.
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Enterprise platform capabilities described on Careers page: custom implementation, compliance and worker classification capabilities, contracting, reporting tools, and high-touch white-glove support to enable enterprises to use agile talent.
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A marketplace to find and engage independent consultants and firms; includes guided workflows, project advisory support, and built-in contracting/compliance to find, hire, and pay professionals quickly.
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In-app workflows
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Fit-to-purpose teams of senior consultants, former operators, and SMEs for large-scale transformation and operations work; teams can flex up/down and are supported with Catalant tools and back-office support.
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Fortune 500 retail company
A Fortune 500 retail company needed to reevaluate its pre-hire assessments and present findings within a tight RFP deadline. The HR team sought to determine whether a new talent acquisition vendor would help meet recruiting goals and identify better methods for vetting job candidates. However, the internal team lacked the bandwidth to thoroughly research assessment vendors and produce recommendations despite recognizing the urgency of the evaluation. Catalant connected the company with Jill, an HR expert with 15 years of organizational development experience. She evaluated the current talent acquisition program, conducted thorough analysis of pre-hire assessment vendors, and delivered multiple vendor options with personalized recommendations. Despite tight timelines, she required minimal onboarding and hit the ground running. The expert completed the assessment 10X faster than the internal team could have achieved on its own. The HR team presented findings with confidence to executive leadership, and the engagement laid the foundation for strengthened hiring practices and improved candidate identification. Additional recommendations were delivered for streamlining the broader talent acquisition process.
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Project Details
Global equipment manufacturer
A multi-billion-dollar global equipment manufacturer faced a fragmented supply chain that lacked cohesion and cost efficiency. Rising distribution and transportation costs eroded margins, while outdated systems and sluggish processes hampered operations. Regional teams operated in silos with inconsistent processes, and below-target inbound container utilization, limited shipment visibility, and data fragmented across dozens of systems compounded the challenges. The manufacturer engaged Dirk Stammnitz, founder of Marblehead Consulting Group, through the Catalant platform to lead a comprehensive supply chain optimization initiative. Stammnitz identified six strategic optimization levers: freight procurement optimization, network redesign and distribution center rationalization, order and route planning optimization, freight cost management and invoice auditing, advanced Transportation Management System deployment, and Warehouse Management System improvements. The engagement identified over $20 million in cost reduction opportunities representing approximately 30% potential savings. Freight costs were reduced by more than 30% across North America, Europe, and Latin America. Competitive sourcing via RFP yielded approximately 25% savings on contracted freight rates, and a critical category achieved 10% container utilization improvement that reduced spot rate dependency. The engagement was extended for acquisition integration, new distribution center launch, and tariff analysis.
Skills
Project Details
Unnamed global specialty fashion retailer
A global specialty fashion retailer needed to transform its supply chain after prior failed transformation efforts and mounting shareholder pressure. The organization faced challenges driving adoption across multiple functions. The need spanned five major brands globally. An Expert applied the Prosci ADKAR change model to support the transformation. The approach included developing targeted training to address specific adoption barriers. Coaching was provided to accelerate uptake across functions and the retailer’s five major brands. The retailer met its aggressive first-year adoption goal. In year 1, 20% of all units used responsive supply chain capabilities. The change approach helped drive measurable adoption across the organization.
Skills
Project Details
A $30 billion beverage company
A $30B beverage company faced declining revenue and rising raw material prices that put pressure on margins. The company needed to reduce costs across its supply chain while maintaining performance. These conditions created urgency to find measurable savings and protect profitability. An Expert implemented an improvement methodology focused on reducing cost of sales. The approach was piloted at selected sites to validate impact quickly. The work targeted supply chain cost drivers and established a structured path to cost reduction. The methodology reduced cost of sales by 10% on average at pilot sites within 6 months. The effort ultimately drove an estimated ~$500M reduction in global supply chain cost. These results were achieved over a 3-year period.
Skills
Project Details
Large hospital system
A large hospital system needed to grow revenue-generating operations beyond its core businesses. It also needed to define a 5–10 year vision with prioritized initiatives and target markets. The organization required clarity on where to expand and how to align stakeholders around a long-term roadmap. A fit-for-purpose team of 8 industry experts was assembled to build the expansion strategy. The team developed the strategy to support revenue growth beyond core businesses. It also worked to align the organization around the vision and the initiatives needed to execute. The engagement produced a clear long-term roadmap and a defined 5–10 year vision. It also delivered prioritized initiatives and markets to guide expansion efforts. The 8-expert team was delivered at 60% of the cost of a comparable alternative under consideration.
Skills
Project Details
Unnamed $17B multinational consumer products company
A $17B multinational consumer products company faced rising ocean freight costs driven by volatile rates and capacity constraints. Procurement relied on manual, spreadsheet-based processes that limited visibility and control. The company needed a more effective ocean freight strategy to improve transparency and compliance. The company engaged Marblehead Consulting Group to redesign its ocean freight strategy. The approach shifted select volume to a carrier-direct model rather than relying solely on a freight forwarder/broker (NVO) model. The team ran a 14-week RFP using the TenderEasy cloud procurement platform and completed three bid rounds. The program delivered $40.8M in savings, equating to about a 37% reduction in ocean freight spend. The RFP progressed from release to go-live in 14 weeks while completing three successful bid rounds. Transparency and compliance improved through the redesigned strategy and cloud-based procurement process.
Skills
Project Details
Healthcare Technology Company
A healthcare technology company’s marketing team lacked the bandwidth and in-house expertise to develop buyer personas for a new nursing compliance product. The team needed credible, launch-ready insights quickly. Without personas, aligning brand messaging and go-to-market plans was difficult. An independent consultant with 18 years of experience at GE, Microsoft, and Novartis was brought in to support the effort. He surveyed the company’s Nurse Advisory Board to gather primary input. He also synthesized existing internal data and researched nursing pain points to build a clear view of the target audience. He produced detailed personas that included demographics, psychographics, and digital lifestyle preferences. The team created eight detailed marketing personas in one week to support the product launch. These personas provided the foundation for clarifying the nursing audience and informing marketing direction. The deliverables gave the marketing team actionable, persona-driven insights to use in launch planning and communications.
Skills
Project Details
Perch
Perch rapidly scaled and quadrupled in size, including hiring 80+ employees in one day. The company lacked an HR department during this growth. At the same time, it risked overpaying for acquisitions without deeper operational diligence. This created pressure to quickly add HR leadership while improving M&A decision-making. Perch used an on-demand expert network to bring in specialized talent and analysis. They hired an HR leader quickly to stand up foundational people operations. The HR leader created Perch’s first parental leave policy and helped secure legal operating authority across multiple states. Perch also engaged an expert analyst to evaluate a manufacturer’s inventory during an acquisition process. The inventory analysis revealed the manufacturer’s inventory was valued at $3M rather than $5M. This insight saved Perch $2M on the acquisition for a project cost of $9,185, delivering a 21,675% ROI. Perch also accelerated hiring by finding an HR leader within hours and starting them shortly after. The team reduced a 46-day hiring timeline to 2 days and secured legal operating authority in 10 states within 2 months.
Skills
Project Details
Money Mart Financial Services
Money Mart operated 700+ retail branches offering financial products and lacked internal expertise to assess acquisition risks. Traditional consulting firms proved time-consuming and ineffective for the evaluations they needed. This created challenges in confidently de-risking potential acquisitions and supporting leadership decisions. Money Mart connected with elite independent consultants who required minimal oversight compared with traditional consultants. They first engaged an expert to evaluate a Canadian acquisition opportunity. After that initial engagement, they expanded use of these consultants across market research and board presentations. The approach reduced risk on acquisition opportunities by bringing in targeted expertise when needed. It also accelerated strategic initiatives without expanding headcount. The independent experts required significantly less project management than traditional consultants, decreasing reliance on traditional consulting management.
Skills
Project Details
Tecomet
Tecomet, the largest contract manufacturer in orthopedics, faced rising operational costs driven by wage inflation post-COVID. The company operated with 2,500+ employees across 16 global facilities, increasing complexity in addressing cost pressures. Leadership needed new approaches to improve visibility into the product portfolio and strengthen planning and execution across the business. EVP Mat Ackerman partnered with external experts rather than traditional consulting firms to evaluate process automation, workforce retention strategies, and procurement optimization. He selected experts with varied skill sets tailored to each initiative. Analytical specialists supported targeted projects, while subject matter experts worked collaboratively with internal teams. The work improved EBITDA through better product portfolio visibility. It enhanced Sales team engagement and produced strategic improvements in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). Some fractional consultants transitioned into full-time roles, supporting an agile response to key business issues.
Skills
Project Details
Full service creative production company helping brands maximise the impact of their marketing content
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