Operations Strategy · Solution Design · Execution
I bring efficiency and calm to your operations, so your business grows profitably.
Revenue rises. Everyone is busy.
Still, profit falls short of expectations?
Marc Delvos · 18+ years operations & supply chain across consumer goods, retail and pharma18+ years operations & supply chain, consumer goods to pharma
STABILITY · RESILIENCE · GROWTH
Three levers for strong operations.
Reliable foundations
So the business can focus on what matters.
- Clear responsibilities
- Reliable, integrated systems
- Smooth processes
- Performance and cost control
No daily firefighting, fewer escalations. With a strong base, your team can deliver instead of just managing.
Identify risks and act
Supply chain risks are usually visible long in advance.
- Geopolitical shifts
- Single-supplier dependencies
- Regulatory requirements
- Liquidity
I help identify these risks early and act on them decisively.
Operations as a competitive advantage
Plan more precisely. Deliver faster. Seize the upside.
- Spot demand shifts early, scale fast, up and down
- Reliable delivery, even through peaks and launches
- A cost structure that carries growth instead of growing with it
- Teams that work with data and AI on their own
This turns operations from a cost factor into an advantage, at best into a product of its own.
Marc Delvos
Berlin, Germany
ABOUT
What decides is not strategy, but whether the fundamentals hold when things move fast. Whether the promise to your customers is kept. That is my field of work.
Only those who understand the problem can solve it. My approach starts with listening, testing hypotheses and analysing data to build a reliable picture of the situation. From there comes an aligned plan, ready for execution together with the people who carry it every day. Focused on what truly matters: profitability, cash flow, delivery.
Two kinds of organisation shape my view. Corporations with their international matrix organisations and global programmes: there I internalised how high-performing global operations are built, why they work, and how to shape change. In scale-ups I worked entrepreneurially: building operational capabilities and teams, with lean resources, high pace and direct impact on the bottom line.
Future-ready organisations combine three capabilities: They see early what is coming, because they look, their data is right, and their processes turn insight into action. They know their levers and understand how AI accelerates their impact. And they know what people carry and what technology can take over.
These operational foundations are what I build: with perspective and calm, even when things get critical. And with experience that pays off for you.
18+ Years
Operations and Supply Chain
EUR 750M
Order volume delivered
COGS & OPEX
Direct cost responsibility
Carve-out · Series A · Start-up
Transformation experience
C-Level · Board · Investors
Direct collaboration
EXPERIENCE FROM
Corporate structures. Scale-up speed.
Corporate structures.
Scale-up speed.
AI ADOPTION
AI accelerates analysis, prototyping and execution.
My view
AI accelerates the solution.
Understanding the actual problem and defining the approach remains our task.
TOOLBOX
Modern AI tools make it possible to test prototypes and services within days.
For this I use Claude, Cursor, Vercel, Supabase and Notion, among others.
Projects
nextlake.eu. Idea, concept and delivery of a Europe-wide routing product in 7 days, based on 22,000+ official bathing sites across all 27 EU countries.
MY OFFER
Transparency first. Tailored from there.
2 weeks · 8 days on-site
Profit Scan
When many issues demand attention at once, the Profit Scan creates a reliable picture and clear priorities.
Four dimensions where profit erodes: Revenue Quality, COGS, Operating Costs, Working Friction. From financial symptom to operational cause.
After two weeks you receive:
✓ Prioritised profit levers
✓ Valued in EUR
✓ Concrete roadmap
✓ Quick wins
After Profit Scan or defined scope
Execution
You know what needs to change, but execution is stalled. I translate priorities into ownership and measurable results. Price based on project scope.
When operational leadership is needed
Interim / Fractional
When the business needs experienced operational leadership now: I take responsibility for a defined period, stabilize, and drive change from within the line.
Let's talk.
No obligation, 30 minutes.