INSIGHTS
When the Factory Sets the ScheduleDecision-Ready Sourcing Data: Build for the Decision, Not the DashboardExecution Discipline: Turning Data Visibility into EBITDAGetting to Truly Strategic: Why VPP Is Becoming Your Analytics LayerInside the VPP Sourcing Control System: From Spend Data to Realized SavingsFrom AI Theatre to EBITDA: A Better Model for Operational Due Diligence in M&AWhat Operational Due Diligence Actually Catches (That Financial Due Diligence Misses)The Hidden Costs of Fragmented Spend DataAI-Assisted Classification: Transforming Procurement IntelligenceStrategic Sourcing in Private Equity: A Playbook for Value CreationOperational Excellence: Building Scalable Processes for GrowthSupplier Negotiation Strategies That Drive Real ResultsFrom Chaos to Clarity: Implementing Spend Visibility ProgramsBeyond Supplier Due Diligence: Eliminating 'Black Magic' in Strategic SourcingAI-Enabled Transportation Sourcing: Moving Beyond the Annual Freight RFPThe Gap Between Identified and Realized SavingsAI-Enabled Spend Intelligence: From Data to Decision Velocity

THE STORY

Operators,
not observers.

Vantage Pointe Partners is an operator-led advisory firm helping private equity sponsors and operating companies improve procurement, supply chain, logistics, and M&A value creation. We combine experienced judgment with AI-enabled analysis to connect operating decisions with measurable results.

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OUR PREMISE

Strategy without execution is just overhead.

Vantage Pointe Partners was founded on a simple premise: strategy without execution is just overhead. We assembled a team of former supply chain executives, CPOs, and operations directors who know how to move the numbers.

We partner with PE sponsors, management teams, and operational leaders to accelerate value creation. We bring the commercial instinct, analytical horsepower, and change discipline to turn operational noise into an agenda your team can execute.

The gap we focus on is the distance between an attractive recommendation and a change the business can sustain. A sourcing decision must work for the operation, an integration plan needs accountable owners, and an improvement needs a baseline that Finance and the operating team can both use.

HOW WE WORK

01

Operators, not observers.

We have sat in the seat. Our teams know the difference between a theoretical lever and a result that survives quarter close.

02

One fact base.

Everything begins with a clean, normalized view of spend, suppliers, and physical flow. Without a shared fact base, every conversation is a negotiation about what is real.

03

AI accelerates. Operators decide.

Technology is the analytical layer. Experienced judgment determines what matters, what moves, and what to leave alone.

04

Results have stages.

Identified savings are not realized savings. Every opportunity is tracked from identification through validation, contract, implementation, and P&L verification.

LEADERSHIP

VANTAGE POINTE ON LINKEDIN

Tim Stelter

CO-FOUNDER & SENIOR PARTNER

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Tim brings 15 years of advisory and operating experience helping private equity firms and portfolio companies improve cost, EBITDA, and supply chain performance across a range of sectors. His work spans strategic sourcing, logistics optimization, network design, operational improvement, and building sourcing and negotiation capabilities.

FOCUS AREAS

  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Logistics Optimization
  • Network Design
  • PE Portfolio Value Creation

Brian Donahue

CO-FOUNDER & SENIOR PARTNER

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Brian brings nearly 20 years of global supply chain leadership, specializing in pre- and post-deal M&A operational strategy, global strategic sourcing, and logistics network optimization. He combines deep category experience with AI-enabled spend intelligence to execute multi-ERP consolidations, supply chain transformations, and Day-1 synergy integration playbooks.

FOCUS AREAS

  • M&A Integration
  • AI-Enabled Spend Intelligence
  • Global Sourcing
  • Supply Chain Transformation

Michael Webb, CFA

CFO

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Michael is a financial executive and SaaS founder with more than 15 years of experience across debt capital markets, venture fundraising, and corporate finance. His background includes advising middle-market companies on capital structure and operating experience as the co-founder and COO of an AI-powered financial planning and analysis platform.

FOCUS AREAS

  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate Finance
  • FP&A
  • AI-Powered Analytics

When to bring VPP into the conversation

Our work is most useful when a business needs to connect an operating problem with a clear decision. Common starting points include:

  • A transaction with operating questions

    An acquisition or integration requires a clearer view of supply chain risks, procurement opportunities, and the actions needed to support the investment thesis.

  • Savings that need to become results

    A sourcing opportunity or negotiated agreement needs a path through supplier decisions, implementation, and financial verification.

  • Logistics costs that cannot be separated from service

    Freight, warehouse, or distribution decisions need to balance cost with capacity, reliability, and customer requirements.

  • Fragmented data that slows decisions

    Inconsistent spend and supplier information makes it difficult to see priorities or establish a baseline for action.

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Visit the Operator’s Library for practical guides to the decisions behind it.

Ready to work with operators who have done it?

Tell us what needs to change, the decision ahead of you, and the timing that matters. We can use that context to discuss where VPP may be useful and what a practical first step could involve.

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