Fractional CFO, CEO, COO, and Project Management for Wholesale Distributors
Cimientu Advisory provides fractional CFO, CEO, COO, project management, and back office leadership for wholesale distributors. We give leadership a clear view of margin by customer and product, inventory turns, and the working capital needed to fund growth.
- Merchant wholesalers
- Distributors
- Wholesale e-commerce
Senior leadership, scaled to what you need.
Fractional CFO
Margin by customer and SKU, inventory turns, rebates, credit, and working capital.
Fractional CEO
Interim executive leadership through succession, acquisitions, new territories, and turnarounds.
Fractional COO
Warehouse operations, purchasing and replenishment, fleet and delivery, and order-to-cash processes.
Fractional Project Management
ERP and warehouse system implementations, new branch openings, and supplier and customer integrations.
Each role can be engaged on its own or together, alongside strategy, AI and technology, ERP and systems execution, and back office operations. See what we do.
Where the foundation tends to crack.
Thin margins, high volume
Small pricing and cost errors compound across thousands of orders.
Inventory turns
Slow-moving stock and overbuying tie up the cash that funds growth.
Vendor rebates and terms
Rebate programs and payment terms are often tracked in spreadsheets and under-collected.
Customer credit
Receivables grow with sales, and credit risk grows with them.
What we build together.
- Margin by customer, SKU, and channel
- Inventory turn and working capital analysis
- Vendor rebate and terms review
- Credit policy and receivables management
- Pricing decisions and vendor negotiations
- ERP and warehouse system selection
Engagements run as fixed-fee deliverables, hourly and project work, or a monthly retainer. See how we engage.
Plain answers, as promised.
How can a distributor improve working capital?
Start with inventory turns by SKU, customer payment terms and collections, and vendor terms and rebates. Each lever is measurable, and a 13-week cash forecast shows the effect of changes.
Do you help distributors choose an ERP?
Yes. We support ERP selection, configuration, integration, and adoption for distributors.
Can you provide a fractional CEO, COO, or project manager, not only a CFO?
Yes. Each fractional role can be engaged on its own or together. A fractional CEO provides interim executive leadership through transitions, turnarounds, and growth phases. A fractional COO runs day-to-day operations, processes, and systems. Fractional project management keeps initiatives such as ERP implementations, branch openings, and supplier integrations moving, with coordination, follow-through, and honest status reports.
Make us an ask.
Be specific, add context, and a person will reply. If there is not a fit, we will point you to someone better suited.