Manufacturer Advisory Services

POI Manufacturer Advisory Services

At POI, we are uniquely positioned to offer advisory services for our Manufacturer partners. Our advisors have decades of experience across the business functions. They understand best practices, industry change, process improvement and enabling capabilities that can take your organization to the next level of growth and effectiveness. Our goal is to serve the Manufacturing Community through our offerings. We are committed to excellence in the industry as we work together to optimize people, process and technology. POI manufacturers offerings include:

• Access to POI Membership Portal with reports from benchmarking studies and relevant research
• Connection with peers to drive thought leadership through POI Manufacturer Connect
• Advisory services to include personalized Briefing Calls and Strategic Tactical Deep Dives with POI leadership to discuss your unique situation

POI Advisory supports the manufacturer & retailer front-end project development, so organizations can move to faster decision making and execution to deliver the organization’s strategic priorities.

Projects: Strategy Development, Transformation Planning, RFP Development & Execution, Systems & Process Project Planning, Organizational Structure, Change Management, Efficiency & Effectiveness, Strategy & Roadmaps, Communication & Socialization Plans

POI Manufacturer Advisory Membership

	Base Membership	Silver $5000	Gold $15,000	Diamond $25,000
Access to POI Member Portal	✓	✓	✓	✓
Access to POI Vendor Panoramas	✓	✓	✓	✓
POI Manufacturer Connect	✓	✓	✓	✓
Summit Attendance	3	3	3	5
Advisory Briefing Call (1 hour)	–	2	3	4
CCM Attendance*	1	1	1	1
POI Deep Dive (3 hours)	–	–	1	2
Actual Value of Services	Individual $8,189 Team $68,330	$16,995	$26,599	$43,975

Ad Hoc:

• Strategic or Tactical Deep Dive $7,500
• Advisory Briefing via phone –$3,500
• Advisory Briefing via phone –$3,500

Explanation of Services:

• Portal –Access the latestPOI industry research, publications and reports
• POI Manufacturer Connect –Quarterly call connecting peers to drive thought leadership and next best actions. Complimentary with all levels of membership
• Summit Attendance –Join a Summit to connect with thought leaders in the industry, learn best practices and what is coming in the industry, as well as see the latest in technology advancements to support processes in your organization. $1,995 Value
• Advisory Briefing Call –1 hour virtual call with a POI Industry Expert, equipped to guide your organization from an objective perspective. $3,500 Value
• POI Deep Dive – 3 hours Industry Expert advises your team, specific to the needs of your organization. $7,500 Value

• Examples of Deep Dive topics include:
  • Benchmarking current business processes with best practices(Opportunity Gap analysis)
  • Development of a specific short-term and long-term action plan to achieve best business practices
  • Support for technology deployments through objective vendor selection based on your specific needs
  • Organizational assessment and creation of recommended change management plan
• Evaluation of organization and recommendation for establishment &/or optimization of team

• CCM Attendance –Become Certified as a Collaborative Marketer. This Executive Certification Program is specifically designed to develop the skills of current and future leaders in Food & CPG. During this 16-week self-directed program, expert faculty expose participants to the key management levers that drive organizational success. The program begins by exploring how organizations develop and implement strategy. Then, core functional areas of business are explored –from sales to marketing, to supply chain and finance –providing candidates with a solid understanding of each function and how it contributes to trading partner collaboration success. $5,000 Value

To inquire about POI Advisory and more information about the program complete the below form.