Operations
How work moves through your building, from order to shipped box.
- Workflow and bottleneck review
- Inventory levels and carrying cost
- Fulfillment, freight and order accuracy
Operations & marketing for small manufacturers
Run a tighter shop. Sell to more buyers.
2JC Consulting Group helps small manufacturers find the waste in how they buy, make and ship, and get their products in front of the buyers who matter. Practical work from an operator who ran a $50M purchasing business.
~30yrsin operations, from running programs to running a purchasing company
$50M+in annual purchasing volume managed across suppliers and distributors
300+client organizations served, each with its own budget and buyers
Services
Three places small manufacturers leave money on the table.
Most shops don't need a transformation program. They need someone to look closely, name the biggest fixes, and help get them done.
Purchasing & cost
What you pay for materials, packaging and services, and whether it's the right price.
- Supplier pricing benchmarks
- Bid packages and contract terms
- Spend reports you can read in five minutes
Marketing & sales
Who should be buying your product, and how to get in front of them.
- Positioning and pricing by channel
- Sales sheets, decks and samples programs
- Reaching distributors and institutional buyers
How we work
Assess. Plan. Deliver.
Every engagement runs in the same three steps, so you always know where we are and what you'll have in hand at the end of each one.
I
Assess
Weeks 1–3
We walk the floor, sit with your team, and pull your invoices, orders and sales data. We find out where time and money actually go.
You getA short findings report: what we saw, what it costs you, and the top fixes ranked by dollars.
II
Plan
Weeks 3–5
We turn the findings into a plan your team can run: who owns each fix, what it costs, and the number it should move.
You getA 90-day plan with owners, budgets and target numbers, reviewed with you line by line.
III
Deliver
Ongoing
We work alongside your people to get it done: renegotiating with suppliers, fixing the process, building the sales materials.
You getResults tracked against the plan, with a monthly scorecard until the numbers hold.
About
Josh Cohen
Founder, 2JC Consulting Group
- 2015–2026President, Tavezio (H&H Purchasing Services)
- EarlierCamp owner, director and operator in Maine and Massachusetts
- IndustryProvista (Vizient) Hospitality Council · Maine Summer Camps board
- BaseWellington, Florida
I've spent close to 30 years on the operating side of the table, first running programs, then running a purchasing company that bought for more than 300 organizations.
At Tavezio I led a team that managed over $50 million a year in purchasing volume, built a multi-vendor ordering platform, and negotiated with manufacturers, distributors and brokers every week. I've seen how buyers decide, what suppliers get wrong, and where small operations quietly lose margin.
2JC brings that experience to small manufacturers. I work directly with owners, keep the advice concrete, and measure success in dollars saved and orders won.
Is this a fit?
Built for owner-run manufacturers.
A good fit if you
- Own or run a small manufacturing business and make the big calls yourself
- Suspect your costs crept up but haven't had time to dig in
- Have a good product and want more distributors or institutional buyers carrying it
- Want an outside operator who will do the work with you, not hand you a binder
Probably not a fit if you
- Need a large firm to run an enterprise-wide software rollout
- Want a report for the shelf with no intention to change anything
- Are looking for someone to place your orders for you
Get in touch
Start with a 30-minute conversation.
Tell me what you make, who buys it, and what's keeping you up at night. If there's a fit, the next step is a fixed-scope assessment. If there isn't, I'll tell you that too.
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LocationWellington, Florida · working with clients nationwide