Where will you play, how will you win, and what will it take to deliver sustainable growth?

Strategy only creates value when it is effectively executed and supported by the right capabilities, operating model and delivery discipline. That is, taking a thorough approach to strategy design and execution in order to set the long- and short-term course, considering the capabilities and resources required, and building the systems and processes that will ensure success.

Grant Thornton’s Management Consulting team helps organisations convert ambition into measurable value by working with you to design and implement the right strategy for sustainable growth.

We take a practical, hands-on approach across:

  • Strategy activation

  • Operating model design

  • Performance improvement

  • Data, technology and AI

  • Supply chain optimisation

Our integrated approach ensures strategy is not only defined but delivered and sustained across the organisation.

What differentiates our approach is the focus on execution. We combine rigorous analysis with hands-on delivery to ensure outcomes are realised, not just identified. 

We work alongside leadership teams to deliver measurable outcomes that provide the clarity, structure and momentum required to drive results at pace. 

Navigate complexity and create lasting value.

Whether you're transforming operations, improving performance or preparing for what's next, our management consulting specialists can help you turn challenges into opportunities and strategy into action.

Explore our services below to see how we support organisations from strategy through to delivery.

Our Management consulting services

Strategy activation

Helping organisations turn strategy into results. We bridge the gap between strategy and execution through program management, change management, due diligence, and post-merger integration.

Performance improvement

We help clients achieve performance improvement by developing and implementing new structures, models and plans to reach their strategic goals.

Supply chain optimisation

Unlock value through supply chain optimisation solutions, across cost reduction, service improvement and working capital.

Operating model

Most organisations do not have a strategy problem, they have an execution problem – and the root cause almost always sits in the operating model.

Data, technology and AI

We help clients turn data, technology and AI into measurable outcomes through a combination of analytics, tech strategy and AI enablement to drive performance and transformation and deliver strategic insights to key stakeholders.

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Wi Liem Chua

Partner & National Head of Management Consulting

Trading terms optimisation
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Trading terms optimisation

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Client challenge
A leading Australian retailer hadn’t reviewed supplier terms in years, with income lagging sales. Grant Thornton was engaged to deliver a discovery and execution program, aligning supplier benefits with major supply chain changes.
The solution
The retailer needed support to plan and deliver a supplier trading terms program. Grant Thornton set up governance, quantified opportunities, built supplier strategies and playbooks, and tracked benefits to drive structured negotiations.
The outcome
Grant Thornton helped the retailer improve margins by leading collaborative negotiations with key suppliers. This enabled the client to meet targeted in-year benefits through a structured program of works.
Operations transformation
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Operations transformation

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Client challenge
A major Australian retailer faced stalled revenue, rising costs, and misaligned functions. Excess stock, unprofitable stores, and inefficient supply chain operations were driving significant cost pressures.
The solution
Grant Thornton partnered with a major Australian retailer to co-design and lead FACTORY-TO-CUSTOMER, streamlining operations from sourcing to customer delivery across functions like planning, logistics, stores, and IT.
The outcome
The project cut supply chain costs via better operations, process efficiency, and automation; boosted margins through smarter planning and stock control; and lowered costs by consolidating structure around forecasting and replenishment.
Workforce planning

Workforce planning

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Client challenge
Super Retail Group had announced a significant underpayment of employees over several years, based on inadequate processes underpinning time and attendance. The client wanted to lock down its compliance in this area, and then explore how...
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The solution
The team at Grant Thornton worked closely with the core HR and project delivery team to establish a process by which the best system solution could be selected, and to develop an investment business case for the Board. The challenge of...
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The outcome
The project resulted in a fully compliant system and process covering employee time and attendance and significant streamlining of processes which will drive significant labour cost savings.
Supply chain automation
Case study

Supply chain automation

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Client challenge
A major online retailer, having reached capacity at its sites due to unprecedented growth, sought to enhance customer and employee experiences while exploring ways to further scale demand through a blend of automation and human...
The solution
Grant Thornton’s management consulting team partnered with the online retailer to design, program, and monitor a custom-built Customer Fulfilment Centre equipped with Locus Robotics’ autonomous mobile robots.
The outcome
The project resulted in a fully compliant system and process covering employee time and attendance and significant streamlining of processes which will drive significant labour cost savings.