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Where are you playing to win and grow, now and into the future? What – and, importantly, who – do you need to get there?

It’s essential that owners and leaders bring a strategy to life. 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 works with you to devise and implement the right strategy to deliver sustainable growth. We make it our business to deeply understand your business and industry and take a hands-on and practical approach to the design and delivery of all advice. Above all, we are committed to delivering the outcome, working with you to ensure your success wherever in the world you operate.

Our Management consulting services

Strategy

We are specialists in the design and delivery of executable strategy as well as Board advisory, C-Suite support and sustainable growth advice.

Performance improvement

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

Project and program management

We offer a full suite of project and program management services, including PMO, governance frameworks, and change management to meet your business’s needs.

Digital transformation

Our digital transformation team works with corporate and government clients to determine how best to leverage innovative digital technologies.

Data and analytics consulting

We review and analyse your data points to give valuable operational and strategic insights to key stakeholders.

Strategy

We are specialists in the design and delivery of executable strategy as well as Board advisory, C-Suite support and sustainable growth advice.

Digital transformation

Our digital transformation team works with corporate and government clients to determine how best to leverage innovative digital technologies.

Performance improvement

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

Data and analytics consulting

We review and analyse your data points to give valuable operational and strategic insights to key stakeholders.

Project and program management

We offer a full suite of project and program management services, including PMO, governance frameworks, and change management to meet your business’s needs.

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Wi Liem Chua

Partner & National Head of Management Consulting

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Case study: Trading terms optimisation

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.

Case study: Operations transformation

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.

Case study: Workforce planning

Client challenge

A major retail group revealed years of employee underpayment due to weak time and attendance processes. They sought to secure compliance, then assess improved tools to better align labour spend with customer demand.

The solution

Grant Thornton worked with HR and project teams to select the best system and build a Board-ready business case. Despite differing brand processes, we streamlined workflows, optimised labour costs, and began rollout with the chosen vendor.

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.

Case study: Responding to Japanese listed-Parent’s complex...

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Client challenge

Our client was a subsidiary of a US-listed entity, which was then acquired by a Japanese company (Parent company). While its immediate parent was the US entity, the client was deemed out-of-scope due to size. Certain processes were tested...

The solution

In the second year, Grant Thornton challenged the identified key risks and controls and optimised the matrix, which resulted in a saving of two-week people-hours. During the third year, the outbreak of coronavirus restricted site visits....

The outcome

The outsourced CFO services offering engaged by the Parent Company ensured they had the support of experienced professionals to manage all finance needs in the interim period. This also meant they had the time and space to enter the...

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.