Supply Chain Advisory & Fractional Leadership

Build a faster, leaner, more resilient supply chain.

Practical supply chain leadership. Proven results.

North Shore Supply Chain helps organizations improve service, optimize inventory, reduce operating costs, and build scalable networks — led by executive supply chain leader Jeff Gallanty, with more than 30 years driving complex distribution, transportation, and network operations across North America.

$40M
Working capital improved
49%
TRIR safety improvement
220+
Locations supported
30+
Years of leadership

Our Expertise

Three disciplines that matter and move the numbers.

Practical advisory and fractional leadership for private equity firms, wholesale distributors, manufacturers, and growing companies seeking measurable operational improvement.

01

Network Strategy

Design and optimize distribution networks, transportation models, facility footprints, and fulfillment operations to improve service while reducing cost.

02

Inventory Excellence

Improve inventory health, increase turns, reduce working capital, and enhance product availability through disciplined inventory management.

03

Execution & PMO

Lead complex initiatives from strategy through implementation with experienced project leadership and operational accountability.

Services

Executive capability, scaled to the engagement.

Fractional Supply Chain Leadership

Access experienced executive leadership without the cost of a full-time hire.

  • Interim supply chain executive leadership
  • Supply chain transformation leadership
  • Organizational assessments
  • Executive coaching and mentoring
  • Strategic planning

Supply Chain Assessments

Comprehensive evaluations that identify practical opportunities and prioritize execution — concluding with a prioritized roadmap and implementation plan.

  • Distribution networks
  • Transportation operations
  • Inventory performance
  • Procurement processes
  • Warehouse operations
  • Organizational structure

Network & Inventory Optimization

Evaluate DC locations, transportation cost, service levels, and capacity — then improve turns, forecast accuracy, and working capital.

  • Improve inventory turns and forecast accuracy
  • Reduce working capital and right-size safety stock
  • Improve product availability and replenishment
  • Lower overall operating cost while raising service

Operational Excellence

Build the operating disciplines that make gains durable.

  • Safety performance
  • Productivity and labor optimization
  • KPI development
  • Standard operating procedures
  • Continuous improvement programs

Private Equity Advisory

From diligence to value creation.

North Shore Supply Chain works with private equity firms and portfolio company leadership teams to identify opportunities, reduce risk, and accelerate value creation.

— Diligence

Due Diligence Support

  • Supply chain risk
  • Distribution networks
  • Inventory health
  • Transportation spend
  • Organizational effectiveness & scalability
— Value

Value Creation Planning

  • Improve EBITDA
  • Reduce working capital
  • Increase service levels
  • Optimize facilities & productivity
  • Strengthen leadership teams
— Portfolio

Portfolio Company Support

  • Turnarounds & integrations
  • Growth initiatives
  • Network consolidations
  • ERP, WMS & TMS implementations
  • Organizational transformation

Career Results

Outcomes, not activity.

Measurable results delivered across 30+ years of operating and advisory roles in large-scale supply chain leadership.

$40M
Working capital improvement delivered
49%
TRIR improvement over three years — as low as 0.83
3,000+
Associates supported across 220+ locations

Inventory & Working Capital

  • Improved working capital by $40 million
  • Reduced excess inventory by more than $1 million
  • Increased inventory visibility and forecasting accuracy

Distribution & Network

  • Consolidated operations to improve efficiency
  • Reduced operating costs through facility optimization
  • Improved service levels while lowering network expense

Transportation & Logistics

  • Improved route efficiency
  • Reduced transportation costs
  • Enhanced delivery performance

Safety & Culture

  • Improved TRIR by 49% over three years
  • Achieved TRIR performance as low as 0.83
  • Built safety-first operating cultures and accountability
Jeff Gallanty, Founder of North Shore Supply Chain
Jeff Gallanty · Founder

About Jeff

Thirty years of operational discipline with measurable results.

Jeff Gallanty is an accomplished supply chain executive with more than 30 years leading large-scale distribution, transportation, inventory, procurement, and network optimization operations. He currently serves as Vice President of Supply Chain for Wolseley Canada, responsible for end-to-end operations supporting more than 220 locations and 3,000 associates.

As Jeff transitions to advisory work full-time at year-end, North Shore Supply Chain formalizes a track record built over three decades of hands-on operating roles. The practice is actively engaging new clients and partnerships now.

Career Experience

Jeff has led network optimization initiatives, distribution center operations, transportation and fleet management, inventory transformations, working capital improvements, safety and culture programs, mergers, integrations, and facility consolidations.

Leadership Philosophy

Operational discipline, practical execution, and a relentless focus on delivering measurable business results.

Areas of Expertise

Supply chain strategyDistribution operationsTransportation managementInventory optimizationNetwork designProcurementPrivate equity advisoryOperational excellenceSafety leadershipOrganizational development

Start the conversation

Let's talk and build the plan.

Whether you're evaluating a transformation, considering a network redesign, improving inventory performance, or seeking experienced executive leadership — let's identify the opportunities and challenges in your supply chain operations.

Let's Talk
Firm
North Shore Supply Chain
Location
Greenlawn, New York
Email
info@northshoresupplychain.com
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