Automotive

Executive-grade advisory for OEMs, suppliers, and mobility ecosystems—focused on capital discipline, risk governance, and measurable execution through transition cycles.

How SJC Helps Automotive Organizations

Automotive cycles reward disciplined capital allocation, cost-to-serve control, and resilient execution across suppliers, plants, and distribution networks.

  • Working-capital release: cash conversion, payables/receivables discipline, inventory right-sizing.
  • Margin protection: cost governance, pricing discipline, contract reset levers.
  • Transformation delivery: PMO cadence, KPI architecture, decision rights and escalation.
  • Risk posture: supplier risk, concentration exposure, operational continuity planning.
  • Funding strategy: liquidity planning and stakeholder-aligned capital narratives.
  • Operational reliability: throughput, quality governance, performance routines.

Capabilities for Automotive

Modular support—engage one capability or run an integrated program across multiple workstreams.

Capital & Liquidity
Liquidity planning, funding pathways, covenant and stakeholder alignment.
Cost & Performance
Cost-to-serve reduction, procurement discipline, KPI governance.
Operating Model
Decision rights, cadence, portfolio governance, execution discipline.
Risk & Controls
Assurance posture, escalation frameworks, audit-ready documentation.
Commercial Discipline
Pricing logic, contract terms, rebate and incentive governance.
Digital & Data
Automation and analytics that improve predictability and throughput.

Supply Chain & Supplier Risk

We help leadership teams quantify exposure, install governance, and improve resiliency while preserving cost discipline.

What We Do
  • Tier mapping: visibility into critical dependencies and concentration exposure.
  • Scenario playbooks: triggers, response plans, and decision rights.
  • Working-capital levers: terms, inventory policy, and cadence.
  • Supplier governance: performance scorecards and escalation routines.

Selected Case Examples

Illustrative examples. Details are shared on a confidential basis.

Cash Release Program
Working-capital routines and policy alignment that improved liquidity visibility and cash conversion.
Cost-to-Serve Reset
Sourcing and run-rate optimization with measurable opex reduction and governance controls.
Commercial Governance
Pricing logic, rebate governance, and contract discipline to protect margin through cycles.
Execution Cadence
PMO, KPIs, and decision rights that increased delivery reliability and reduced slippage.

Insights

Working Capital in Volatile Demand: routines that protect cash without breaking supply.
Supplier Risk at Scale: mapping dependencies and installing escalation paths.
Transformation That Ships: governance and KPIs that convert plans into outcomes.

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