Boost profits and reduce costs without hating the process.

"Clients come when they want someone who can speak fluent C-suite and plant-floor, turning complex data into clear decisions."  habits into competitive advantage that shows up in your P&L. We bridge the gap between the C-suite, the plant floor and your supply chain.

Insider Experience

Bridging the gap between strategy and execution with deep hands-on consumer, hospitality and manufacturing industry experience.

P&L Focus

Delivering cost, revenue, and working capital improvements that show up on the P&L.

ABOUT US

Not Just Another Consultant

Jeff Barta builds profit improvement programs that actually improve profit. Unlike a lot of consultants, Jeff has actually done the jobs his clients do.

He’s led procurement inside complex global companies, knowing exactly how it feels to defend a business case and fight for resources. That experience lets him design solutions that survive real-world politics.

"Clients come when they want someone who can speak fluent C-suite and plant-floor, turning complex data into clear decisions."

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Services

Comprehensive Business Solutions

From concept to completion, we offer a full spectrum of strategic sourcing and operating model design services tailored to your unique P&L goals.

Core Procurement & Cost Transformation

Specialist in end-to-end cost transformation programs that deliver measurable P&L impact across direct, indirect, and capital spend.

Procurement Operating Model & Governance

Deep experience designing and standing up new procurement organizations and implementing fit-for-purpose operating models.

Supply Chain & Value Chain Optimization

Programs to reconfigure supply chains, simplify product portfolios, and implement best-cost country sourcing.

Additional Advisory Services

Beyond cost and operations, we have experience driving revenue programs and helping companies improve their return on investment in AI tools.

Sector Expertise

We don’t just apply a generic template. We understand the specific levers and pressures in your industry.

 
Sports & Media

Optimizing the unique spend profile of leagues, teams, and media owners. From rights and media asset strategy to event procurement.

Rights Strategy

Commercial performance programs.

Events & Tech

Specialized sourcing for infrastructure.

Hospitality & Restaurants

Holistic cost programs designed for high-volume, multi-unit operations. Focusing on food, beverages, labor, and indirects.

Direct Spend

Food & beverage sourcing optimization.

Supplier Performance

Quality and reliability improvement.

Consumer Products

Margin expansion through rigorous sourcing, reformulation support, packaging value engineering, and supply chain reconfiguration.

Reformulation

Alternative ingredients without compromise.

Network Opt.

Manufacturing & logistics efficiency.

Process

The Impact Approach

Combining C-suite perspective with front-line practicality to deliver results that stick.

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Diagnostic

Understanding spend, relationships, and savings pipelines.

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Strategy

Sourcing category management and org design tailored to you.

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Optimization

Value chain reconfiguration and complexity reduction.

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Execution

Embedding new ways of working that show up on the P&L.

Perspectives

Why Clients Choose Impact

Insights

Latest Thinking

Tailored Solutions for Sports, Hospitality, and CPG Industries

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Turning Procurement from a Cost Center to a Profit Driver

Introduction: For many organizations, procurement is seen merely as a necessary function to acquire goods and services. However, at Impact

Why You Need an Insider, Not Just a Consultant

Introduction: In the world of business consulting, there’s often a disconnect between strategy and execution. Many consultants offer high-level advice

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Ready to optimize your value chain and see results on the P&L? Let’s discuss your specific challenges.

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Impact Business Consulting
1929 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201-2287
United States

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