Since 2012, Vektor Partners has worked with manufacturers, retailers, logistics operators and financial services firms across Southeast Asia on strategy, operations and digital transformation. Every engagement starts by agreeing the three or four numbers we will track together.
These figures come from measurements we make with our clients' finance teams twelve months after each project closes.
Projects completed
140+
Average reduction in operating cost
18%
Measured annual impact
S$410million
Clients who came back for a second project
72%
Projects started per year2025
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01Sectors we work in
Four sectors, knownfrom the inside.
Half of our consultants have held management roles in these sectors. We know shift rosters, end-of-season stock and dock schedules from the floor, not from a desk.
25 projects 38 consultants with project experience in 6 countries
02Service areas
Four areas, one way of measuring.
Most projects start in one area and grow into a second. The same team stays with you from start to finish.
We use data to settle where to grow, with which products and with what resources. Every number that reaches the board can be traced back to its source.
What we do
Growth and portfolio strategy
Market and competitor analysis
Commercial due diligence before acquisitions
Product and channel profitability
Three-year business plan and budget framework
Typical outputs
Board decision paper
Profitability map by product and channel
Roadmap and tracking measures
Duration 6-10 weeksTeam 3-4 consultants
From the production line to the warehouse, from the store stockroom to the contact centre, we measure and remove losses where the work happens. We do not scale up until a pilot has delivered.
What we do
Lean manufacturing and line balancing
Supply chain and inventory planning
Warehouse and distribution network design
Procurement and cost management
Energy and scrap reduction programmes
Typical outputs
Shift-level performance board
Pilot line or warehouse results
Rollout plan and a trained internal team
Duration 10-16 weeksTeam 4-6 consultants
We simplify the process before choosing the technology, then bring in the right systems in the right order. We do not resell software, so our advice on selection stays independent.
What we do
Digital maturity assessment
ERP, WMS and MES selection
Data foundations and management reporting
Workflow automation
Programme management office (PMO)
Typical outputs
System architecture and selection report
Implementation timeline
Management dashboard
Duration 12-24 weeksTeam 3-6 consultants
We build the structure, roles and decision rights that will carry a new strategy. We often work alongside family businesses as the founder hands over to the next generation.
What we do
Organisation design and role definition
Decision rights matrix
Goals and performance system
Governance in family businesses
Change management and internal communication
Typical outputs
New organisation chart
Role and authority definitions
100-day transition plan
Duration 8-12 weeksTeam 2-4 consultants
03Case studies
Before and after, measured the same way.
We keep our clients' names confidential, not their numbers. Each case shows twelve months of the measures agreed at the start of the project.
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04In our clients' words
Ways of working that outlast the project.
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05Our approach
Five steps, one scorecard.
The measures we agree in the first week stay the same until the end. At the close of each step we look at the same scorecard and decide the next step together.
01
Diagnose
2-3 weeks
We measure the real size of the problem on the floor, in the data and in conversations with your teams. This is where we agree the measures to track.
02
Design
3-4 weeks
We put the options on the table with their cost, risk and impact, and prioritise them with your leadership team.
03
Pilot
4-8 weeks
We test on one line, one group of stores or one warehouse, and compare the result against the baseline.
04
Scale
8-16 weeks
We take what works to other sites, train your internal team and track the measures every week.
05
Handover
Months 6 and 12
We hand over a way of working that your team owns, then measure the results again at six and twelve months.
06Leadership
The people who sell the work do the work.
Our partners spend at least one day a week on site on every project. The person across the table at your first meeting is the person who will lead the engagement.
Claire Donovan
Founding Partner, Strategy and Growth
Eleven years with an international consultancy in London and Singapore. Retail and consumer goods.
Daniel Aziz
Founding Partner, Operations
Plant manager in automotive components, then fourteen years in operations consulting. Lean practitioner and trainer.
Lukas Brandt
Partner, Digital Transformation
More than sixty ERP and data implementations. System selection for logistics and financial services firms.
Mei Ling Goh
Partner, Organisation and Talent
Governance and succession in family businesses. MSc in organisational psychology.
07Insights
Field notes and reports.
We share what we learn on projects without naming clients. Once a year we publish a productivity report on mid-sized manufacturers in the region.
08Careers
Room for people who like learning on site.
In your first year you will work on projects in at least three sectors. Every consultant is paired with a partner for their development, and everyone has an annual learning budget.
