Your Inventory Is Wilting.

Your data says you're fine. Your floor says you're bleeding cash.

I bridge the gap—turning trapped data into operational flow using the high-velocity logic I learned where Time = Death.

20+ years across perishables, restaurants, and manufacturing. I've stood on both sides: the analyst's screen and the production line that can't stop.

Book Your 30-Minute Inventory Diagnostic (Free) See How I Bridge Data to Operations ↓

Stop Paying for Reports That Don't Fix the Floor

You're a mid-sized operation. You don't need a $200K software implementation.

📊 Static Data

Beautiful dashboards about last month's failures. Nothing that prevents tomorrow's disasters.

💼 The "Desk" Perspective

They've never walked your floor, never felt the panic of a line shutdown, never experienced a dinner rush where one missing ingredient kills service.

💻 Generic Solutions

"Buy more software" is their only answer. Another system that requires 6 months of implementation and an IT team you don't have.

The Reality:

Inventory isn't just data. It's Space, Time, and Money in Motion.

If it isn't moving, it's costing you—in carrying costs, obsolescence risk, wasted floor space, and opportunity cost.

And while you're paying to store parts you'll never use, you're expediting rush orders for the parts you need right now.

Why an Ex-Floral Manager Is Your Best Inventory Asset

I don't come from an accounting firm. I come from the loading dock, the kitchen line, and the service coordinator's desk.

Most analysts see your inventory from one angle: the data. They've never:

I've lived on both sides—the spreadsheet AND the floor.
That's the gap I bridge.

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The Perishable Mindset

In flowers and food, Time = Death. A rose that doesn't sell today is garbage tomorrow. I treat your industrial parts with that same urgency.

Most analysts treat your parts like rocks. I treat them like roses.

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Mise en Place Logistics

In professional kitchens, you learn mise en place or you die: everything in its place, zero wasted movement, total readiness.

I don't just fix your data—I fix your physical flow.

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The Service-to-Stock Bridge

I've been the Service Coordinator. I've felt the pain of a technician waiting while the "right part" is supposedly "in stock" but nobody can find it.

I align your inventory to the actual behavior of your field team.

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The Velocity Audit

I achieved a world-record 12.4% cross-merchandising rate at IKEA by understanding flow patterns, not just sales data.

I bring that same velocity thinking to your warehouse.

The Data Analyst vs. The Floor-to-Data Bridge

THE DATA ANALYST (Standard) THE FLOOR-TO-DATA BRIDGE (Klee)
Sees only the Screen Has walked the Floor + Screen
Reports what happened Fixes what's happening now
Treats parts like Static Assets Treats parts like Perishable Potential
Recommends software Redesigns workflow
Focuses on Accuracy (Is the count right?) Focuses on Velocity (Is the money moving?)
Works from Theory (Supply chain best practices) Works from Experience (20+ years of "the line can't stop")

The difference: Most analysts have never stood on a line that can't stop. I did. Every day for 20 years.

I don't just give you reports. I give you systems that work in the real world, where your team is moving fast and things break.

Three Ways to Work Together

Choose your starting point based on where you are:

1

The 14-Day "Flow" Diagnostic

"We know we have a problem, but don't know where to start."

Starting at $2,500

What Happens:

  • Days 1-3: Physical floor walkthrough + team interviews
  • Days 4-9: High-speed audit of your fastest-moving 20% of products
  • Days 10-12: Identify your top 3-5 cash/time drains with dollar impact quantified
  • Day 14: Action plan delivery—immediate fixes ranked by ROI

The Result:

A clear roadmap to recover your first $10K-$50K in trapped cash. No fluff. No 50-page reports. Just the 3 things to fix first.

Perfect For:

  • Small manufacturers (25-150 employees)
  • Multi-location restaurant chains
  • Service-based companies with field techs + parts inventory
  • Anyone who knows they're bleeding money but can't quantify where
Start Your 14-Day Diagnostic →
2

The 90-Day System Transformation

"We need to stop firefighting and build a real system."

$10,000-$18,000 (based on complexity)

What Happens:

Weeks 1-3: Deep Diagnostic

  • Full velocity analysis across all SKUs
  • Usage pattern mapping (seasonal trends, product lifecycle)
  • Physical flow audit (layout optimization opportunities)

Weeks 4-8: System Build + Implementation

  • Custom Excel/Power Query tools (no expensive software required)
  • Reorder point optimization based on actual usage + lead times
  • Warehouse re-mapping for reduced movement
  • Integration with your existing systems

Weeks 9-12: Training + Monitoring

  • Staff training on the new system
  • Daily check-ins for first 2 weeks post-launch
  • Troubleshooting and adjustment
  • 30-day post-implementation support included

Perfect For:

  • Growing manufacturers (100-500 employees)
  • Companies with multiple product lines or locations
  • Operations bleeding 6+ figures annually in inventory waste
Schedule a Scoping Call →
3

The Monthly "Metabolism" Retainer

"We fixed it. Now keep it fixed."

$1,000-$2,000/month (based on scope)

What's Included:

  • Monthly system health checks: Metrics review + trend analysis
  • Quarterly optimization reviews: Adjust for seasonality, growth, product changes
  • On-call troubleshooting: Slack/email access for urgent issues
  • Continuous improvement: Your business evolves, your system should too

The Result:

Your inventory stays "fresh" and your cash stays liquid. Think of it as preventive maintenance for your inventory system—cheaper than fixing disasters after they happen.

Perfect For:

  • Companies post-transformation who want to maintain momentum
  • Seasonal businesses that need regular recalibration
  • Operations with high staff turnover
Discuss Retainer Options →

Is This Right for Your Business?

✅ You're a Good Fit If:

  • You're a 25-500 employee manufacturer, distributor, or multi-location restaurant chain
  • Your inventory "system" is mostly spreadsheets, tribal knowledge, and daily firefighting
  • You're bleeding cash in carrying costs, obsolescence, or rush orders—but can't quantify exactly how much
  • Your warehouse team and production/service teams are constantly at odds
  • You've looked at SAP/NetSuite/Oracle and thought: "We can't afford that, and even if we could, who would manage it?"
  • You want someone who understands operations, not just data
  • You're ready to fix this properly, not just apply another Band-Aid

❌ You're NOT a Good Fit If:

  • You need enterprise-scale ERP implementation (I'm not an SAP consultant)
  • You have a full-time data science team and just need another analyst
  • You're looking for someone to manage the system permanently (I build systems your team can own)
  • You want a "set it and forget it" software solution (I build processes, not magic buttons)
  • You're a Fortune 500 company with unlimited budget (hire McKinsey, not me)
  • You're not willing to walk the floor and involve your team in the process

I Learned Inventory on Both Sides of the Clipboard

Before I was an Inventory Analyst for Konecranes, I was a Floral Sales Manager.

I learned that if you don't move the roses today, they are garbage tomorrow. There's no "let's analyze this next quarter." The market decides in real-time: sell or spoil.

Later, at IKEA and in high-volume restaurants, I realized that industrial inventory is just a slow-motion version of a kitchen.

  • If your mise en place is wrong, service fails
  • If your velocity is low, your money rots
  • If your team takes 10 steps instead of 3, you're hemorrhaging labor costs

Most analysts never learn this because they never stand on a line that can't stop.
I did. Every day for 20 years.


Then I moved into manufacturing and service coordination. I became the person looking at the data AND coordinating with the floor.

I saw the disconnect:

  • The spreadsheet said we had parts in stock
  • The technician couldn't find them
  • Production was waiting
  • The warehouse blamed purchasing, purchasing blamed receiving, receiving blamed the system

Nobody was bridging the gap between what the data said and what operations needed.

That's when I realized: Companies have plenty of data, but no one who understands the Physics of the Floor.

I bridge that gap.


The Philosophy:

Your parts aren't roses. But they're wilting just the same.

Every day a component sits untouched, it costs you in:

  • Carrying costs (rent, insurance, capital tied up)
  • Obsolescence risk (engineering changes make it worthless)
  • Opportunity cost (money that could work elsewhere)
  • Space waste (storing slow-movers while fast-movers get buried)

Meanwhile, the parts you actually need are on backorder because your reorder points were set by someone who's never walked your floor.

I find those disconnects. And I fix them.

— Jacob Klee, Founder

Stop Researching. Start Moving.

You've read this far. You already know your inventory is a problem.

The question isn't "Should I fix this?"

The question is: "How much is waiting going to cost me today?"


Here's What Happens Next:

  1. Book a 30-minute diagnostic call (free, no pitch)
  2. I'll ask you 10 questions about your operation
  3. Within 48 hours, you'll know if we can fix it—and what it'll take

10 Questions. 30 Minutes. Zero Pressure.

SCHEDULE YOUR FREE 30-MINUTE DIAGNOSTIC →

Or Email Me Directly:

jacob@kleeanalytics.com

I respond to every message within 24 hours.