Improve your productivity and profitability.
Make your products and business processes work smarter for you.
Leverage my unique experience and knowledge to unlock value, fast.
I believe in making business more efficient.
Rising Inflation
Labor Constraints
Supply Chain Pressures
These are a few reasons why you need to deliver more with less.
Finding efficiencies in your
business has become
a clear priority.
But you are already fully
committed with your
daily challenges…
Let me help you take your
products and processes
to the next level!
Consulting Services
Business Process Improvement
I am skilled in breaking down complex issues and quickly provide simple, game-changing solutions. From KPI automation, stakeholder collaboration efficacy and financial planning, to waste reduction, forecast accuracy and productivity project tracking, I have an eye for value-added processes.
Product Profitability Modeling
Let’s make your products more profitable with my services. Whether it is through innovation scenario planning or renovation cycle optimization, you won’t have to guess how your product launches and improvements impact your bottom line anymore.
CAPEX ROI Modeling
Make better decisions thanks to my CAPEX ROI tools. Need to model a single capital investment or looking to maximize your returns for an entire budget? I have the experience and know-how to make your money work smarter for your business.
Product Cost Reduction
I offer two types of product cost reduction initiatives: savings pipeline generation via workshop facilitation, or direct savings identification and implementation through spend analysis and project execution. In both cases, you’ll quickly see the positive impact on your bottom line.
Portfolio Optimization
With my services, you will gain access to proven methodologies and tools to improve the health of your portfolio. From SKU rationalization to mix performance, you will be able to sharpen your focus and remove the guesswork from portfolio optimization.
Sourcing Optimization
Getting the right materials at the right time and the right price has never been so challenging. Rely on me to drive your sourcing excellence via automated dashboard tracking, business continuity planning, commodity risk management, business/category strategy alignment and total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling.
Key Figures
$20M
Profit generated
11,300
Hours saved
19%
ROIC improvement
14
Years of experience
Testimonials
Nic brings value to any engineering, financial or procurement process with his Lean thinking. He pragmatically challenges the status quo with simplified thinking and process workflows to add value to business solutions, such as reducing waste in our capital planning process by 75% and time to approve by 90%. I would recommend Nic to gain major efficiencies in your processes.
Vernon Culver – VP Engineering
Nestle USA
Nic is a very professional individual. He is capable to understand and analyze processes / workflows within short time. He successfully recommended logical changes/improvements which led into effective time and process optimization. His level of integrity is outstanding.
Jesus Sanchez Valence – Director Purchasing
Volvo Trucks North America
Nic has proven to have very sharp analytical skills. I am impressed by his project management discipline as well. He is a great asset to any team looking to optimize and grow.
Jason Nierman – Start-up Executive
TrueCar, Inc
Who Am I?
Hello, I am Nic Michel, and I am glad you’re here!
After spending 14 years in Finance, Procurement and Project Management at global companies like Nestle and Volvo, I founded Creating Value Consulting LLC to make a difference for your business.
With an MBA, BS + MS in aerospace engineering and training in the military, I have a unique perspective on process efficiency, and I look forward to contribute to your bottom line.