Built by Manufacturing & Industrial Global Operators

Restore control.
Build predictable
performance.

We diagnose operational issues, stabilize execution, and build the conditions for your people to perform at their best — reliably, repeatedly, and without us in the room.

Think of us as your business doctor — we diagnose before we prescribe.
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Diagnose. Optimize. Perform.
25+
Years across the value chain
$1.6B
P&L managed directly
26
Countries operated in
6
Engagement models
When your business needs a doctor
Our Philosophy

We are not consultants.
We are business doctors.

A doctor does not sell a treatment before running a diagnosis. They examine, they listen, they read the signals — and then they prescribe exactly what is needed, no more, no less.

This is how we work. We come in alongside you, listen, read the business, identify where it bleeds, the real causes of variance, where it has untapped potential — but also the strengths to build on and protect. Then we define the intervention that fits your situation.

What we install is not a methodology. It is a set of conditions. Clear measurement. Efficient processes. Shared accountability. When those conditions exist, people stop spending their days aggregating data and navigating friction — and start spending them on what only humans can do: judge, decide, act, and lead.

We draw from a complete operating model toolbox through KHEOPS (Kinetic Human Enabler Operating System) — tailored to the specific needs of your business.

  • ✓A business under control is predictable — results do not surprise leadership
  • ✓It identifies risks early — financial, quality, commercial, operational
  • ✓It has accountability structures that turn decisions into sustained action
  • ✓It improves continuously — not just in response to crisis
  • ✓Customer loyalty is earned through reliability — not relationships alone
The Problem

A business not under control
is a business under-valued.

Most mid-size manufacturers face the same symptoms — not because of bad people, but because the system traps people inside it instead of freeing them to lead.

01
Performance is unpredictable
Results vary month to month without clear root causes. Leadership is reactive. When something breaks, the response is firefighting — not prevention. No one sees it coming until it costs.
02
Money is left on the table
Inflation, volume shortfalls, FX exposure, and engineering changes erode margins without triggering recovery actions. Commercial claims go unbuilt. Improvement ideas sit in spreadsheets.
03
Accountability has gaps
Meetings happen without decisions. Actions are agreed but not followed through. People spend their time preparing reports instead of acting on them. No one truly owns the outcome.
04
Large-company tools are out of reach or inadequate
Tier-1 suppliers invest in large scale solutions. Sub-$1B manufacturers face the same complexity with a fraction of those resources. The gap is real — and it compounds.
From chaos to operational excellence
Before
Trapped
in the system
  • Managing data, not performance
  • Reactive leadership
  • Margin erosion
  • No clear ownership
After
Free to
lead
  • Deciding and acting on insight
  • Early risk detection
  • Margin recovery active
  • Continuous improvement
What We Do

We reveal the value
in your business.

Most operational problems are not people problems. They are system problems — unclear measurement, broken processes, no shared language for performance. People are spending the majority of their time inside the system instead of acting on it.

We bring to light where the business performs and where it doesn't, identify the root causes, where it misses opportunity, and where its functioning is broken. Then we define the right intervention — the right operating model, governance, processes, and capability gaps to close — calibrated to your ownership structure, your urgency, and your team.

Principal-led. Full value chain. From customer strategy to plant floor to balance sheet. We work with your existing team — which means the engagement scales through your people, not ours.

Commercial
Quoting · Claims & recovery · Pricing strategy · Customer negotiation
Operations & Quality
OEE · OTIF · PPM · Safety · Problem solving · Operational excellence
Engineering & Programs
VAVE · Technology roadmap · Gate adherence · Launch profitability
Finance & Leadership
P&L analysis · Management rhythm · Accountability · Business processes
How We Engage

Six ways to work together.

Every engagement is scoped to your actual situation. We start with a conversation — not a proposal template.

01 / 06

Diagnostic

Foundational

A structured deep-dive into your business — full scope or targeted by function. We read the P&L, talk to the team, walk the floor, and stress-test your processes. The output is clarity: where you stand, what is broken, and what your team needs to perform at their best.

  • ✓Strengths, gaps, and root causes — by function or full business
  • ✓Prioritized countermeasures with urgency and impact sizing
  • ✓Clear investment-versus-benefit framing for each recommendation
02 / 06

Process Deployment

Rapid Value

We bring fully defined, field-tested business processes — S&OP, quoting, claims, gate reviews, CAPA, budget planning — and adapt them to your organization. The goal is to eliminate the friction that keeps your people inside the system instead of leading through it.

  • ✓Processes tailored to your existing structure and tools
  • ✓Documentation, templates, and training for your team
  • ✓Optional: Kheops platform to digitize and track the process
03 / 06

Performance Management

High Impact

We install standardized KPIs, dashboards, and reporting cadences across one or more functions. When measurement is clear and shared, people stop debating the numbers and start acting on them. You manage the performance; we build the system that makes it possible.

  • ✓Standardized KPI library — defined, calculated, and agreed
  • ✓Dashboards by function: Operations, Finance, Quality, Safety, HR
  • ✓Reporting cadence embedded in your management rhythm
04 / 06

Performance Improvement

Embedded

Measurement plus action. We work inside your business alongside your team — diagnosing, measuring, and building improvement plans together. Hands-on and time-bound, built to leave your people with the capability and confidence to sustain the gains themselves.

  • ✓Diagnosis, KPIs, and improvement plan in one engagement
  • ✓Joint workstreams with your operations and finance teams
  • ✓Implementation roadmap with or without ongoing support
05 / 06

Transformation Program

Full Scope

An extended, multi-workstream engagement where we lead value creation alongside your selected team members. We drive change across commercial, operations, finance, and people — in parallel. When we leave, your people have the clarity, the tools, and the confidence to sustain the performance themselves. That is the only transformation that lasts.

  • ✓Business under control with predictable, improved profitability
  • ✓Operating model, KPIs, processes, and trained people in place
  • ✓Growth levers identified and activated — not just cost reduction
06 / 06

Commercial Recovery

Specialized

Targeted intervention on claims, recoveries, and launch profitability. We build the claims, train your commercial team to defend them, and prepare the negotiations — so your people are equipped to recover what they are owed and protect it going forward.

  • ✓Claim identification, calculation, and letter preparation
  • ✓Negotiation preparation and recovery strategy
  • ✓Program management: quoting-to-launch profitability protection
KHE OPS KINETIC HUMAN ENABLER · OPERATING SYSTEM
The biggest enemy of performance is not lack of data. It is data that traps people inside the system instead of freeing them to act on it.

The human enabler.

Most organizations spend the majority of management time aggregating reports, navigating approvals, and preparing reviews. KHEOPS inverts this. Standardized KPIs, structured processes, and an AI partner that surfaces what you might not have considered — so your people spend their time where it matters: making decisions, taking action, and leading.

The AI in KHEOPS is not here to replace human judgment. It is here to make sure human judgment is applied to the right questions, with the right information, at the right time. The human is still the main value. KHEOPS is the enabler.

Every process, KPI, and dashboard we deploy is backed by KHEOPS — our purpose-built enterprise operating system for manufacturing and industrial suppliers. Tools are currently available as standalone. The fully connected platform is under development.

Platform modules available
KPI dashboards — all 12 functions
Business processes — S&OP, claims, gate reviews
Commercial recovery — RFQ, claims, negotiations
CI & improvement management (Akh)
Plant audit & certification (Maât)
Knowledge library & training (Alexandria)
Management rhythm & PFUS tracking
AI-powered · Mobile-ready · Standalone deployment now · Full platform under development
About

Principal-led. Full value chain.
Proven at scale.

Julien Plenchette
Julien Plenchette
Founder · ControlPoint Partners LLC

A career built across the entire manufacturing value chain — and at a scale most consultants have only advised around.

$1.6B
P&L managed at ZF/WABCO — $170M EBITDA improvement delivered
$1.2B
In new orders at LS Automotive — a 5× record for the company
26
Countries operated in across a 25-year global manufacturing career

I have run a $1.6B P&L through a post-acquisition integration, delivered 300 basis points of margin uplift, led commercial turnarounds, and served as Chief Operational Excellence and Technology Officer and President Americas at TI Automotive. I started my career running a plant in Brazil and earned trust from scratch as a 19-year-old leading a construction crew in Saudi Arabia. These are not consulting outcomes. They are operator outcomes.

You get the person who built this — not a team who inherited it. No junior consultants behind a pitch. No layers between you and the expertise. And because we work alongside your existing team rather than around them, the engagement scales through your people — which is exactly where it should.

I believe the most underutilized asset in any organization is its people — not because they lack capability, but because the system traps them in administrative friction instead of freeing them to lead. My job is to change what people spend their time on.

That philosophy was not learned in a boardroom. Becoming a foster parent taught me more about leadership than any executive program. When you are given legal authority over a child who has no reason to trust you, you learn fast that authority produces compliance at best — and nothing at worst. What produces genuine performance is trust, clarity about expectations, consistency, and the conviction that you have someone's best interest at heart. I have applied that at every level of the organizations I have led. It does not mean excusing poor results. It means being fair, direct, and genuinely invested in the people doing the work.

Commercial & Sales
Operations
Engineering
Finance & P&L
Quality & Safety
Supply Chain
Program Management
Operational Excellence
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