Strategic Planning
Translate business objectives into an operations roadmap. Evaluate capacity, resources, and investment tradeoffs; align leadership around priorities, ownership, and measurable outcomes.
Texas-based. Operations-focused.
Veteran-owned business
Practical
Operations
Excellence.
Align strategy, strengthen resilience, and turn operational complexity into performance that lasts.
Let's talk operationsIron Sights ConsultingStrategy → Process → PerformanceBased in Texas
Who we are
Built on service.
Grounded in operations.
Iron Sights Consulting is a veteran-owned, Texas-based firm helping businesses turn operational challenges into practical improvements.
Led by James Edwards, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer with 23 years of service and more than a decade of pharmaceutical and medical device supply chain experience, we bring disciplined leadership and hands-on operational knowledge to every engagement.
Our focus is straightforward: understand the operation, work alongside your people, and build processes they can sustain. From strategic planning, procurement, and AI integration to inventory accuracy and manufacturing performance, we connect executive priorities with daily execution.
23 yearsU.S. Marine Corps serviceMBABusiness & managementLean Six SigmaBlack Belt
VETERAN OWNEDIron Sights Consulting · Texas
Discipline. Accountability. Follow-through.
Our expertise
From executive priorities
to operational results.
Support for CEOs, COOs, and leadership teams navigating cost, service, growth, risk, and technology adoption. We connect strategic decisions to the people, processes, and measures that make them work.
01 — Strategy & resilience
Set direction, protect continuity, and connect technology to business value.
Procurement & Sourcing
Align purchasing decisions with cost, quality, and continuity. Assess supplier performance, identify sourcing opportunities, and strengthen supplier relationships and purchasing controls.
Risk Mitigation
Identify supply chain vulnerabilities, supplier dependencies, and operational exposure. Prioritize practical controls, contingency plans, and business continuity measures.
AI Integration & Workflow Automation
Identify practical AI use cases within your existing SaaS environment. Plan integrations across business systems, reduce manual handoffs, and define data access, human review, and adoption measures.
02 — Operational execution
Build the capabilities and daily discipline to deliver on the plan.
Supply Chain Management
Align demand, planning, and material flow. Connect service levels, working capital, and supplier coordination to the priorities of your business.
Inventory Accuracy
Build confidence in what you have and where it is. Improve cycle counting, transaction discipline, and the processes behind reliable inventory.
Warehouse Operations
Improve receiving, storage, picking, and shipping. Create practical layouts and standard work that help your team execute consistently.
Continuous Improvement
Find the root causes behind recurring problems. Reduce waste, simplify workflows, and establish measures and routines that sustain better performance.
Manufacturing Operations
Connect production priorities with daily execution. Address bottlenecks, strengthen material readiness, and align capacity with business needs.
Our approach
Clear direction.
Hands-on execution.
Improvement should make sense on the floor and in the boardroom. Start with the real problem, focus on what matters, and make progress visible.
01
Understand the operation
Align with leadership on business objectives, listen to your team, and assess performance, constraints, and operational risks.
02
Build a practical plan
Evaluate tradeoffs, set priorities, and define ownership, milestones, and measures tied to business objectives.
03
Execute and sustain
Work through implementation, review progress with leadership, and establish the routines that help improvements hold.
Contact us
Let's get your
operations moving.
Facing a specific challenge or exploring where to start? Tell us what is happening in your operation.
info@ironsightsconsulting.com ↗
Texas-based operations consulting