Janice Marquardt
Expertise
Janice Marquardt has been working in supply chains for manufacturing and energy businesses since 2011, and before that was a design and manufacturing engineer. She holds a Master’s in mechanical engineering from Iowa State, and an MBA from the University of Northern Iowa. She co-led the Leveraging Spend aggregation group at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and was a VP, Supply Chain for three years before starting her own firm, Passwall Solutions, in Q4 2023. Her specialties include e-Auctions, negotiations, assessing supply chains, and supporting operations teams in utilities and manufacturing.
$1.1m in savings at Midwest manufacturer
A continuous improvement-focused vending machine manufacturer in the Midwest was seeking new ideas on where to save costs in their supply chain. Passwall Solutions conducted a full review of their supply chain cycle and found $730k-$1m in opportunities on $2om in spend, including streamlining logistics, lowering risk through key contracts, labor reductions using Kaizen teams, and better supplier management.
Identified $225m at large utility construction firm
A large utility construction firm was looking for assistance with responding to the procurement portion of a customer bid and thought leadership to find opportunities in their supply chain space. Passwall Solutions organized the procurement team’s work to create a professional component of the presentation and bolster the team’s position for the customer. As stated by the COO, “You added far more value than just procurement.”
