A subscription-priced, coaching-based program combining assessment tools with on-site and off-site guidance to rapidly build category management capability. This 3-month program combines assessment tools with on-site and off-site coaching that delivers high value quickly to organizations seeking to embed category management excellence.

Leading organizational change within procurement and supply chain functions to embed new strategies, processes, and ways of working. Bringing deep expertise in change management to help organizations successfully embed new strategies, processes, and ways of working across procurement and supply chain operations, combined with strengths in supplier relationships, risk management, global sourcing, and strategic planning.

Designing and executing global sourcing strategies that leverage international supply markets to reduce cost and increase supply chain resilience. Recognized as an authority on global sourcing and strategic sourcing, helping organizations design and execute strategies that leverage international supply markets to achieve cost reduction and build more resilient supply chains.

Assessing how purchasing and supply chain functions are performing and identifying key changes needed in systems, processes, and people to drive strategic value. Many clients want to assess the current state of their procurement and supply chain capabilities and drive necessary transformation to achieve excellence, examining how the function is operating and determining what key changes need to be made in systems, process, and people.

Developing long-range procurement and supply chain strategic plans with multi-year forecasting to align supply chain capabilities with business objectives. Adding value to companies by helping them build strong strategic plans with longer-term forecasting than just the next fiscal year, ensuring procurement and supply chain capabilities are aligned with broader business objectives.

Building and optimizing supplier relationships to drive innovation, reduce risk, and extract greater value from the supply base. Covering all the bases of supplier relationships, risk management, and strategic sourcing to help organizations extract maximum value and innovation from their supply base while managing risk effectively.

Transforming end-to-end supply chain operations to deliver cost improvement, innovation, resilience, and competitive advantage for global organizations. Working with some of the world's greatest companies across a wide spectrum of industries and countries to transform procurement operations and supply chain management, building sound strategies that lead to cost and value improvement, innovation, optimization, risk mitigation and transformation.

Identifying and mitigating supply chain risks including supplier failure prediction, to protect business continuity and patient or customer safety. Working with organizations such as biotech firms to develop models that predict which suppliers and supply chains would fail, causing profit risk for the company and health risks to their patients, ensuring supply chain resilience and operational continuity.

Designing and delivering effective talent development programs to improve procurement team competence, capability, and performance. Working with teams to improve competence and capability through effective talent development programs, with recognized expertise as a knowledgeable and respected instructor who engages deeply with supply chain professionals to build lasting capability improvements.

Aripart identifies and captures procurement cost savings while simultaneously unlocking value levers such as supplier-driven innovation and top-line revenue contribution. Michels has saved clients billions across engagements by repositioning procurement as a strategic profit driver rather than a back-office function. His approach focuses on measurable, sustainable results rather than one-time cost cuts.