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Our Work

Polaris brings hands-on experience building scalable business models, strengthening commercial operations and driving growth across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.


Our work spans strategy, market expansion, partner ecosystems, operational performance, automation, commercial transformation and leadership development.


This Portfolio highlights the environments we have helped shape and the impact delivered across hundreds of projects, vendors, partners and business functions.

Core expertise

Business Growth & Strategy

Market Expansion & Vendor Representation

Market Expansion & Vendor Representation

Strategic direction built on commercial realism, vertical insight and execution discipline.

Market Expansion & Vendor Representation

Market Expansion & Vendor Representation

Market Expansion & Vendor Representation

Turnkey market entry with complete ecosystem build-out and hands-on regional leadership.

Partner & Channel Development

Market Expansion & Vendor Representation

Partner & Channel Development

High-performing partner networks built through targeted recruitment and structured enablement.

Operational Efficiency

Automation & Systems Integration

Partner & Channel Development

Lean, scalable processes that improve accuracy, speed and cross-functional collaboration.

Automation & Systems Integration

Automation & Systems Integration

Automation & Systems Integration

Automation and system alignment that reduce manual work and strengthen decision-making.

Commercial Operations & Finance

Automation & Systems Integration

Automation & Systems Integration

Pricing, margin, forecasting and commercial structures that drive profitability and resilience.

Advisory & Interim Leadership

Transformation & Change Management

Leadership & Culture Development

Experienced leadership that restores clarity, accountability and momentum during transition.

Leadership & Culture Development

Transformation & Change Management

Leadership & Culture Development

Clear structures, strong communication and high-performance expectations across teams.

Transformation & Change Management

Transformation & Change Management

Transformation & Change Management

Structured, commercially grounded guidance through complex operational and organisational change.

Expertise Applied

Geographical Reach

Geographical Reach

Experience spanning business strategy, commercial operations, market expansion, channel development, operational leadership, automation, finance, culture and organisational transformation.

Geographical Reach

Geographical Reach

Geographical Reach

Projects delivered across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, supported by a deep understanding of regional partner ecosystems and market dynamics.

Measuring Success

Geographical Reach

Measuring Success

Success measured through revenue growth, partner activation, market penetration, operational efficiency, margin uplift, leadership alignment and cultural development.

Results in Numbers

Revenue Growth & Market Impact

Operational and Efficiency Outcomes

Operational and Efficiency Outcomes

  • Scaled a business from launch to £30m annual revenue within 5 years.


  • Grew a new vendor from £10k per month to £200k per month within nine months, sustaining performance for four years.


  • Drove £13m, £15m, £18m, £21m and £30m year-on-year growth despite Brexit, Covid and economic volatility.


  • Delivered rapid UK and EMEA traction for 100+ vendors, often securing early revenue within weeks.


  • Increased market share by building full partner ecosystems across targeted verticals in under 12 months.

Operational and Efficiency Outcomes

Operational and Efficiency Outcomes

Operational and Efficiency Outcomes

  • Reduced aged stock from £2.5m to £900k, unlocking £1.6m+ in working capital.


  • Saved £240k per year by consolidating three warehouses into a high-performance 3PL model.


  • Improved fulfilment precision to near-perfect levels, enhancing customer experience and retention.


  • Reduced administrative workload by 40–50% through workflow automation.


  • Lowered operational cost per order by more than 30% through process redesign.


  • Removed internal bottlenecks across sales, purchasing, operations and finance to increase throughput.

Automation and Systems Integration

Operational and Efficiency Outcomes

Automation and Systems Integration

  • Led a £30m global migration to Oracle NetSuite with zero downtime, ensuring uninterrupted trading.


  • Automated pricing, forecasting and reporting tools, cutting manual workload by 50%.


  • Delivered real-time visibility through integrated CRM, ERP and telephony systems.


  • Introduced automated alerts for stock, forecasting, ageing and pricing, replacing hundreds of manual checks.


  • Reduced decision-making cycles from days to minutes through dynamic BI dashboards.


  • Improved accuracy across sales, finance and operations through unified data environments.

Leadership and Culture

Commercial and Financial Performance

Automation and Systems Integration

• Mentored senior leaders across 8 business functions, improving capability and alignment.


• Introduced structured KPI frameworks that lifted performance across entire departments.


• Reduced escalation volume by empowering teams and clarifying ownership.


• Improved cross-functional collaboration, speeding up response times and reducing friction.


• Achieved Investors in People Gold accreditation, awarded to only 16% of applicants.

Commercial and Financial Performance

Commercial and Financial Performance

Commercial and Financial Performance

• Increased trading margin from 8% to 15% through pricing, automation and commercial structure.


• Improved cash flow by negotiating £5m+ in self-insured supplier credit and extended terms.


• Reduced financial risk through structured governance, contract redesign and stricter commercial controls.


• Delivered accurate annual budgets for a £30m operation, forecasting within 0.1% of year-end actuals.


• Built commercial tools and calculators used daily by sales, finance and leadership teams.

Transformation and Change Management

Commercial and Financial Performance

Commercial and Financial Performance

• Delivered same-day operational realignment during critical periods of change.


• Transitioned teams into new roles and structures while maintaining productivity.


• Consolidated internal departments, reducing cost while improving performance.


• Increased system adoption to full operational uptake in a single day in multiple departments.


• Stabilised teams during leadership or structural transition through clear communication and hands-on support.

Our Impact

Vendor Growth and Market Development

We help vendors and businesses establish, accelerate and scale revenue through structured market entry and disciplined commercial execution. Our work focuses on building growth models that are realistic, targeted and designed to deliver traction quickly while remaining sustainable long term.


Every engagement begins with a clear understanding of the market landscape. We assess market size, competitive dynamics, pricing, partner capability and customer demand before defining a go to market approach that aligns product value with the verticals most likely to adopt and scale. This ensures early activity is focused, efficient and commercially sound.


Our approach combines strategic planning with hands on execution. We take ownership of the early stages of growth, working directly with distributors, resellers and key accounts to establish momentum, secure early revenue and build a repeatable route to market that can be expanded over time.


Examples of Experience:


  • Launched and scaled more than 100 technology vendors across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and South Africa
  • Secured meaningful reseller and distributor traction within weeks of launch for multiple vendors
  • Built multi tier channel frameworks as a standard part of every market entry
  • Positioned new vendors as category leaders or strong challengers within their first year
  • Established pricing, rebate, MDF, deal registration and performance frameworks from day one


Outcomes:


Faster market entry, early revenue momentum and a scalable, repeatable foundation for long term growth.

Partner and Channel Development

We build and manage high performing partner ecosystems that enable sustainable growth and long term market coverage. Our focus is on creating structured, commercially aligned partner models that reward the right behaviour, support capability development and drive consistent performance across distributors and resellers.


We take a targeted approach to partner recruitment, using vertical analysis and market insight to identify partners with the right customer access, sales capability and cultural fit. This ensures that partner networks are built for effectiveness rather than scale, with clear expectations set from the outset.


Once partners are onboarded, we focus on enablement, engagement and performance management. This includes defining commercial frameworks, supporting sales and marketing activity and maintaining regular operational rhythm through reviews and planning cycles to ensure partners remain active, aligned and accountable.


Examples of Experience:


  • Designed structured partner and channel programmes with tiered benefits and clear performance criteria
  • Recruited and onboarded 1000+ reseller and channel partners across multiple vertical markets
  • Implemented rebate, MDF and deal registration frameworks to improve engagement and retention
  • Led partner enablement through training, toolkits, joint planning and regular performance reviews
  • Strengthened channel integrity by addressing overlap, pricing inconsistencies and misalignment


Outcomes:


More effective partner networks, higher engagement levels and improved revenue contribution from aligned, enabled partners.

Marketing and Go-to-Market Execution

We connect commercial strategy with practical marketing execution to ensure products and services are positioned clearly, reach the right audiences and convert into revenue. Our focus is on activity that directly supports sales performance rather than disconnected brand or awareness work.


We design and deliver go to market plans that align messaging, pricing, partner marketing and sales enablement around defined verticals and customer types. This ensures that launch and growth activity is targeted, relevant and commercially effective from the outset.

Our approach brings sales and marketing together through shared objectives, structured campaigns and consistent performance review. By working closely with partners and internal teams, we ensure marketing activity supports pipeline development, partner activation and long term market presence.


Examples of Experience:


  • Delivered go to market strategies for new product launches and market expansions
  • Managed co marketing and MDF programmes, including annual budgets of up to £500k
  • Designed partner marketing toolkits, sales assets and enablement content
  • Led event strategy, trade shows and industry campaigns that generated significant pipeline and revenue
  • Refined messaging and positioning to improve clarity, differentiation and conversion


Outcomes:


Stronger market positioning, improved sales effectiveness and marketing activity that directly supports revenue growth.

Operational Efficiency and Automation

We lead operational transformation that enables businesses to scale efficiently while maintaining control, service quality and financial discipline. Our work focuses on simplifying complex operating models, improving delivery performance and ensuring operations are aligned with commercial and customer expectations.


We redesign operational structures, modernise systems and transition delivery models where required to support sustainable growth. This includes transforming in house functions, implementing automation and restructuring operating and fulfilment models to reduce cost, improve accuracy and increase scalability.


Our approach combines hands on leadership with structured change delivery. By aligning operations with sales and finance, we ensure transformation is embedded across the business without disrupting customers, revenue or day to day performance.


Examples of Experience:


  • Led the operational transformation of a £30m business spanning operations, fulfilment and finance
  • Migrated a global business onto Oracle NetSuite with zero downtime
  • Consolidated multiple warehouses into an outsourced fulfilment model saving £240k annually
  • Reduced aged stock from £2.5m to £900k through forecasting and inventory control
  • Designed scalable fulfilment operating models supporting pick, pack and global delivery
  • Enabled just in time stock management through ERP driven automation


Outcomes:


Lower operational cost, improved delivery performance and scalable operating models built for long term growth.

Commercial Operations and Finance

We strengthen the commercial and financial foundations that underpin sustainable growth. Our work focuses on creating clear, disciplined commercial frameworks that improve profitability, reduce risk and support informed decision making at every level of the business.


We work closely with founders, commercial leaders and finance teams to design pricing structures, margin models and commercial agreements that balance competitiveness with long term value. This includes building governance frameworks that bring clarity to decision making and ensure commercial activity aligns with strategic objectives.


Our approach combines commercial rigour with practical delivery. By integrating financial planning with operational and sales activity, we help businesses gain better control over performance, improve forecasting accuracy and create commercial models that scale as the business grows.


Examples of Experience:


  • Increased trading margin from 8% to 15% through pricing, governance and commercial model redesign
  • Delivered annual budgets for a £30m business, forecasting within 0.1 percent of final actuals
  • Negotiated £5m+ in supplier credit and improved payment terms to strengthen cash flow
  • Designed pricing tools, margin calculators and forecasting models used across sales and finance teams
  • Created and negotiated commercial contracts, rebate structures and incentive frameworks


Outcomes:


Improved profitability, stronger financial control and commercial structures that support confident, sustainable growth.

Leadership and Transformation

We provide experienced leadership and structured support to businesses navigating growth, change and transformation. Our focus is on bringing clarity, stability and direction during periods where organisations need to realign teams, processes and priorities without losing momentum.


We work closely with founders and senior leadership teams to strengthen decision making, improve communication and create alignment across functions. This includes mentoring leaders, redesigning organisational structures and introducing clear performance frameworks that support accountability and execution.


Our approach to transformation is practical and people focused. We lead change with clear communication and structured planning, ensuring teams understand what is changing, why it matters and how success will be measured. This allows businesses to adapt quickly while maintaining performance and engagement.


Examples of Experience:


  • Led organisational and operational transformations across multiple business functions
  • Mentored senior leaders and department heads through periods of rapid growth and change
  • Introduced KPI and performance frameworks to improve accountability and delivery
  • Realigned teams and responsibilities with minimal disruption to day to day operations
  • Supported leadership teams through strategic change, system adoption and cultural reset


Outcomes:


Stronger leadership alignment, smoother transitions and organisations that are better equipped to execute change and sustain performance.

additional experience

Data, Insights and Automation Impact

We use data and automation to improve visibility, control and decision making across commercial and operational functions, focusing on accurate, actionable insight rather than disconnected reporting.


  • Delivered sales, partner and margin analysis across integrated ERP and CRM platforms
  • Designed automated forecasting, reporting and business intelligence dashboards
  • Improved data accuracy and consistency across commercial and operational systems
  • Enabled faster, more confident decision making through real time performance insight

Warehousing, Fulfilment and Delivery

Alongside operational design, we have overseen fulfilment execution to ensure service quality, consistency and scalability during periods of growth.


  • Managed pick, pack and nationwide delivery operations
  • Supported cross border fulfilment across the UK and EMEA
  • Implemented inventory control and stock visibility processes
  • Integrated fulfilment activity with sales and reporting workflows

Technical Support and Enablement

We ensure partners and customers are supported before and after the sale through structured technical enablement and support models.


  • Delivered pre sales and post sales technical support frameworks
  • Enabled partners through training, documentation and use case guidance
  • Supported customer adoption, retention and long term satisfaction
  • Maintained feedback loops between sales, marketing and support teams

Strategic Partnerships and Alliances

We build and manage strategic relationships that extend market reach and strengthen commercial positioning through collaboration.


  • Developed cross vendor and cross portfolio partnerships
  • Aligned complementary technologies into joint propositions
  • Supported co selling and co marketing initiatives
  • Strengthened long term alliances that drive repeatable growth

Advisory and Interim Leadership

We provide advisory support and interim leadership to businesses requiring stability, clarity or additional capacity during change.


  • Supported founders and leadership teams at board and executive level
  • Stepped into interim commercial and operational leadership roles
  • Stabilised underperforming areas and reset priorities
  • Provided hands on leadership during transition periods

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