The commercial problem
The manufacturer would produce against agreed technical requirements while the commercial partner managed the downstream customer relationship.
That created practical questions around specification approval, engineering responsibility, warranty exposure, acceptance, delivery, working capital and the commitments the commercial partner could make on the manufacturer’s behalf.
Leaving those issues ambiguous would have transferred commercial risk to the manufacturer without giving it control over the decisions creating that risk.
What we did
Kickoff supported the manufacturer’s management and technical team through the commercial structuring and negotiation of the manufacturing and supply agreement.
Product obligations were tied to approved specifications and technical documentation. Manufacturer and commercial-partner responsibilities were separated more clearly, including the limits of commitments that could be made on the manufacturer’s behalf.
Warranty and acceptance provisions were worked against the responsibilities each party could actually control. Delivery and payment provisions were reviewed against production requirements and working-capital exposure.
The objective was to turn the commercial opportunity into an agreement the manufacturer could operate, rather than simply an agreement it could sign.
The result
The programme reached a signed long-term manufacturing and supply agreement, with the client established as the OEM manufacturing partner.
The agreement created the operating framework for technical requirements, manufacture, delivery, warranty responsibility, payment and commercial governance.
The signed agreement is the verified commercial outcome reported here. Downstream order volume and future revenue are not included.
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