Fractional demand, inventory & procurement planning

Experienced supply chain planning. Without the full‑time hire.

Hands-on planning support for growing product businesses. Get the expertise and extra capacity you need, sized to your workload.

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  • Flexible support
  • Data-driven recommendations
  • No new software
Weekly purchase plan Example
Example weekly purchase plan showing how recommendations are presented. Not client data.
ItemCover (wks)Lead timeOrderAction
Face serum 30 ml2.16 wk1,800Order now
Protein bar, 12 pk5.44 wk960Order soon
Glass jar 250 ml9.88 wk–On plan
Hand cream 75 ml31.06 wk–Hold: excess
Planner’s note Serum demand is running ahead of forecast after the spring launch. Pull the next PO forward and confirm the supplier can hit 6 weeks.
Example of how recommendations are presented. Not client data.
  • PhD in Supply Chain Management
  • 10+ years of planning experience
  • Canada & US product businesses
  • No software to buy or install
Sound familiar?

Growing businesses need more than spreadsheets and guesswork.

As your product range grows, planning gets harder, usually before there’s a clear case for another full-time planner.

  • Forecasts go stale

    Keeping demand forecasts current is hard alongside everything else.

  • Too much of the wrong stock

    Cash sits in slow sellers while best sellers run out.

  • Reactive purchasing

    Orders go out when stock is already low, not when the plan says.

  • Lead times get in the way

    Supplier lead times and minimums make reorders hard to time.

  • No time for analysis

    Your team is busy running the day-to-day.

  • A full-time hire isn’t justified yet

    You need more planning capacity, not necessarily another salary.

Splanity gives you the planning expertise and capacity to make better day-to-day decisions.

Services

Planning support across demand, inventory and purchasing.

Start with one area or combine them into ongoing support. Every engagement is scoped to your products, data and team.

  • Demand forecasting

    Practical forecasts built from your sales history, trends, seasonality and business inputs, kept up to date.

    • Product-level forecasts
    • Seasonality and trend review
    • Forecast accuracy tracking
    Discuss your planning needs

  • Inventory planning and optimization

    See where stock is healthy, excessive or at risk, and set the right safety stock to protect availability.

    • Inventory health review
    • Excess and slow-mover list
    • Safety stock settings
    Discuss your planning needs

  • Procurement and purchasing planning

    Purchasing recommendations that account for supplier lead times, minimum order quantities and availability.

    • Purchase recommendations
    • Lead time and MOQ planning
    • Supplier review
    Discuss your planning needs

  • Replenishment planning

    Reorder points and routines that keep products available without tying up more cash than needed.

    • Reorder points
    • Replenishment schedule
    • Stockout alerts list
    Discuss your planning needs
  • Our core service

    Fractional planning support

    Part-time planning capacity that works alongside your operations and supply chain team: analysis, reporting, recommendations and the recurring planning work that keeps slipping.

    Discuss your planning needs
    • All four planning areas, as needed
    • Regular planning reviews with your team
    • Monthly reporting on what needs attention
    • Scope that grows or shrinks with you
What you receive

Clear plans your team can act on.

Delivered in Excel and Power BI, and walked through with you. Here’s the kind of output to expect.

  • Example

    Demand forecast

    History, forecast and a likely range for each product, updated on a regular cycle.

  • Example

    Inventory health review

    Which products are healthy, at risk, excessive or slow-moving, and what to do first.

  • Example

    Purchase plan

    What to order, from whom, how much and by when, based on lead times and minimums.

Why fractional

Experienced planning support, without another full‑time hire.

A fractional planner works with you part-time, on a flexible basis. You get the expertise you need, sized to your current priorities and workload.

Hiring a full-time planner

  • Permanent salary and employment costs
  • Recruitment and onboarding time
  • An ongoing staffing commitment
  • Possibly more capacity than you need today
Splanity

Fractional planning

  • A flexible engagement scope
  • Clearly defined planning priorities
  • Access to experienced planning expertise
  • Support that changes as your business does
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Fractional support isn’t right for every role. If you need a dedicated planner on site every day, we’ll tell you in our first conversation.

How it works

From first call to regular planning support in three steps.

  1. 1

    Understand your business

    We talk through your products, planning process, available data, challenges and priorities.

  2. 2

    Define the scope

    We agree on activities, deliverables, responsibilities, how often we meet and the level of support.

  3. 3

    Deliver practical planning support

    We prepare forecasts, analyze inventory, build purchase recommendations and support your recurring decisions.

What a month of support can look like

Example
  1. Week 1Data refreshYour latest sales, stock and PO exports come in.
  2. Week 2Forecast updateForecasts reviewed against what actually sold.
  3. Week 3Purchase planReorder and purchase recommendations prepared.
  4. Week 4Planning reviewWe walk your team through what needs attention.

Scope and frequency are tailored to each business and the data available.

Who we help

Built for product-based businesses ready to improve their planning.

Small and medium-sized companies in Canada and the US, typically with around $1M to $50M in annual revenue.

  • Beauty and personal care
  • Food and beverage
  • Supplements and wellness
  • Consumer packaged goods
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale and distribution
  • Inventory-intensive e-commerce
  • Not listed? Let’s talk

Splanity is especially useful when…

  • Your operations or supply chain team is stretched.
  • You’re considering hiring a planner, but aren’t ready to commit.
  • Your product range is growing and inventory is getting complex.
  • Forecasts and purchase plans are hard to keep current.
Led by an experienced plannerFounder, Splanity
  • PhDSupply Chain Management
  • 10+ yearsSupply chain planning and operations
  • British ColumbiaServing Canada and the US
About Splanity

A specialist planning service, built on hands-on experience.

Splanity is led by a supply chain planning professional with a PhD in Supply Chain Management and more than 10 years of experience across supply chain planning, inventory management, demand forecasting and operations.

  • Your existing dataStandard exports are fine. No new system to buy.
  • Familiar toolsPlans delivered in Excel and Power BI.
  • Clear reasoningEvery recommendation traces back to your numbers.
  • Alongside your teamRegular reviews, not a report dropped in your inbox.

Splanity is a brand of SIGMASPAN INC., a company registered in British Columbia, Canada.

FAQ

Common questions

What does a fractional planner actually do?

The same work an in-house planner would: maintaining forecasts, reviewing inventory, preparing purchase and replenishment recommendations, and reporting on what needs attention. The time commitment is part-time and agreed in advance, so it can grow or shrink with your needs.

How is this different from hiring a consultant?

A typical consulting project delivers a set of recommendations and ends. Splanity does the recurring planning work with your team, week to week or month to month, so the plan keeps up with what’s actually selling.

What data do you need from us?

Usually sales history, current inventory, product information, supplier details and lead times, and recent purchase orders. Standard exports or spreadsheets are fine. If something is missing, we’ll tell you what would help and work with what you have.

Do we need to buy or install any software?

No. Splanity is a planning service, not a software product. You share data exports on an agreed schedule, and plans and reports come back in Excel and Power BI.

How much does it cost?

It depends on your planning needs: how many products you carry, the data available and how much ongoing support you want. We agree on the scope and the fee with you before any work begins. The first conversation is free and comes with no obligation.

Do you work with companies outside Canada?

Yes. Splanity works remotely with product businesses across Canada and the United States.

How quickly can we start?

Because there’s no system to implement, work can start as soon as the scope is agreed and your first data exports are shared.

Still have a question? Email contact@splanity.com.

Free consultation

Your business is growing. Is your planning keeping up?

Let’s talk about your planning challenges and where extra support could make a difference.

  1. Tell us about your businessIt takes about two minutes.
  2. We reply within one business dayTo set up a time that suits you.
  3. A friendly, no-obligation callWe’ll be honest about whether fractional support is a good fit.

Prefer email? Contact Splanity at contact@splanity.com

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