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Handoffs that leak time
Orders, invoices, ASNs, claims — they arrive as files, mail, or spreadsheets. Someone retypes them. The error lives in the gap.
Melbourne · Founder-led · Supply chain operations
Tell me the process. I’ll tell you if I can help.
Marr Advisory helps operators fix the messy handoffs in planning, procurement and logistics — the rekeying, the exceptions, the tools that don’t talk. You work with Phil Marr directly. Not a bench of juniors.
Operator years18+ in FMCG & building products
Where I’ve satNational planning, 3PL, ERP programmes
How you buyPhil. Direct.
The work
Supply chains still run on workarounds.
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Exceptions are the job
Your team spends the day chasing the mismatches, not running the plan. That is where the hours go.
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Tools without an owner
ERP, Xero, MYOB, Excel, a warehouse portal. None of them close the loop unless someone designs the next action.
Offer
Start with the process. Build only what fits.
Step 0 · 25 minutes
Discovery call
You describe how the work actually runs. I tell you honestly whether there is something worth fixing — and whether I’m the right person for it.
- — No pitch deck
- — No obligation
- — Clear next step or a clean no
Complimentary
Step 1
Readiness review
Map the real process and the constraints. Leave with a plain answer: is there an opportunity, what it is, and roughly what it is worth.
- — Process and exception map
- — Systems you already run
- — Opportunity articulated in writing
Pricing on request
Step 2+
Scoped package
If it is a fit, I design a programme around that problem — not a fixed menu. You accept, we contract, then we get to work.
- — Proposal for your process
- — Contract when you say yes
- — Build with clear gates
Pricing on request
Method
Tell me the process. Then we decide.
01Tell me the process
A short discovery call. How the work really runs — clicks, emails, spreadsheets, systems.
02Readiness review
Is there a real opportunity? I articulate what it is, what it is worth, and whether automation (or simpler process work) is the answer.
03Scoped proposal
A package designed around that problem — not a fixed catalogue. You accept it, or you don’t.
04Contract and build
We write the agreement, then get to work with clear gates. Your team owns the outcome.
One example among many
Document in → system updated
Purchase orders are a common starting point. The same pattern applies to invoices, ASNs, claims, delivery reconciliations, and other handoffs — on the systems you already run.
Inbound PDF / email→
Extract & validate→
Match & check→
Post / update→
Exception queue
Product line
Small Biz Sheets. Spreadsheets that just work.
Small Biz Sheets is a Marr Advisory product line: free Excel and VBA templates, how-to guides and fixes for Australian small businesses. Invoices, cash flow, stock, rosters and the macro errors that stop a workbook on a busy day.
Built and supported by Marr AdvisoryThe free sample is our GST tax invoice. No email needed.
Small Biz Sheets
Template Library
Ongoing access to all 17 premium Small Biz Sheets templates, including new ones as they’re added. Cancel any time.
A$49 a month, cancel any time
Small Biz Sheets
Premium Template Pack
The full set of polished, ready-to-use workbooks in one download, with the setup notes for each. One payment, yours to keep.
A$29 one-off
Book a fix
Need it done for you?
Send me the workbook and I’ll sort it. Small fixes are a fixed price; bigger builds start with a deposit once we have agreed the scope.
Marr Advisory
Excel & VBA Fix (Small)
One broken formula, macro or report put right, tested and explained.
A$150 one-off
Marr Advisory
Custom Workbook Build – Deposit
Secures a custom workbook or tool built around how your business runs. The balance is quoted up front.
A$500 deposit
Prices in AUD.
Information only, not tax or financial advice. Templates reflect ATO rules and rates as at 14 October 2026 (including the 2026-27 car rate of 91c/km, capped at 5,000 km, and Payday Super from 1 July 2026). Check ato.gov.au or your adviser before you rely on them.
About
Eighteen years inside the operation. I fix the parts that should never have been heroic.
I’m Phillip Marr. I have led national planning, inventory and 3PL work across building products and dairy — S&OP / IBP, network design, and the ERP programmes that sit underneath.
I know what a real planning week looks like. Marr Advisory is built from that seat: practical process and automation work for operators who are tired of workarounds.
You deal with me directly. If it is not a fit, you will hear that early.
Contact
Tell me the process. I’ll tell you if I can help.
Twenty-five minutes. No slide theatre. If it is not a fit, you will hear that in the first call.