What Spinnaker SCA does

Spinnaker SCA is a digital supply chain consultancy that designs and builds agile, end-to-end supply chain transformations for large enterprises across consumer products, energy and commodities, healthcare, retail, technology/media/telecom, and transportation and mobility. The firm operates as a wholly-owned company of Publicis Sapient (itself a division of publicly traded Publicis Groupe), legally organized as Spinnaker Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company headquartered at 375 Hudson Street, New York. It serves Fortune 500 and large-enterprise clients — including Micron, Polaris, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Carter's, T-Mobile, Peloton, Dick's Sporting Goods, Merit Medical, Arterra Wines Canada, and Ecolab — delivering engagements that span supply chain strategy, connected planning, order promising and delivery optimization, warehouse operations and automation, transportation optimization and visibility, and supply chain AI and data engineering.

The firm organizes its delivery around a proprietary Five Lenses Framework and supplements it with an AI-assisted system modernization platform called Sapient Slingshot (built on AWS). Its competitive positioning is anchored by certified or Tier 1 partner status with the three dominant supply chain software platforms — Blue Yonder (2025 Global Manufacturing Partner of the Year), Manhattan Associates, and Kinaxis — which generates partner-channel demand and positions Spinnaker as the recommended implementation resource for these vendors. Quantified client outcomes include a 5% fill-rate improvement and $100M of working capital freed at Southern Glazer's, a 28-site Manhattan WM deployment at Peloton across three countries in 15 months, and a 1.2M sq ft automated distribution center for Carter's.

Spinnaker generates revenue through professional services (project-based and time-and-materials consulting engagements) and managed services (post go-live support, system administration, and Center of Excellence operation). Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales targeting C-suite and VP-level supply chain and IT buyers with channel-sourced demand from Blue Yonder, Manhattan, and Kinaxis, plus event-driven lead generation across ProMat, MODEX, NRF, Gartner Symposium, and partner user conferences. Pricing is quote-based through statements of work, with senior role compensation indicating premium enterprise rates; the firm is privately held with no external funding rounds disclosed and was supplemented by the 2023 acquisition of Accelogix.

Name

Spinnaker SCA

Legal name

Spinnaker Services LLC

Website

https://spinnakersca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Spinnaker SCA is a digital supply chain consultancy and Publicis Sapient company that designs and implements end-to-end supply chain transformations for large enterprises across six verticals, leveraging certified partner status with Blue Yonder, Manhattan Associates, and Kinaxis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Supply Chain Consulting Services: Professional services revenue from supply chain strategy, transformation, planning, and execution consulting engagements. Billed through project-based engagements and time-and-materials consulting contracts.
2. Managed Services: Ongoing managed services including post go-live support, system administration, Center of Excellence setup and operation, and operational support for deployed supply chain systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spinnaker SCA is an enterprise supply chain consulting firm that designs, transforms, and implements end-to-end digital supply chains across planning, fulfillment, warehousing, and transportation. The firm delivers strategy, platform implementation, and managed services for the leading supply chain software suites (Blue Yonder, Manhattan Associates, Kinaxis), and augments engagements with AI-assisted system modernization through the Sapient Slingshot platform. Services are structured via the proprietary Five Lenses Framework and sold to large enterprise clients across consumer products, retail, health, energy, technology/media/telecom, and transportation verticals.

Product overview

Spinnaker SCA is a supply chain consultancy and company of Publicis Sapient. It does not sell a single packaged software product; instead it delivers a portfolio of consulting and implementation services organized around six core solution areas: Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation, Connected Planning & Fulfillment, Customer Order Promising & Delivery Optimization, Warehouse Operations & Automation, Transportation Optimization & Visibility, and Supply Chain AI & Data Engineering. The portfolio is delivered via its Five Lenses Framework and supplemented by an AI modernization accelerator called Sapient Slingshot. The firm also holds Tier 1 or certified partner statuses with supply chain software platforms — Manhattan Associates, Blue Yonder, and Kinaxis — through which it offers certified implementation, upgrade, and managed services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation Consulting and implementation services for designing, executing, and scaling supply chain strategies, including network design and transformation programs for enterprise clients.
• Connected Planning & Fulfillment Supply chain planning services covering demand planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP), and operational effectiveness to ensure product availability across the supply network.
• Customer Order Promising & Delivery Optimization Services focused on optimizing promise-to-delivery flows and order management systems for personalized and fast customer experiences.
• Warehouse Operations & Automation Distribution network execution services balancing flexibility, feasibility, and cost efficiency, including WMS implementation and warehouse automation for enterprise distribution networks.
• Transportation Optimization & Visibility End-to-end transportation services from first mile to last mile, covering network transformation, TMS implementation, and shipment visibility.
• Supply Chain AI & Data Engineering AI, machine learning, and data science services for smarter, faster supply chain decisions, including AI modernization and digital twin capabilities.
• Sapient Slingshot (AI Modernization Platform) AI-assisted system modernization platform built on Sapient Slingshot, used to de-risk upgrades to platforms such as Manhattan Active and Blue Yonder Cognitive Cloud, enabling AI-enabled innovation and enterprise AI agent deployment.
• Managed Services for Supply Chain Systems Ongoing managed services including post go-live support, system administration, Center of Excellence setup and operation, and operational support for deployed supply chain systems.
• Blue Yonder Implementation Services Certified Tier 1 implementation services for Blue Yonder supply chain planning and execution platforms, spanning supply planning, demand planning, warehousing, and transportation. Recognized as Blue Yonder Global Manufacturing Partner of the Year in 2025.
• Manhattan Associates Implementation Services Implementation services for Manhattan Active platform across SCP, OM, LM, WM, and TM modules. Spinnaker SCA is the only Manhattan consulting partner focused on both supply chain planning and execution.
• Kinaxis Maestro Implementation Services Certified Kinaxis Maestro implementation services including demand planning, supply planning, concurrent planning, distribution, replenishment, and finite scheduling deployments, plus rescue of failed implementations and Centers of Excellence setup.

Quantifiable outcome

• Southern Glazer's improved fill rates by 5% and freed $100 Million in working capital
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Publicis SapientcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpinnaker SCA is a company of Publicis Sapient, providing it with access to global resources, technology platforms (Sapient Slingshot), and cross-functional expertise in digital transformation. The partnership enables integrated supply chain consulting with broader digital transformation capabilities.
• Blue YondercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTier 1 Blue Yonder consulting partner with expertise across supply chain planning and execution. Spinnaker SCA has led re-implementations, rescued troubled programs, and built end-to-end AI-ready solutions. Recognized as Blue Yonder Global Manufacturing Partner of the Year. Capabilities span supply planning, demand planning, warehousing, and transportation.
• Manhattan AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOnly Manhattan consulting partner focused on both supply chain planning and execution. Specializes in Manhattan Active platform implementations including SCP, OM, LM, WM, and TM. Provides end-to-end services from assessment through managed services.
• KinaxiscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCertified Kinaxis consulting partner with extensive Maestro implementation experience. Team includes Kinaxis-certified consultants who have rescued failed implementations and built Centers of Excellence. Specializes in demand planning, supply planning, and concurrent planning deployments.
• Sapient SlingshotcoreTechnology or IntegrationAI-assisted system modernization platform used by Spinnaker SCA for de-risking upgrades to Manhattan Active and enabling Blue Yonder Cognitive migrations. Built on AWS and integrated with Publicis Sapient capabilities for AI-enabled network optimization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IBM Consulting: IBM's consulting arm combines supply chain services with deep ties to Blue Yonder (an IBM-owned platform), giving it both overlapping SC strategy work and direct platform vendor relationships that mirror Spinnaker SCA's partner model.
• Capgemini Invent: Capgemini's Invent unit delivers digital supply chain transformation, intelligent industry, and operations consulting globally; competes with Spinnaker SCA for enterprise planning and fulfillment modernization mandates.
• Deloitte: Deloitte's Supply Chain & Network Operations practice offers strategy, planning, and digital supply chain transformation services to large enterprises; competes for the same C-suite buyer as Spinnaker SCA with broader cross-functional capabilities.
• Accenture: Global management consulting and technology services giant with a large Supply Chain & Operations practice that delivers strategy, planning, and execution transformations for Fortune 500 clients; overlaps directly with Spinnaker SCA's enterprise SC scope but at much larger scale.
• Infosys: Infosys operates a sizable digital supply chain practice delivering transformation, analytics, and platform implementation work to global enterprises; overlaps with Spinnaker SCA's enterprise SC modernization scope at scale.
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS): TCS provides supply chain consulting and digital transformation services to large enterprises across CPG, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare, leveraging its global delivery model; competes for enterprise SC modernization deals alongside Spinnaker SCA.
• Wipro: Wipro's supply chain services span consulting, platform implementation, and managed services for global enterprises; competes with Spinnaker SCA for enterprise supply chain transformation work, particularly with retail and CPG clients.
• Genpact: Genpact combines digital supply chain services with AI-led transformation capabilities for Fortune 500 clients; its supply chain focus and managed-services model parallel Spinnaker SCA's growing managed services stream.
• KPMG (Advisory): KPMG's advisory practice includes operations and supply chain transformation services for large enterprises, leveraging strategy and technology capabilities; competes for enterprise supply chain mandates alongside Spinnaker SCA.

Direct peers

• BearingPoint: European-headquartered management and technology consultancy with a dedicated supply chain practice focused on planning, execution, and transformation; closest direct competitor to Spinnaker SCA in terms of mid-size specialist focus on SC software implementations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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