About OpsEdge

An operator's approach to supply chain and operations

‍ ‍OpsEdge Consulting was founded by Jesse Thalin, a supply chain transformation leader with 20+ years driving operational results inside two Fortune 500 organizations before taking that experience independent. Jesse spent 17 years earning 11 promotions across Honeywell and Medtronic, followed by 2.5 years working private-equity-backed operating partner engagements — before founding OpsEdge to bring that same hands-on rigor directly to clients who need it most.

‍ ‍He's a Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt and holds an MBA with an emphasis in quantitative management, but the work itself is what defines OpsEdge: designing and deploying the operating systems, planning processes, and inventory strategies that let manufacturing and commercial organizations run leaner, plan smarter, and scale without losing control of working capital.

‍ OpsEdge exists for one reason — most consulting engagements hand a client a deck. OpsEdge stays in the business long enough to help build the muscle to run it.‍

What We Do

‍ ‍OpsEdge works end-to-end across the supply chain, with particular depth in medical device and regulated manufacturing environments:‍

• SIOP / S&OP Design & Maturity Assessment — diagnosing where a planning process actually stands today, and building the roadmap to close the gap

• Lean Operating System Deployment — TPS- and HOS-based operating systems built for the realities of your floor, not a textbook

• Capacity Planning & Modeling — scenario-based capacity models that give operations and commercial teams a shared, defensible view of what's possible

• Field Inventory & Consignment Management — programs that reduce shrink and working capital while improving how sales and service teams manage inventory in the field

• Organizational Design — right-sizing and structuring teams around the work that actually needs to get done

• Customer Care & Commercial Operations — process redesign, SOPs, and cross-training systems that make service scalable

• External Manufacturing Evaluation — make-vs-buy and outsourced manufacturing assessments grounded in real cost and capability data‍

Recent Client Work

‍ ‍Global Medical Device Manufacturer — Ophthalmic Surgery Led an end-to-end supply chain assessment, evaluating SIOP maturity and building a multi-phase roadmap for the organization. Scope included inventory planning, organizational design, and an evaluation of external manufacturing options to support future growth.

‍ ‍Medical Device Manufacturer — Spine Procedures Redesigned the organizational structure supporting commercial and customer care operations, led a full customer service process overhaul, and built the field inventory strategy and business operating system used to run consigned inventory across the field sales organization.

‍ ‍Food Processing — Meats & Ready Meals Built capacity management models and scenario-planning tools across multiple U.S. production facilities to give operations and commercial leadership a shared view of capacity constraints and growth options.

‍ ‍Food Processing — Pouch & Tablet / Powdered Liquid IV Products Developed a dedicated capacity model for a facility producing pouch and tablet-format powdered beverage products, supporting production planning and investment decisions.

‍ ‍Ready to talk through where your operation is today — and what it would take to close the gap?