Automotive Purchasing & Supplier Advisory
Laskey Advisors works with North American automotive suppliers and purchasing leaders to strengthen commercial strategy, supply-chain performance, and engagement with Toyota and major Japanese Tier 1 purchasing organizations.
Where value gets lost
Many suppliers have quality products, technical capabilities, and strong teams, yet still struggle to understand what Toyota or a major Japanese Tier 1 purchasing organization is looking for—and how to communicate their value in a way that resonates.
Laskey Advisors helps clients assess where they truly add value, benchmark capability, identify gaps, sharpen commercial positioning, and turn strategy into practical execution.
Services
Engagements are tailored to the situation, the team, and the opportunity—without forcing a generic consulting formula.
Helping suppliers prepare for and grow business with Toyota and major Japanese Tier 1 organizations.
Working alongside purchasing leaders to improve commercial performance, supplier strategy, process discipline, and supply-chain resilience.
Applying deep Toyota Purchasing experience to unique commercial, supplier, and organizational challenges.
Experience that changes the conversation
After 28 years inside Toyota Purchasing—including six years in Japan at Toyota's global Purchasing headquarters—Laskey Advisors brings a perspective that is difficult to replicate from outside the organization.
The work goes beyond explaining “how Toyota thinks.” It focuses on identifying what is genuinely compelling, where internal improvement is required, and how to move from concept to execution.
Across Toyota Purchasing roles and executive leadership.
Experience at Toyota's global Purchasing headquarters.
Recent Toyota experience and strong relationships across the supplier ecosystem.
Working directly with teams rather than leaving behind a canned playbook.
Approach
Understand the current situation, benchmark capability, and identify where real competitive value exists—or where more work is needed.
Translate capability into a clear commercial story aligned with what the customer or purchasing organization actually values.
Work alongside the client team to turn recommendations into action, improve the approach, and bring concepts to fruition.
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Good consulting should not end with a presentation. The value is in helping a team understand the situation, make the right decisions, and do the work required to move forward.
— Laskey Advisors
Why Laskey Advisors
Clients work directly with an experienced former Toyota Purchasing executive who understands both the expectations of Japanese purchasing organizations and the realities facing North American suppliers.
Engagements are collaborative, practical, and tailored. The objective is not simply to provide advice—it is to help teams improve their capability and act on it.
Client Perspective
“Greg and Laskey Advisors have deep insight into the OEM perspective that helped us rapidly understand Tier 1 and OEM dynamics and evaluate the maturity of our operation in navigating the interconnected automotive supply chain.”
Start a Conversation
If your organization is evaluating opportunities involving Toyota, a major Japanese Tier 1 supplier, purchasing improvement, commercial strategy, or supply-chain performance, Laskey Advisors welcomes the conversation.
greg@laskeyadvisors.com