Executive leadership
A seasoned VP / Chief Supply Chain Officer presence in your leadership meetings, owning the supply-chain agenda.
Fractional leadership
Fractional Supply Chain Executive
Senior, hands-on supply-chain leadership — at a fraction of a full-time executive's cost and commitment. Three decades of it, built at The Coca-Cola Company.
Most growing food & beverage and manufacturing companies hit the same wall: the supply chain has outgrown the team running it, but the business can't yet justify a $300K+ full-time VP or Chief Supply Chain Officer. A fractional supply chain executive closes that gap — embedding senior leadership for a few days a month instead of a full-time salary.
Cristian Stelea spent 30 years inside one of the world's most complex supply chains, leading global PLM, data, and digital strategy at The Coca-Cola Company. As your fractional executive, he brings that judgment directly to your leadership team — setting strategy, owning transformation, and leveling up the people you already have.
What the engagement includes
Scope flexes to what you need — typically a few days a month, on-site or remote.
Strategy & roadmap
A clear, prioritized supply-chain and digital roadmap — sequenced so you see momentum in quarters, not years.
Transformation oversight
Senior ownership of the hard initiatives: PLM, data, quality systems, digital twins, and process change.
Team mentoring
Coaching your managers and analysts so capability stays in-house long after the engagement ends.
Technology & vendor calls
Vendor-neutral guidance on the tools and partners worth your money — and the ones that aren't.
Board-ready clarity
Reporting and narrative your board, investors, or owners can actually act on.
What you get out of it
- Executive-grade supply-chain judgment without the executive-grade overhead.
- Faster, better-informed decisions on the initiatives that matter most.
- A team that levels up instead of staying dependent on outside help.
- A credible, prioritized plan — and someone accountable for delivering it.
Why Cristian
You work directly with a former Coca-Cola supply-chain executive — not a junior consultant backed by a slide deck. That means senior expertise, faster decisions, and far lower overhead than a traditional firm or a full-time hire.
The fractional model is built for flexibility: scale the engagement up during a transformation, down once it's running, and keep the institutional knowledge inside your team.
Book a free consultationFrequently asked questions
What is a fractional supply chain executive?
A fractional supply chain executive is an experienced supply-chain leader (VP or Chief Supply Chain Officer level) who works with your company part-time — typically a few days a month — instead of as a full-time hire. You get senior strategic leadership and hands-on delivery for a fraction of the cost and commitment of a full-time executive.
How is this different from hiring a consultant?
A consultant typically diagnoses a problem and hands you a recommendation. A fractional executive takes ownership — they sit in your leadership meetings, set direction, and are accountable for outcomes over time. With Cristian you get both: strategic leadership and someone who will roll up their sleeves to make it happen.
What size companies use a fractional supply chain executive?
Mostly growing mid-market food & beverage and manufacturing companies — typically those scaling past the point where their current team can handle the complexity, but not yet large enough to justify a full-time C-suite supply-chain hire. It also fits companies in transition, between leaders, or facing a major transformation.
How much time and what does it cost?
Engagements usually run a few days a month and are scoped to your needs, so cost depends on the level of involvement. It starts with a free 30-minute consultation — you'll leave with a clear sense of the right scope and the investment.
Let's talk about your supply chain.
The first 30 minutes are free — bring your hardest problem and get a clear-eyed read from someone who has solved it at global scale.
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