Mark Vierling, Procurement & Supply Chain Leader, makes a simple observation: while fractional COOs, CEOs, and CFOs are common, virtually no one was providing fractional Chief Procurement Officer services to companies that desperately needed them. His embedded approach, which he shares with John, differs from traditional consulting by making fractional leaders part of the client team rather than external advisors.

Drawing from automotive supply chain excellence learned at General Motors and applied across industries from manufacturing to government, Mark emphasizes why procurement must evolve from reactive cost management to proactive strategic capability. His experience implementing transformations demonstrates how the science of supply chain scales across entirely different business models and regulatory environments.

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