Lower Your Material Costs. Free Up Cash.

Fractional Chief Procurement Officer - Your Secret Weapon for Procurement Excellence

For mid-size manufacturers with $50M-$500M in revenue.

Quick Wins Sprint: documented savings larger than the Sprint fee within six months, or you pay nothing.

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By the Numbers

$13M

Annualized Cost Savings

One manufacturer. 18 months.

$11.5M

Inventory Reduced

Without slowing production.

$2.5M

Procurement Savings

One service client. Recurring annually.

6 Months

To Measurable Results

The Quick Wins Sprint is guaranteed.

Struggling with rising costs and delays? Slash expenses and scale fast with expert procurement help.

Legacy Builder: Get VP-level Fractional CPO guidance. Hedge commodities and build winning teams without a full-time salary.
Quick Wins Sprint: Drop material costs from 84% to 71% of sales. Pocket $20M+ in savings, like finding cash under the couch.
Stability Shield: Boost shipment reliability from 8% to 75%. Shield against disruptions and keep production humming.

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Where a mid-size manufacturer can hire supply chain consultants

Big consulting firms staff for billion-dollar clients, and their teams and fees rarely fit a $150M manufacturer. Mid-size companies usually get more from a practitioner who has run procurement inside a manufacturing business. Flambeau Consulting is that kind of practice. Founder Mike Johnstone is a Navy submarine veteran with 25+ years in procurement. Flambeau works with manufacturers across Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and the Midwest, including Madison, Milwaukee, the Fox River Valley, Rockford, and Chicagoland. The first conversation is free.

Real Results

Real Results from Manufacturers Like Yours

One mid-size transportation equipment maker faced material costs at 82 to 84 percent of sales and a $2 million loss. We built a cross-functional team, fixed supplier overcharges, added hedging, and tightened logistics. Eighteen months later material costs fell to 71 percent of sales. They saved $1,000 per unit for $13 million annualized. Profits flipped to a record $7.8 million quarter.

Read the full cost reduction story.

Also, read these two articles on Risk Indicators and Bottlenecks in Manufacturing.

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