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Best Fractional Chief Supply Chain Officer Services in Canada

Ryan Stevens
July 23, 2025
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Operations Professionals: Insights & Resources

Best Fractional Chief Supply Chain Officer Services & Fractional Chief Logistics Officer Services in Canada

Canada Outsourced Chief Supply Chain Officer & Chief Logistics Officer Agencies

From Vancouver's innovation corridors to Toronto's manufacturing belt, Canada’s demand for strategic supply chain and logistics leadership has never been higher. But instead of locking in full-time executive hires, smart Canadian businesses are increasingly choosing fractional, part-time, and outsourced CSCOs and CLOs. These leaders bring top-tier experience without the overhead.

Whether you’re scaling a tech startup, stabilizing procurement across provinces, or optimizing last-mile delivery for a retail brand, fractional supply chain and logistics officers can unlock serious efficiency gains.

In this blog, Digital Reference is proud to spotlight standout providers offering fractional and virtual Chief Supply Chain Officer and Chief Logistics Officer services across Canada. These are the firms leading the charge in modern, agile executive resourcing.

How We Selected These Providers

Our curated list is the result of rigorous research and service-quality vetting. Here's how we chose each provider:

  • Research-driven analysis: Evaluated based on publicly available case studies, service details, and client outcomes.
  • Client-reviewed: Prioritized providers with verified testimonials, references, or strong B2B signals.
  • Location-based relevance: All companies operate in and serve Canadian businesses specifically.
  • Founder-led ethos: We’ve highlighted founders and executives to bring transparency to who's behind the business.

These aren’t ranked in any specific order; each offers something unique, and we’ve kept things radically authentic to reflect what makes them truly stand out.

Canadian Fractional CSCO & CLO Services 🔦 Provider Spotlights

Cost Partners

🔗 Website: https://costpartners.ca/ 

What they do:
Cost Partners specializes in cost optimization, strategic procurement, and supply chain transformation. With a distinctly analytical approach, the firm works across manufacturing, industrial services, and the public sector, helping clients unlock hidden margins and reduce operational friction.



Who they work with:
Mid-market manufacturers, public institutions, and growth-stage Canadian enterprises.

Operating Model:
Fractional executive engagements, strategic advisory, and procurement-as-a-service. Results-focused, with deep integration into client operations.

💡 Why they stand out:

  • Built on lean and Six Sigma methodologies
  • Proven cost savings in the 12–20% range for clients
  • Canada-first delivery model with strong local networks

Ankur S. Thakur, Founder, Cost Partners

🔗 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ankurthakur 

Ankur brings over two decades of strategic supply chain leadership across North America. He’s known for driving double-digit cost reductions without compromising service levels, and for building procurement functions from scratch for mid-sized firms. Ankur is deeply analytical, often using cost-to-serve modeling to inform executive decisions. His LinkedIn reveals a strong background in public-private engagements and transformation projects.

Six Catalysts

🔗 Website: https://6catalysts.ca/ 

What they do:
Six Catalysts delivers executive-level transformation in operations, logistics, and ESG-aligned supply chains. Their model revolves around activating change through leadership coaching and systemic redesign.


Who they work with:
SaaS, manufacturing, energy, and mission-driven organizations.

Operating Model:
Project-based or retained fractional roles with a strong focus on stakeholder alignment.

💡 Why they stand out:

  • Proprietary "Six Catalysts" change framework
  • Dual strength in logistics strategy and people leadership
  • ESG and climate-conscious supply chain design

Paul Austin-Menear, Founder, Six Catalysts

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pwamenear/

Paul combines C-suite consulting with hands-on coaching. His background spans logistics, systems thinking, and organizational development. On LinkedIn, he’s known for his articulate posts about systemic failure and cultural alignment in operations. A rare hybrid of strategist and coach, Paul’s strength lies in simplifying complexity for high-impact teams.

BluePrint CPAs – A Professional Corporation

🔗 Website: http://www.blueprintcpa.ca

What they do:
A boutique accounting and consulting firm with an arm dedicated to supply chain finance, vendor management, and cost control especially useful for CFOs and COOs in scaling environments.

Who they work with:
PE-backed firms, ecommerce retailers, and Canadian SMEs.

Operating Model:
Fractional CFO + CSCO hybrid support; finance-led logistics planning and procurement insights.

💡 Why they stand out:

  • Strong integration of finance and supply chain disciplines
  • Vendor rationalization frameworks
  • Trusted by financial sponsors and multi-site operators

Kit Moore, Founder, BluePrint CPAs

🔗 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/blueprintcpa

Kit is a CPA with an unusual edge: he’s deeply embedded in logistics modeling and supply chain cost structures. On LinkedIn, he shares insights on procurement risk and financial governance for operators. Kit brings a “numbers first” mentality to logistics challenges and has helped clients navigate volatile supplier markets with grace.

Rogue Management

🔗 Website: https://www.roguemanagement.ca/fractional-services

What they do:
Rogue Management offers fractional operations and logistics leadership for DTC and retail brands. Their strength is in fulfillment optimization, warehouse transitions, and growth-stage logistics.



Who they work with:
Omnichannel retailers, direct-to-consumer brands, scaling e-commerce firms.

Operating Model:
Hands-on execution with fractional CSCO engagements; often steps in as interim logistics lead.

💡 Why they stand out:

  • Ground-level expertise in warehousing and fulfillment
  • Experience with both Shopify and Amazon logistics
  • Agile, short-term project options available

Wade MacCallum, Founder, Rogue Management

🔗 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wademaccallum 

Wade’s operational DNA is in retail logistics. He has led multi-province fulfillment transitions and is a go-to fractional logistics chief for ecommerce CEOs looking to cut shipping costs without harming CX. On LinkedIn, he’s praised for being both strategic and deeply tactical in warehouse audits or board meetings.

Pender & Howe

🔗 Website: https://penderhowe.com/ 

What they do:
Pender & Howe is a high-touch executive search firm that also facilitates interim and fractional CSCO/CLO placements, often at the board or investor level.


Who they work with:
PE funds, enterprise clients, and innovation-forward manufacturing companies.

Operating Model:
Executive search meets fractional leadership; often involved in post-M&A logistics integration.

💡 Why they stand out:

  • Strong investor and board relationships
  • Rigorous vetting of fractional leaders
  • Deep supply chain placements across North America

Travis Hann, Founder, Pender & Howe

🔗 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/travis-hann

Travis is a retained search expert who understands the strategic weight of the right logistics hire. On LinkedIn, he writes about leadership velocity and fractional placements as a tool for transformation. He brings precision and discretion to each placement, often operating as an extension of the board or investor team.

Final Word from Digital Reference

Canada’s supply chain landscape is evolving fast and so are the leadership models that support it. If you're navigating complexity, expansion, or just want better visibility across your logistics ecosystem, these fractional CSCO and CLO providers offer strategic, scalable solutions.

At Digital Reference, we’re here to connect bold businesses with the right executive minds fractional, virtual, or otherwise. No fluff, just radical transparency and real results.

Looking for more providers in finance, product, or sales? Explore the rest of our fractional executive spotlight series.

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