About the Founder
Practical Supply Chain Leadership Built from the Ground Up
Modern Supply Group was founded by Cole O’Neill, a supply chain professional with 12+ years of experience across operations, procurement, sourcing, planning, CPG, manufacturing, systems, and analytics.
Cole’s career started hands-on in distribution operations while working full time and pursuing his education full time. That foundation shaped a practical consulting approach built around execution, visibility, and solving real operational problems, not just creating strategy slides.
Since then, Cole has supported fast-moving supply chain environments where supplier performance, inventory visibility, cost control, systems, and execution directly impact growth. His background includes building procurement processes, improving planning visibility, developing cost and margin tools, supporting supplier governance, and creating analytics that help teams make better decisions.
Modern Supply Group brings together hands-on operations experience, formal supply chain education, Lean Six Sigma thinking, data analytics, and practical AI-enabled workflows to help growing companies create structure, reduce fire drills, and scale with more control.
Credentials Backed by Real Supply Chain Execution
Cole O’Neill brings a blend of hands-on operations experience, formal supply chain education, continuous improvement training, and analytics capability to Modern Supply Group. His background includes a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University, a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain & Logistics from Bellevue University, a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from Purdue University, and a Data Analytics Boot Camp certificate from Michigan State University.
Proven Operating Experience
Cole’s experience spans distribution, manufacturing, CPG, procurement, sourcing, planning, and complex supplier networks. He has worked across companies including Walmart Distribution, Fairlife, Haworth, Feastables, and Galtra Solutions, giving him a practical view of how supply chain decisions impact execution, cost, service, and growth.
Procurement & Supplier Discipline
Cole has managed more than $50 million in procurement and supply chain spend across ingredients, packaging, materials, and supplier networks. His work focuses on building stronger supplier strategy, clearer purchasing workflows, better cost visibility, and governance models that improve accountability and execution.
Systems, Analytics & Visibility
Cole combines supply chain experience with data science training to help teams turn disconnected information into clearer decisions. His work has included planning tools, dashboards, cost models, inventory visibility models, and reporting frameworks that connect operational data to real supply chain execution.
Continuous Improvement Mindset
Cole’s approach is rooted in Lean Six Sigma thinking, practical problem solving, and a bias toward action. Modern Supply Group focuses on identifying the highest-impact gaps, simplifying processes, improving visibility, and building tools teams can actually use — not creating unnecessary complexity.
Consulting FAQs
What industries do you specialize in?
We support CPG, e-commerce, manufacturing, distribution, and other product-based businesses that rely on suppliers, inventory, procurement, planning, and operational execution. Our work is best suited for growing companies that need better visibility, stronger systems, cleaner processes, and more disciplined supply chain execution.
How do you approach margin recovery?
What role does AI play in your consulting?
AI is used as a practical support tool, not a buzzword. We help identify where AI can reduce manual work, improve reporting, simplify decision-making, summarize operational data, support documentation, and create cleaner workflows. The goal is to use AI where it adds leverage without overcomplicating the business.