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Marcus Bell

Former COO · Vantage Logistics

San Francisco, CA, US

Operations executive who ran $500M P&Ls and fixed three broken supply chains.

28+ years experienceEnglish

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28yrs

Operating leadership

Senior role

Areas of expertise

5.0★

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What Marcus is known for

Marcus Bell is a former coo with 28 years of experience across Logistics and Manufacturing. Best known for Operations executive who ran $500M P&Ls and fixed three broken supply chains, Marcus has operated at the highest levels of operations and supply chain. Today Marcus works with founders and leadership teams as an advisor — bringing hard-won pattern matching to the decisions that make or break a company's next year. Engagements range from one-off strategy sessions to ongoing advisory relationships, always grounded in real operating experience rather than theory. If you're wrestling with operations, Marcus has almost certainly solved a version of it before.

Expertise & sectors

Core expertise

Operations Supply Chain Logistics P&L

Sectors

Logistics Manufacturing

Experience

Chief Operating Officer · Vantage Logistics

2015 — 2023

Ways to work together

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What people say about Marcus

“Marcus took 18% out of our cost base.”

OTOwen T. · CEO, Vantage

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