Best Fractional COO Firms for Manufacturing
3 fractional COO firms name Manufacturing on their own sites.
Scored against our public methodology. The score stays the same on every page. Rank changes because the set of firms changes.
What to look for
Buying criteria
Ask how the firm serves manufacturing, who leads the engagement, and what the monthly COO rate covers. This page includes a solo practitioner and a partner bench.
Proof that matters
Ask for a named client for manufacturing and a dated result. This edition records none on the firms below.
Common mismatch
Every firm on this page leaves the monthly CFO rate unpublished.
Typical engagement
Monthly COO rates on this page are unpublished or quoted per engagement. A solo practitioner accounts for 2 of 3 firms.
Delivery mix
- Solo practitioner: 2
- Partner bench: 1
Ranked firms
| # | Firm | Best for | Why a fit | Evidence | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian manufacturers and B2B owners with $2M to $40M of turnover who want Drew Robins in a fractional COO or CRO seat. | Australian manufacturers and B2B owners with $2M to $40M of turnover who want Drew Robins in a fractional COO or CRO seat. | No manufacturing clients recorded in this edition. | 61 / 100 | |
| 2 | Founder-led companies between $2M and $100M that want Kamyar Shah embedded as a fractional COO or fractional CMO. | Founder-led companies between $2M and $100M that want Kamyar Shah embedded as a fractional COO or fractional CMO. | No manufacturing clients recorded in this edition. | 60 / 100 | |
| 3 | Companies that need InterimExecs to deploy a part-time CFO, fractional CIO, or interim CFO, COO, CMO, or CIO from the RED Team. | Companies that need InterimExecs to deploy a part-time CFO, fractional CIO, or interim CFO, COO, CMO, or CIO from the RED Team. | No manufacturing clients recorded in this edition. | 39 / 100 |
Scores on this page. FBS Consulting leads at 61. InterimExecs is at 39.
Manufacturing fractional COO pricing
Each row is a price the firm publishes or reports, with the source linked.
| Firm | Pricing |
|---|---|
| FBS Consulting | $2,000 to $2,500 Published. |
| Kamyar Shah | Not disclosed |
| InterimExecs | Not disclosed |
How we ranked these firms
- We started with the 3 firms in our COO index that serve manufacturing.
- A firm qualifies when its own site names manufacturing or shows a client in it.
- Each firm is scored out of 100: Track Record 25, Segment Fit 25, Pricing Transparency 15, Responsiveness & Access 20, Credentials 15.
- Ties go to the firm listed first in the index.
| Rank | Firm | Track Record | Segment Fit / ICP Clarity | Pricing Transparency | Responsiveness & Access | Credentials | Total | Ranking rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FBS Consulting | 102/5 | 204/5 | 93/5 | 164/5 | 62/5 | 61 | Published pricing and one named CFO on the work lift its Pricing Transparency and Responsiveness scores. |
| 2 | Kamyar Shah | 153/5 | 204/5 | 31/5 | 164/5 | 62/5 | 60 | One named CFO on the work lifts its Responsiveness score. |
| 3 | InterimExecs | 102/5 | 153/5 | 31/5 | 82/5 | 31/5 | 39 | The buyer it names, companies that need InterimExecs to deploy a part-time CFO, fractional CIO, or interim CFO, COO, CMO, or CIO from the RED Team, lifts its Segment Fit score. |
Each bar splits the score across the five factors. A gray bar shows the total on its own.
- Track Record
- Segment Fit
- Pricing Transparency
- Responsiveness
- Credentials
- Total only
- Firms
- 3
- Top score
- FBS Consulting, 61
- Published price range
- Not disclosed
- Delivery
- solo practitioner, partner bench
Related pages
Questions from this page
Which fractional COO firms are listed for Manufacturing?
FBS Consulting (61), Kamyar Shah (60), InterimExecs (39).
Which firm has the highest score for Manufacturing?
FBS Consulting, with a score of 61.
What monthly COO rates are published for Manufacturing?
None of these firms publish a monthly COO rate.
Which delivery models appear for Manufacturing?
This page includes a solo practitioner and a partner bench.
Last verified 2026-10-27. View changelog
- 2026-10-20Initial ranking for this role, ordered by overall score.
- 2026-10-27Added firms verified on their own sites and ordered the page by score.