Disruptive Procurement

Michael F. Strohmer leads Kearneys European Operations & Performance Transformation practice, and is one of the founders of PERLab in Europe. Based in Vienna, Austria, he joined the firm in 2001. Michael has led projects with a broad range of international clients, mainly in post-merger integration and carve outs. His work encompasses the utilities, automotive, consumer goods and process industries in various European countries, as well as Russia and the United States. He is an expert in operations & procurement transformation, post-merger management, raw materials and large scale CAPEX projects. Michael has published several books and is also co-author of the books The Purchasing Chessboard, Supplier Relationship Management and The CPO Transforming Procurement in the real world. Michael likes to discuss with CxOs the future of the economy and especially the future of operations. He earned a doctorate degree in business administration and in law. Michael lives in Austrias picturesque lake region near Salzburg. Stephen Easton has two decades of experience in consulting working with procurement organizations to help them grow their capabilities and create more value for their businesses. Stephens work is cross-industry and encompasses sectors as diverse as banking and aerospace. Stephen started his career as a Chartered Management Accountant and holds an MBA from Cornell University. His first degree was in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford. Martin Eisenhut is a partner and managing director of Kearney's Central Europe unit. Based in Munich, he is also global leader of the firm's Industrial Goods & Services Practice, and leader of the Aerospace & Defense Practice for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Martin has extensive experience as a manufacturing strategy consultant and has supported an array of projects in engineered products, automation, aerospace and defense, automotive supply and microelectronics. Martin is widely recognized as a leader in industrial goods and services, and he also holds supervisory board positions in Europe. Before joining Kearney, Martin was the global head of the Engineered Products & High Tech Competence Center at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Munich and was a member of the Supervisory Board. Martin earned a computer science degree at the University of Passau in Germany and a doctorate in computer science at the Technical University of Munich. He also completed an apprenticeship as a skilled worker in a machinery company. Elouise Epstein is a digital procurement futurist and Kearney vice president, based in San Francisco. She has nearly two decades of experience working with procurement and supply chain organizations to architect, design and adopt digital technologies. She works to disrupt sub-par technology adoption and build future strategies through advanced partnerships with startups and emerging technology solution providers. Elouise is an inaugural member of ISMs Thought Leadership Council and frequent writer and presenter about digital procurement. She is co-author of Kearneys Future of Procurement whitepapers, a twelve-part series developed in partnership with leading clients that charts a vision for future success in procurement. Robert Kromoser has been with Kearney since 1998. He is based in Vienna, Austria, and gained most of his consulting experience in international projects in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Italy, Great Britain, Taiwan, and the United States. He is a member of the leadership team of Kearneys Procurement Practice, with a focus on strategic sourcing, procurement transformation, and supplier risk management. Robert has led multiple projects in the automotive, construction equipment and machinery, chemicals and building materials industries. In several studies, he analyzed the role of strategic sourcing and procurement as a value-ad

Introduction Changes in the world, disruption, agility, new ways.- The future of procurement.- Digital in procurement.- Understanding customers and suppliers as key to unlock value.- Is Disruptive Procurement the new Purchasing Chessboard?- Outlook.