Arthur Bogusch

Managing Director / Founder

Laufenburg, Switzerland

Experience

Oct 2024 - Present
7 months

Managing Director / Founder

Bogusch Business Consulting

  • Procurement Transformation (global and/or regional, operational and/or strategic)
  • Procurement optimization (Category Strategies, cost optimization, risk management, supplier development)
  • Procurement & Supply-Chain Digitalization (tool landscape analysis, tool evaluation, roadmap definition, business case)
  • Change Management & Communication
  • Interim Management
May 2022 - Sep 2024
2 years 5 months
Switzerland

Head Indirect Procurement & Procurement Excellence

CABB AG

  • Leading the Indirect Procurement function & Procurement Excellence (>10FTE direct & dotted line: Procurement Excellence Manager, Coupa Champions, Category Manager, Project Sourcing Manager, Operational Buyer, Backoffice - for MRO, IT, Logistics technical & non-technical spend >200MCHF)
  • Transformed Procurement function (direct & indirect) with world class procurement processes, systems, strategies & metrics into a holistic, harmonized, performance driven and value creating business partnering organization
  • Delivered cost savings (+13%) YOY company-wide through implement Cat. Management and execute best in class sourcing
  • Build Category Management from the ground including processes, new operating model and technology implementation (0% to +70% spend under category strategy in 18mo)
  • Define and implement global procurement KPI's & Dashboards
  • SAP S/4 Hana implementation work package Lead for all procurement (MM) related topics
  • Manage the Maintenance Outsourcing provider
  • Procurement Lead for the MRO insourcing project (>60FTE)
  • Deputy CPO
Sep 2021 - Apr 2022
8 months
Switzerland

Senior Consultant

Eraneos Group

Project: Transition Management for a complex international procurement BPO program (>4bn CHF spend, >100FTE transferred, >50FTE globally recruited) for a leading bank

  • Deployment of a global workforce plan (incl. recruiting support)
  • Ensure processes & tools readiness (Ivalua, Beeline & Coupa)
  • Supporting in setting-up a category management concept to deliver the contractual obligations (savings, lead-times)
  • Acting as ad interim Transition Program Manager
Jun 2021 - May 2022
1 year

Senior Advisor

Arthur D. Little

  • Project: Change Management Concept for a procurement suite (replace Ariba with Weco) implementation for a global US manufacturing group
  • Project: Spend analysis and definition of potential for process & cost optimizations for a leading Swiss energy utility company
  • Project: Category strategy review for high volume (>1mrd) Capex spend for a German grid company
Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
1 year 6 months
Switzerland

Head of Category Management Direct

Axpo Group

  • Establish & Lead the first ever Group Procurement Direct Competence Center Technical Services & Construction (Engineering Services, Facility Management, Construction, Electrical, HR-Services)
  • Accountable for the category strategies & supplier relationship management (yearly spend ~300-400Mio CHF)
  • Delivery cost savings (+18%) for high volume CAPEX demands with outstanding technical complexity by using advanced negotation concepts (i.e. game theory based negotations)
  • Drive the further development for Strategic Procurement (supply-chain risk, forecasting, SRM, e-sourcing, analytics & market intelligence)
  • Deputy CPO

Head of Purchasing for the Axpo Services:

  • Accountable & responsible for the operational (PO placement, invoice approval) and tactical purchasing process for >30Mio CHF yearly spend (p2p & s2c)
Sep 2018 - Apr 2020
1 year 8 months
Switzerland

Program Director Procurement Excellence Transformation

Axpo Group

Initiate & Lead the greenfield Procurement Excellence Transformation Program (>60 Program members) – from a traditional decentralization to a corporate fully connected agile operating model utilizing cloud based technology

Workstream 1: Organization & Governance - transform from a local operational procurement function into a holistic supply-chain function

Workstream 2: Supply-Chain Processes & Digitalization - improve & align supply-chain processes and implement best-in-class tools (Coupa)

Workstream 3: Category Management - from mainly operational procurement to a strategic procurement

Workstream 4: People & Change - set-up up a procurement academy and a regularly maturity assessment

Oct 2016 - Aug 2018
1 year 11 months
Switzerland

Senior Group Procurement Manager

Axpo Group

  • Develop & implement various Indirect Category Strategies
  • Lead high complex RFQs with C-Level involvement (i.e. Strategy Consulting, Nuclear casks)
  • Lead various supply-chain improvement initiatives (i.e. implement a group contract management system (HMP))
Jan 2015 - Sep 2016
1 year 9 months

Senior Global Direct Commodity Manager

GE Renewable

  • Accountable for the Global Sourcing Strategy (demand to purchase) for the raw material (steel) commodity & manufacturing (lasering, punching, varnishing & machining) & Make or Buy
  • Lead complex & high value cross-sector commodity RFQs (on GE Group Level > 30 locations – each RFQ volume ~40MioEUR)
  • Functional lead of Category Buyers in 8 manufacturing locations (CH, ESP, IND, BRA, CHN, CAN, FR, SWE)
  • Define Design2Cost-Strategies together with Global R&D
  • Animate & drive the regions to follow the Global Sourcing Strategy
  • Deploy frame contracts and pricing models / tools
  • Supplier Quality, Claim & Non-Conformity Management
  • Improve Supplier base, Supplier Development Plans & Supplier Risk Management
  • Foster the global collaboration & standardization (usage of Ariba Sourcing Tools like e-auction, e-sourcing)
May 2012 - Jan 2013
9 months
Austria

Unit Sourcing Manager (acting)

GE Renewable

  • Lead a team of 10 category buyers (8 x CH & 2 x AT)
  • Accountable for whole Supply-Chain process (sourcing, PO placement, inventory) for Switzerland (Birr) and Austria (Vienna)
  • Forster regional category management and global category management collaboration
Jan 2011 - Dec 2015
3 years

Head of Project Sourcing (Hydro)

GE Renewable

  • Build up a global Project Sourcing Team for the variable speed business unit and set up the target operating model
  • Lead a team of Project Sourcing Managers (6 FTE - Project Sourcing Managers in 3 global locations – CH, FRA, IND)
  • Globally accountable for the Supply-Chain in EPC projects (direct & indirect material), all margin movements (P&L), on-time procurement, on-time delivery, expediting, quality and sourcing efficiency of the product line (>300MioEUR spend), Projects: Nant de Drance, Linth-Limmern, Tehri, Le Cheylas
  • Budget control, reporting, improvement initiatives
  • Implement & maintain Global Sourcing & Supply Chain strategies
  • Review and define the tendering sourcing process & strategy (review pricing models, Supply-Chain costs)
  • Partner with the Global Sourcing Team (various locations) and R&D to ensure the application of the Commodity Strategies
  • Supply-Chain function coordination (key stakeholders, i.e. Buyer, Supplier Quality, Expediting) & load management
  • Part of the European Sourcing & Product Line Management Team
Apr 2010 - Dec 2011
1 year 9 months
Switzerland

Manager Global Supply Performance

Alstom AG

  • Functional lead of the Supply Performance Monitoring team
  • Deployment and implementation of groupwide procurement excellence (i.e. global KPI reporting (Ariba), define high level procurement processes, CAPA, etc. for >2bn EUR Global spend)
  • Global cost base analysis (cost reductions, cost saving programs, process costs), 3-year plan definition
  • Best-Practice sharing Process Benchmarking
  • First contact for the Supply Chain Senior Management regarding all Supply-Chain KPI's
Oct 2008 - Mar 2010
1 year 6 months
Switzerland

Supply-Chain Performance & Expediting Coordinator

Alstom AG

  • Projectmanagement / controlling, Expediting
  • Supplier development programs (Quality, Delivery, Costs)
  • Deployment of a global Expediting process landscape (processes, organisation, tools) aligned with all Supply Chain processes
  • Deployment of performance reporting & analysing tools (IT)
  • Process Performance Management, Process Benchmarking
  • Identified as Global Best-Practice in Expediting
Jan 2007 - Sep 2008
1 year 9 months

European Sourcing Coordinator

DMG-Mori AG

  • Build up a centralized European Strategic Sourcing function for all peripheral equipment and local ordered spare parts
  • Accountable for the Supply Chain & Sourcing strategy, frame contract negotiation (>20MEUR spend)
  • Accountable for the Transport & Logistics strategy (Inbound, Outbound)
  • End-to-end Supply-Chain process (PO, Invoice) for the location
  • Inventory Management
  • Process Performance Management, Supplier audits
Feb 2002 - Dec 2006
4 years 11 months

European Spare Parts Coordinator

DMG-Mori AG

  • Supply Chain (Procurement & Logistic) management, contract negotiation, After-Sales coordination
  • RFQ & order handling (PO placement) of European dealers & customers
  • RFQ & contract handling for Transport & Logistics provider (Inbound, Outbound)
  • Lead the deployment/change from dealer sales to direct sales
  • Controlling & Reporting, Continuous improvement programs, Inventory Management
Jun 2000 - Dec 2000
7 months

Customer Service Supervisor

Prettl GmbH

  • Quotation & order handling for repair & warranty matters
  • Logistics, Service parts inventory management

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Polish
Advanced

Education

May 2012 - Mar 2015

University of Applied Science in Hamburg

Diplom-Kaufmann · Hamburg, Germany

Jan 2008 - May 2012

University of Applied Science in Hamburg

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) · Hamburg, Germany

Oct 2003 - Sep 2006

VWA Baden-Württemberg / University Tübingen

Betriebswirt VWA · Tübingen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Coupa Certified