Arthur Bogusch
Managing Director / Founder
Experience
Oct 2024 - Present
10 months Laufenburg, Switzerland
Managing Director / Founder
Bogusch Consulting
- Procurement Transformation (global and/or regional, consulting operational and/or strategic, etc.)
- Procurement optimization (category strategies, cost optimization, risk management, supplier development etc.)
- Procurement & supply-chain digitalization (tool landscape analysis, tool evaluation, roadmap definition, business case, etc.)
- Change management & communication
- Interim management (...the team is the key...)
May 2022 - Sep 2024
2 years 5 monthsHead Indirect Procurement & Procurement Excellence
CABB AG
- Leading the indirect procurement function & procurement excellence (>10 FTE direct & dotted line: Procurement Excellence Manager, Coupa Champions, Category Manager, Project Sourcing Manager, Operational Buyer, Backoffice - for MRO, IT, logistics technical & non-technical spend >200M CHF)
- 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%) year-over-year company-wide through implementing category management and executing best-in-class sourcing
- Built category management from the ground up including processes, new operating model and technology implementation (0% to +70% spend under category strategy in 18 months)
- Defined and implemented global procurement KPIs & dashboards
- SAP S/4HANA implementation work package lead for all procurement (MM) related topics
- Managed the maintenance outsourcing provider
- Procurement lead for the MRO insourcing project (>60 FTE)
- Deputy CPO
Sep 2021 - Apr 2022
8 monthsSenior Consultant
Eraneos Group
- Transition management for a complex international procurement BPO program (>4 bn CHF spend, >100 FTE transferred, >50 FTE globally recruited) for a leading bank
- Deployment of a global workforce plan (incl. recruiting support)
- Ensured processes & tools readiness (Ivalua, Beeline & Coupa)
- Supported setting up a category management concept to deliver the contractual obligations (savings, lead-times, etc.)
- Acting as ad interim Transition Program Manager
Jun 2021 - May 2022
1 yearSenior Advisor Freelancer
Arthur D. Little
- Change management concept for a procurement suite (replace Ariba with Weco) implementation for a global US manufacturing group
- Spend analysis and definition of potential for process & cost optimizations for a leading Swiss energy utility company
- Category strategy review for high-volume (>1 bn) CapEx spend for a German grid company
Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
1 year 6 monthsHead of Category Management Direct
Axpo Group
- Established & 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 ~300–400 Mio CHF)
- Delivered cost savings (+18%) for high-volume CapEx demands with outstanding technical complexity by using advanced negotiation concepts (i.e. game theory based negotiations)
- Drove the further development of strategic procurement (supply-chain risk, forecasting, SRM, e-sourcing, analytics & market intelligence, etc.)
- Deputy CPO
- Head of Purchasing for Axpo Services
- Accountable & responsible for the operational (PO placement, invoice approval, etc.) and tactical purchasing process for >30 Mio CHF yearly spend (P2P & S2C)
Sep 2018 - Apr 2020
1 year 8 monthsProgram Director Procurement Excellence Transformation
Axpo Group
- Initiated & led the greenfield Procurement Excellence Transformation Program (>60 program members) – from a traditional decentralized to a corporate fully connected agile operating model utilizing cloud-based technology
- Workstream 1: Organization & Governance (define a cross-divisional organization & appropriate governance model) – transform from a local operational procurement function into a holistic supply-chain function
- Workstream 2: Supply-Chain Processes & Digitalization (harmonize processes & implement tools (i.e. guided-buying, etc.)) – improve & align supply-chain processes and implement best-in-class tools (Coupa)
- Workstream 3: Category Management (define & implement cross-divisional category strategies & methodologies) – from mainly operational procurement to strategic procurement
- Workstream 4: People & Change (train, coach & enable the procurement team, drive change) – set up a procurement academy and regular maturity assessments
Oct 2016 - Aug 2018
1 year 11 monthsSenior Group Procurement Manager
Axpo Group
- Developed & implemented various indirect category strategies
- Led highly complex RFQs with C-level involvement (i.e. strategy consulting, nuclear casks)
- Led various supply-chain improvement initiatives (i.e. implemented a group contract management system (HMP), etc.)
Jan 2015 - Sep 2016
1 year 9 monthsSenior Global Direct Commodity Manager
GE Renewable (former Alstom)
- Accountable for the global sourcing strategy (demand to purchase) for the raw material (steel) commodity & manufacturing (lasering, punching, varnishing & machining) & make or buy
- Led complex & high-value cross-sector commodity RFQs (on GE group level >30 locations – each RFQ volume ~40 Mio EUR)
- Functional lead of category buyers in 8 manufacturing locations (CH, ESP, IND, BRA, CHN, CAN, FR, SWE)
- Defined "Design2Cost Strategies" together with global R&D
- Animated & drove the regions to follow the global sourcing strategy
- Deployed frame contracts and pricing models / tools
- Supplier quality, claim & non-conformity management
- Improved supplier base, supplier development plans & supplier risk management
- Fostered global collaboration & standardization (usage of Ariba sourcing tools like e-auction, e-sourcing)
May 2012 - Jan 2013
9 monthsUnit Sourcing Manager (acting)
GE Renewable (former Alstom)
- Led a team of 10 category buyers (8 x CH & 2 x AT)
- Accountable for the whole supply-chain process (sourcing, PO placement, inventory, etc.) for Switzerland (Birr) and Austria (Vienna)
- Fostered regional category management and global category management collaboration
Jan 2011 - Dec 2015
3 yearsHead of Project Sourcing (Hydro)
GE Renewable (former Alstom)
- Built up a global project sourcing team for the variable speed business unit and set up the target operating model
- Led 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 (>300 Mio EUR spend), projects: Nant de Drance, Linth-Limmern, Tehri, Le Cheylas
- Budget control, reporting, improvement initiatives
- Implemented & maintained global sourcing & supply-chain strategies
- Reviewed and defined the tendering sourcing process & strategy (reviewed pricing models, supply-chain costs, etc.)
- Partnered 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 monthsManager 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), defining high-level procurement processes, CAPA, etc. for >2 bn EUR global spend)
- Global cost base analysis (cost reductions, cost saving programs, process costs, etc.), 3-year plan definition
- Best-practice sharing & process benchmarking
- First contact for the supply-chain senior management regarding all supply-chain KPIs
Oct 2008 - Mar 2010
1 year 6 monthsSupply-Chain Performance & Expediting Coordinator
Alstom AG
- Project management / controlling, expediting
- Supplier development programs (quality, delivery, costs)
- Deployment of a global expediting process landscape (processes, organization, tools, etc.) aligned with all supply-chain processes
- Deployment of performance reporting & analysis tools (IT)
- Process performance management, process benchmarking
- Identified as global best practice in expediting
Jan 2007 - Sep 2008
1 year 9 monthsEuropean Sourcing Coordinator
DMG-Mori AG
- Built up a centralized European strategic sourcing function for all peripheral equipment and locally ordered spare parts
- Accountable for the supply-chain & sourcing strategy, frame contract negotiation (>20 M EUR spend)
- Accountable for the transport & logistics strategy (inbound, outbound)
- End-to-end supply-chain process (PO, invoice, etc.) for the location
- Inventory management
- Process performance management, supplier audits
Feb 2002 - Dec 2006
4 years 11 monthsEuropean Spare Parts Coordinator
DMG-Mori AG
- Supply-chain (procurement & logistics) management, contract negotiation, after-sales coordination
- RFQ & order handling (PO placement) of European dealers & customers
- RFQ & contract handling for transport & logistics providers (inbound, outbound)
- Led the deployment/change from dealer sales to direct sales
- Controlling & reporting, continuous improvement programs, inventory management
Jun 2000 - Dec 2000
7 monthsCustomer Service Supervisor
Prettl GmbH
- Quotation & order handling for repair & warranty matters
- Logistics, service parts inventory management
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
May 2012 - Mar 2015
University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg
Diploma in Business Administration · Hamburg, Germany
Jan 2008 - May 2012
University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg
Bachelor of Arts · Hamburg, Germany
Oct 2003 - Sep 2006
VWA Baden-Württemberg / University Tübingen
Business Economist VWA · Tübingen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Coupa Certified
Coupa
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