The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World
Christian Schuhis the leader of A.T. Kearney�s Supply Management Practice in EMEA and is based in Vienna, Austria. He joined A.T. Kearney 17 years ago and has since then led multiple projects for clients in the automotive, construction equipment, defense, high tech, packaging, and steel industry in Austria, China, France, Germany, Russia, the UK, Ukraine, and the USA. His areas of expertise include strategic sourcing, high-end R&D, and organization. He is the author of various books (most notablyThe Purchasing Chessboard), monographs, and articles. Before he joined A.T. Kearney, he worked several years for Unilever. Schuh studied aeronautical engineering at TU Graz (Austria) and holds a doctorate in business administration. He lives in the historic city center of Vienna.Michael F. Strohmeris a member of A.T. Kearney�s Operations Practice and leader of the European raw material competence team. He is based in Vienna, Austria. In his 11 years with the firm, he has led projects at a broad range of international clients, mainly in post-merger situations. His work encompasses the utilities sector, automotive, defense, consumer goods, packaging, and steel. He is an expert on raw material strategies, procurement transformation, post-merger management, and large-scale CAPEX projects. He has published several books (includingThe Purchasing Chessboard) and articles, and is a frequent speaker at international conferences. Strohmer holds a doctorate in business administration and law. He lives in Austria�s picturesque lake region near Salzburg.Stephen Eastonleads the A.T. Kearney procurement team in the UK, and he is based in London. He joined A.T Kearney 14 years ago, focusing on working with clients to improve the effectiveness of their external procurement activity. He has supported a number of both private and public sector clients to achieve significant and sustained financial results. Stephen has an MBA from Cornell University and a first degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from the University of Oxford. He lives in Surrey, southwest of London.Armin Scharlachis a member in A.T. Kearney�s Procurement and Analytics Solutions practice. He is helping clients around the world in transformation projects to define holistic, state-of-the-art procurement IT architectures.�Scharlach is also a recognized global thought leader in Collaborative Optimization, helping CPOs to find additional savings when the�low-hanging fruit has been collected already. With his rapidly growing team of experts in innovative, high-end analytical approaches (network modeling, marketing analytics, big data, optimization, simulation and advanced statistics) he is helping clients break through the barriers of traditional procurement and supply chain methods.Peter Scharbertis a member of A.T. Kearney's Procurement and Analytic Solutions practice and leads the European competence team for Procurement Performance Management. In his 13 years with the firm, Peter has led numerous procurement-related projects in Europe and in the Middle East for clients from various industries, including pharmaceutical/life sciences, financial services, and diversified conglomerates. His specific focus is on procurement performance management, procurement transformation and strategic sourcing. Peter holds a degree in industrial engineering from University of Karlsruhe. He lives in the Basel area, where Germany, Switzerland, and France meet.