Felix Schuler
Senior Partner & Managing Director
Munich
Felix Schuler is a core member of The Boston Consulting Group’s Industrial Goods and Marketing, Sales & Pricing practices. He is also a core member of BCG’s Center for Digital in Industrials.
Since joining BCG in 1998, Felix has worked extensively with clients in the steel and metals industries. He also has deep experience in engineered products, machinery, electrical components, and chemicals. Felix leads BCG's steel sector. He advises companies primarily on issues concerning commercial excellence, cost optimization, and business transformation.
Felix previously led BCG's recruiting efforts and was responsible for the firm’s activities with universities, branding, and the press. Today he serves as a career advisor for BCG staff development.
Areas of Expertise
- Leads BCG's global work in metals
- Steel
- Engineered products
- Transportation and logistics
- Pricing
- Sales
- Business transformation
Education
- PhD, industrial economics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Master’s degree, economics, Wayne State University
Publications and Videos
- Solving Steel’s Value-Added Riddle
- Is Cash Better Than Food Vouchers for Syrian Refugees?, BCG article, May 2017
- Metals Manufacturing: Four Rules for Managing Inventory Better, BCG article, March 2016
- Coping with Overcapacity: Navigating Steel’s Capacity Conundrum, BCG focus, October 2014
- Pricing War Games: An Interview with Felix Schuler, BCG interview, June 2014
- Steel’s Contribution to a Low-Carbon Europe 2050: Technical and Economic Analysis of the Sector’s CO2 Abatement Potential, BCG article, June 2013
- Long-Tail Pricing in Business-to-Business Markets, BCG article, July 2012
- Flexibility and Innovation: Today’s Imperative for Steel, BCG report, December 2010
- Sustainable Steelmaking: Meeting Today’s Challenges, Forging Tomorrow’s Solutions, BCG article, July 2009