Incoming leaders must deliver rapid impact by aligning priorities, accelerating performance, strengthening resilience, and activating AI applications.
Education
- PhD, University of Stuttgart
- Master’s in Economics, University of Mainz
Wolfgang Schnellbächer leads Boston Consulting Group’s Operations practice offerings, defining the strategic agenda and shaping the global offer portfolio. He is an expert in procurement, supply chain management, manufacturing, and sustainable operations.
Wolfgang partners with CEOs and C-suite leaders to unlock enterprise-wide value through large-scale transformations. He helps organizations redefine their procurement and supply chain strategies; embed AI and digital capabilities at scale; and redesign operating models to drive resilience, growth, and margin expansion
He is an established thought leader in procurement and supply chain and has coauthored multiple publications and two books on procurement: Jumpstart to Digital Procurement (Springer, 2020) and Profit from the Source (Harvard Business Review Press, June 2022). He recently delivered a Ted Talk entitled, "Are you spending your money wisely?"
Before joining the firm, Wolfgang worked for six years at McKinsey & Company as a member of the procurement global leadership team, where he concentrated on indirect optimizations and built the procure-to-pay service line.
