Harish Hemmige

Harish Hemmige joined Boston Consulting Group in 2005. He leads the firm’s work in global operations for the Public Sector practice. He is also leads BCG's work in global power procurement and North America consumer packaged goods procurement. Harish is a member of the North America Operations leadership team.

Harish has expertise working with private and public sector clients in order to drive sustainable value. He has supported clients in all aspects of procurement, including value identification and delivery (across both direct and indirect spend categories), operating model design, organization restructuring, supplier relationship management, supplier risk management, best-cost-country sourcing, talent/capabilities build, post-merger integrations, and digital procurement. He has supported senior executives on a variety of other strategic and operational topics as well.

Before joining BCG, Harish worked in the public sector, investment banking, and at Fortune 500 companies.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Public sector, federal, and defense procurement
Energy, power, and utilities procurement
Consumer packaged goods procurement
Procurement value delivery across industries
Procurement operating model
Marketing and media procurement

EDUCATION

MBA, Harvard Business School
BA, economics, honors, University of Chicago

HONORS AND AWARDS

BCG Polaris Award for outstanding client impact
BCG Journeyman Award for outstanding people development

Publications and Videos

Transformation in the Public Interest

To build for the future, public sector organizations must focus on process, progress, transparency, and—especially—people.

A Five-Step Agenda for Smarter Government Spending

Many public sector agencies face financial strain after the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the best practices for reducing expenses while raising efficiency and effectiveness.

The Changing Role of the Procurement Organization

For procurement organizations, today's uncertainty has made risk mitigation and cost reduction tougher than ever. Learning lessons from the pandemic will be key to survival and sustainable competitive advantage. See below for the critical steps that teams can take to overcome current shocks and withstand futures ones.

Empowering Governments to Buy Smarter in Defense

As economic pressure grows and budgets shrink, procurement officials need to revise their negotiating strategy with contractors so they get more for their countries’ money.

A New Reality for Oil and Gas Procurement and Supply Chains

Faced with an unprecedented crisis, operators should use a dual approach that supports suppliers and embraces strategic partnerships to build industry resilience.

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Stimulus Offers a Rare Chance for Defense Agencies to Buy Better

Defense agencies receiving a surge in COVID-19 stimulus funds must urgently adopt new patterns of procurement.

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What Strategic Procurement Can Do for Utilities

A fully empowered procurement function can deliver material cost savings and broad, organization-wide benefits to a utility.

Five Ways to Speed Up Government Procurement

The acquisitions process is notoriously time-consuming and onerous, but governments can attract stronger bids—and get quicker results—by taking action in five key areas.

Making Your Marketing Dollars Work Harder

With marketing budgets under pressure, marketers can boost efficiency and effectiveness by consolidating agency rosters, improving internal processes, and getting the most value from their agency partners.

Key Challenges in Managing Commodity Risk

A BCG survey revealed the top hedging challenges that senior procurement executives face. This article reviews the survey’s findings and offers guidelines for addressing those challenges.

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