BCG's Daniel Weise discusses the three primary ways in which procurement organizations are pursuing—and benefiting from—innovations in digitization.

Daniel Weise joined Boston Consulting Group in November 2003. He is the global leader of BCG’s procurement topic and part of BCG’s global Operations leadership team.

Daniel has worked extensively across industries on all procurement topics including value delivery assignments and optimizing the function by finding the best suited operating model. In his work, digitization is integral and one of the key enablers. Daniel has employed his areas of expertise in contexts including company transformations, TURN programs, PMIs, and carve-outs. Apart from leading consulting projects, Daniel also has practical experience as a chief procurement officer.

In his home office of Dusseldorf, Daniel is an integral part of the Group’s Operations Center, one of BCGs global centers that serve as a hub for innovation to pathways for fully integrated solutions to optimize operations end-to-end.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MSc, London Business School
  • MBA, WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management

Publications and Videos

Real-World Supply Chain Resilience

Real-World Supply Chain Resilience

Efficiency in supply chain operations shouldn’t come at the expense of flexibility. Here’s how leading companies achieve both.
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Technology Conventions: Unlocking Potential for Suppliers with Limited Competition

The article illustrates, how purchasing functions can cross-functionally unlock potential for suppliers with limited competition – leveraging three new Procurement tools: Technology Conventions, Virtual Technology Conventions, and Technology Fairs.
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Supply Chains as a Game-Changer in the Fight Against Climate Change

Even companies with modest direct-emissions footprints can make a global impact on decarbonization by implementing nine initiatives in their supply chains.
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Supercharge Savings by Getting Closer to Suppliers

To optimize their cost-cutting efforts, smart companies are turning to their suppliers.
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What Great Category Strategies Can Do for Procurement

Category strategy can improve cost savings, decrease supplier risks, enhance innovation and flexibility, and heighten the influence of the procurement office throughout the company. Here’s how.
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Taming Tail Spend

Digital can help procurement teams gain a much deeper understanding of their purchases—and cut costs significantly.
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Getting Quality Right with Digital Procurement

Deploying technology solutions along with conventional best practices can greatly mitigate the risk of future failures.
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Empowering Their People: How Companies Should Manage Procurement Professionals in Digital Times

Making the best use of new technologies in procurement is not only a question of selecting the right tools. It's about how people drive digital transformation efforts and make change happen.
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Seeing What’s to Come: Digital Risk Management in Procurement

As the challenges in managing supplier risks continue to grow, digital tools in risk management can elevate the data foundation and decision process beyond traditional risk management.
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Meeting the Need for Procurement Speed

Conventional approaches alone can’t do it. New digital solutions must also play a role.
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Jump-Starting the Digital Procurement Journey

Contrary to popular belief, the most successful digitization efforts do not begin with technology decisions. Focus instead on business and procurement objectives.
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Delivering on Digital Procurement’s Promise

Data and advanced analytics, automation, and blockchain technologies can provide considerable value—if you know how to leverage them.
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