Daniel Weise

Daniel Weise is the global leader of Boston Consulting Group’s procurement business line and a core member of its Operations practice. He is also Chief Executive Officer of INVERTO, a BCG subsidiary specializing in procurement and supply chain management consulting.

Since joining the firm in 2003, Daniel has advised in more than a hundred projects to leaders, mostly in the industrial goods, energy, and consumer goods industries, and in the public sector. His work is concentrated on getting maximum value from suppliers, often in the context of post-merger integration, restructuring, and transformation.

Daniel is an established thought leader in procurement and supply chain and has co-authored several publications and books, including Jumpstart to Digital Procurement (Springer, 2020) and Profit from the Source (Harvard Business Review Press, June 2022), and reports with the World Economic Forum on sustainability in supply chains.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

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

Publications and Videos

Boosting ESG Performance in Today’s Energy Supply Chains

Data-driven transparency provides the basis for setting performance targets, designing and implementing collaborative vendor development programs, and activating the broader business ecosystem.

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.

Daniel Weise on Digital Procurement in Action

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

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.

Taming Tail Spend

Digital can help procurement teams gain a much deeper understanding of their purchases—and cut costs significantly.

Getting Quality Right with Digital Procurement

Deploying technology solutions along with conventional best practices can greatly mitigate the risk of future failures.

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.

Meeting the Need for Procurement Speed

Conventional approaches alone can’t do it. New digital solutions must also play a role.

Grande expertise, solide expérience