Disruptive Procurement, 1st ed. 2020 Winning in a Digital World

Disruptive Procurement is a radical new approach to creating value and innovation by challenging the status quo in the entire product and service line. It requires going far beyond conventional desktop procurement to understand the value the company brings to its customers as well as the value that suppliers bring to the company.

By combining knowledge of these two dimensions, companies become far more flexible and they move closer to disrupting the environment in ways that create value.  To move toward Disruptive Procurement, companies need a holistic view and a complete new set of capabilities for staff in marketing, sales, R&D, manufacturing, innovation, and, of course, procurement.

Michael F. Strohmer leads Kearney’s European Operations & Performance Transformation practice,  and is one of the founders of PERLab in Europe. Based in Vienna, Austria, he joined the firm in 2001. Michael has led projects with a broad range of international clients, mainly in post-merger integration and carve outs. His work encompasses the utilities, automotive, consumer goods and process industries in various European countries, as well as Russia and the United States. He is an expert in operations & procurement transformation, post-merger management, raw materials and large scale CAPEX projects. Michael has published several books and is also co-author of the books “The Purchasing Chessboard,” “Supplier Relationship Management” and “The CPO – Transforming Procurement in the real world.” Michael likes to discuss with CxOs the future of the economy and especially the future of operations. He earned a doctorate degree in business administration and in law. Michael lives in Austria’s picturesque lake region near Salzburg.

Stephen Easton has two decades of experience in consulting working with procurement organizations to help them grow their capabilities and create more value for their businesses. Stephen’s work is cross-industry and encompasses sectors as diverse as banking and aerospace. Stephen started his career as a Chartered Management Accountant and holds an MBA from Cornell University. His first degree was in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford.

Martin Eisenhut is a partner and managing director of Kearney's Central Europe unit. Based in Munich, he is also global leader of the firm's Industrial Goods & Services Practice, and leader of the Aerospace & Defense Practice for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Martin has extensive experience as a manufacturing strategy consultant and has supported an array of projects in engineered products, automation, aerospace and defense, automo