Detlef Schwarting
		Dusseldorf

Detlef Schwarting is a Dusseldorf-based partner with Booz & Company who works with clients in the healthcare sector, engineered products industry, and the public sector. His area of focus is operations.

Mr. Schwarting’s key areas of expertise are:

• Sourcing and supply base restructuring
• Supply chain management
• Procurement operating model design
• Cost reduction initiatives
• Technical cost reduction

Recent examples of Mr. Schwarting’s client work include:

• Comprehensive redesign of the supply chain management and sourcing operating model for a global telecommunications network provider
• Development and implementation of an IT sourcing strategy for a Pan-European telecommunication provider
• Procurement PMI for a European mobile operator
• Realization of significant savings in sourcing of direct and indirect material and services of a European telecommunication equipment manufacturer
• Identification and realization of significant procurement savings at ten major university hospitals in Germany
• Strategy based transformation program for the production and supply chain management of a global pharmaceutical company from the development of the initial operations strategy to its full implementation
• Design and implementation of a cross-functional technical cost reduction concept at one of the leading automotive vehicle manufacturers in Europe
• Realization of significant savings at a mid-sized automotive supplier through strategic sourcing
• Re-engineering (BPR) of the services organization of a leading European network provider
• Development and implementation of an e-Commerce strategy for a telecommunications equipment manufacturer with a focus on customer relationship management, e-selling, and building of a state-of-the-art communications platform
• Development and implementation of the worldwide sourcing strategy for non-product related goods (NPR) for a major global electronics company
• Large-scale strategic sourcing program at a highly decentralized media company

Mr. Schwarting has received Booz & Company Professional Excellence Award twice, in recognition of outstanding and innovative client service on an assignment for Vodafone and the Austrian Postal Service.

A recognized thought leader, Mr. Schwarting has contributed to Booz & Company studies on sourcing, e-sourcing, and long-term trends in procurement and hospital operations.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Schwarting worked for Daimler-Benz AG in Stuttgart, Germany.

Mr. Schwarting holds a degree in Electrical Engineering with the highest distinction from the Technical University Braunschweig. During his studies he earned a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. 

In addition to his native German, Mr. Schwarting is fluent in English and possesses some knowledge of French and Spanish.

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