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Florian Burgdorf is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Operations and Industrial Goods practice areas, with a focus on procurement, R&D, product costs, and warranty optimizations worldwide. He has substantial experience in transformations, both digital and conventional. Within Operations, Florian is a member of the Procurement leadership team. 

Among his many procurement and R&D engagements, Florian recently transformed the central procurement function for a laser technology and machine tools company, developed a global procurement operating model for a leading chemical company, and optimized direct spend for a global automotive tier-1 supplier by supplier negotiations. 

Before joining the firm, Florian worked in R&D and product lines for BMW.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • PhD, electrical engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieur, industrial engineering and management, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • German Society Physics award, 2002, DPG
  • Innovation Association award for electrical engineering electronics and information technology, 2001, VDE

Publications and Videos

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E2E Margin Management in Volatile Times

To protect supply chains, businesses must develop effective risk management capabilities, including a toolkit to understand and address the interplay between costs and prices.

Impact in 60: The $10 Billion Value of a Long-Term Connection

BCG’s enduring relationship with a premium auto OEM has helped deliver significant benefits and deepened resilience—most recently through an AI-powered supply chain transformation.

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Procurement Goes Bionic: Unleash the Power of Human and Machine Collaboration

In today’s world, companies face constant crises. Leaders who put procurement at the core can help their companies to not only respond to challenges but achieve phenomenal sources of competitive advantage—by radically embedding artificial intelligence, making procurement bionic.
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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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Collaboration: Leveraging Business Partners in the Inside and Outside

Added value of collaboration with business partners has long been proved by various cases across industries. The article provides a guide on how to manage these collaborations on both the structural and the relational layer, including the potential of applying digital in tackling prospective barriers of collaboration.
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Look under the Hood - Taking Warranty Management to the Next Level

The article illustrates, how automotive OEMs and suppliers should handle customer observations and complaints, especially regarding the warranty cost incurred and improvements in quality—balancing resources and relationships along the supply chain.
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Digital Analytics in Procurement: How Decisions Will Be Made in the Future

At the foundation of every successful future procurement strategy lies the smart application of digital analytics, deeply embedded within the existing system landscape. Chief procurement officers must follow four simple steps to unleash the full value potential of digital.