Speaker: Boris Brauner

Boris Brauner, 51, has long been in a manager in procurement and has well-rounded experience in strategic and operative procurement in mid-sized companies as well as national and international corporations. His experience & roles mainly focuses on strategic realignment and restructuring of procurement, global project management, supplier qualification, make or buy analyses & outsourcing, global sourcing, contract management, people qualification & change management.

After many years in the aviation industry, Boris Brauner is currently in charge of technical procurement at HOCHBAHN AG in Hamburg, where he is responsible for supplying the company with vehicles, components and services for local public transport.

In his opinion, establishing procurement as a competent business and sparring partner within the company and the active integration of procurement in the "end-to-end" view of the value and process chain are fundamental success factors for every company.