What I Offer.

Procurement Interim

I lead and empower your procurement teams through change and towards top performance.

Procurement Strategy

I future-proof your procurement function with the right goals, organization, digitalization and implementation roadmap.

Transformation

I implement operating models, with organizational structures and optimized decision processes for best performance.

Sourcing Excellence

I coach your lead-buyers in establishing effective and actionable sourcing strategies.

Spend Analytics

I implement practical analytics tools and identify sizable opportunities.

China De-Risking

I share my expertise from 7 years of hands-on sourcing in China.

About Me.

Senior leader with 20+ years of international and cross-functional experience in consumer goods, food, and professional services (ex-Bain).

Proven success stories in procurement, supply chain, turnarounds, and consulting. see track record

Empowering team leader, stakeholder champion, analytical decision maker, energetically and pragmatically results-driven, effective in communication. Aims for highest integrity and standards. Strong Computer Science skills. Speaks English, German, French, Spanish, Mandarin.

Swiss, 1977, father.

Marc Roth - Procurement Rainmaker

Track Record.

  • 11/2020 - Present 11/2020 - Present
    Procurement Rainmaker
    Marc Roth Consulting     Offers procurement leadership, transformation, strategic sourcing excellence, procurement digitalization. Expert in consumer goods and China.
  • 01/2021 - 05/2022 11/2020 - Present
    Interim Head of Procurement
    Migros Industrie     Procurement transformation
    on 800M CHF spend, identified
    90M CHF savings opportunities - 22M realized, digitalization with Sievo spend analytics, sourcing toolkit, Ariba buying.
  • 2019 - 2020 2019 - 2020
    Family Sabbatical Adventures and volunteering projects
    in Tanzania, Oman, Colombia.
  • 2014 - 2019 2014 - 2019
    VP Procurement (CPO)
    Hero Group     Led global procurement organization with 70 professionals and 750M CHF budget on direct and indirect spend.
    100M CHF savings, innovation and sustainability from procurement strategy, structure, and teams leadership with focus on strategic sourcing excellence.
  • 2010 - 2013 2010 - 2013
    Director Group Supply Chain
    Hero Group     Formed supply chain organization for Chinese infant formula plant (100M+ EUR investment).
    Slashed 6M CHF off 160M spend by leading global packaging category.
  • 2005 - 2010 2005 - 2010
    China Entrepreneur
    Aibix Ltd     Offered comprehensive purchasing and supply chain services to Western clients in China, including supplier sourcing, contracting, supplier development, quality control, logistics, and consulting. Operatively managed business of more than 12M USD pa in durable consumer goods, packaging, and light industrial products.
    Client cost-saving of up to 45%
  • 2007
    Interim Director
    Phonak China     Turned around the Phonak's retail chain in China, leveraged EBIT by 40%.
  • 2004 - 2006
    Chief Information Officer (CIO)
    2-ply Fashion Suzhou     Implemented ERP/MIS solution.
    Slashed inventories by 35%,
    cut lead-times by 25%.
  • 2000 - 2004
    Strategy Consultant
    Bain & Company     100M+ USD cost savings from spend analysis on turnaround project in power and automation industry. Growth strategy for major FMCG player. Business development projects in surface technology, semi-conductors and specialty chemicals.
  • 1998 - 2003
    Master Studies
    University St. Gallen / CEIBS / CEMS / MCIPS     lic. oec. hsg / MSc International Management
    MBA at CEIBS Shanghai, CN
    CEMS Master, UCL Louvain, BE
    MCIPS, Chartered Institute for Purchasing
  • 1997 - 1998
    Internship
    Vauxhall UK     Slashed 9M GBP warranty cost by implementing retailer performance monitoring system.

KPIs.

100M+

Savings driven

800M

Spend covered

80

People led

100+

Projects managed

60

Countries visited

20+

Years of experience

I am available for projects, let's talk!