Bert has over 25 years of experience in the Power, Tobacco, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Industries, as both a contractor and client.  He has held numerous roles of increasing responsibility in maintenance, operations, quality systems and supplier quality, supply chain, and purchasing.  Prior to Boehringer Ingelheim, Bert worked for companies such as BE&K Construction, Instrument Control Service, AlliedSignal Corporation, and Honeywell International.

In 2004, Bert joined Boehringer Ingelheim at its API facility in Petersburg, VA, USA as the buyer for direct materials and services.  In addition to direct materials procurement, he has also led indirect procurement and has served as a global lead buyer for chemical process equipment.  Prior to becoming the Head of Purchasing at BICI, he was the Head of Supply Chain.

Since 2012, Bert has been the Director of Purchasing Intelligence and PMO for Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation.  He leads an international team of analyst and project managers who provide spend analytics, supply market intelligence, and project management for Global Sourcing.  Bert is also the sourcing coordinator for BI’s Rest of World Countries.