Warehouse Automation Expert
Christoph Buchmann
Consultant | Industry Expert | Public Speaker
Automation Strategy | Feasibility | Concept Design | Technology Selection | Business Case
Executive Profile
20 years of international experience
Seasoned warehouse automation expert, entrepreneur and subject-matter expert with 20 years of international experience. I help companies determine when, where and how to automate — translating operational challenges into practical strategies, viable concepts and sound investment decisions.
- US$500M+ in automation solutions designed and sold
- 50+ automation projects sold across industries
- Many feasibility and concept studies completed
Application engineering for end-to-end warehouse automation solution design. Data analysis, material flow, process design, layout design, simulation.
Career track record
Numbers reflecting two decades of hands-on commercial and technical work in warehouse automation.
Warehouse automation experience
Automation Sales
Project Deployments
Media & Speaking
Selected appearances
A curated selection of podcasts, keynotes and publications on warehouse automation strategy.
PODCAST
Warehouse Automation Trends from MODEX
PANEL
The Buyer's Journey for Warehouse Automation
Interview
Grow Up Conference
Featured speaker sharing expertise in supply chain automation for the cannabis industry, with a focus on data-driven solution design, operational planning and automated order fulfilment.
Conference
When, How and Why to Automate
Signature speaking topics
Session formats range from 20-minute keynotes to half-day workshops. Every topic is drawn from active advisory work — not theory.
Building the business case for warehouse automation
How to build a compelling investment case that gets board approval — covering ROI frameworks, risk quantification and the financial metrics that matter for automation projects.
- Building the business case
- Why projects fail early
- Technology before vendor
- Digital automation sales
- Europe vs. North America
Mission
Helping companies determine when, where and how to automate
Translating operational challenges into practical strategies, viable concepts and sound investment decisions. Independent, vendor-neutral advice built on two decades of real-world automation experience.
Start the conversation
Whether you need a keynote speaker, an automation strategist, or an independent perspective on a complex project — get in touch. Based in Lyon, France and internationally available. English & German.
- SSI SCHAEFER
- DEMATIC
- MOVU ROBOTICS
- SAVE-ON-FOODS
- WALMART
- SONEPAR
- FAMILIPRIX
- JD IRVING
- TYSON FOODS
- DSV
- LOBLAW
- PEPSICO