Marco Spengler
@marcospengler
Experienced procurement professional driving strategic sourcing and supplier optimization.
What I'm looking for
I am a procurement specialist with multi-year experience in strategic and operational purchasing across Europe, Africa and Asia, currently leading indirect procurement for facilities and IT. I have a proven track record in supplier management, contract negotiation, and optimizing supplier portfolios to reduce costs and improve service levels.
My roles have included ownership of end-to-end procurement processes for subsidiaries, onboarding international suppliers, ensuring import documentation, and conducting on-site training for purchasing teams. I am experienced with SAP and e-procurement tools such as JAGGAER and comfortable drafting contracts and handling complaints and goods receipt inspections.
I bring negotiation skill, cost awareness, resilience and a team-oriented mindset, and I am completing a Purchasing Manager (Swiss Federal Diploma) to further strengthen my strategic purchasing capabilities.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Strategic Purchasing
Biotronik AG
May 2024 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Lead indirect purchasing for facility management and IT, developed and implemented strategic procurement concepts, and negotiated supplier contracts to optimize costs and supplier performance.
Purchasing Specialist
Kistler Instrumente AG
Nov 2020 - Oct 2022 (1 year 11 months)
Managed supplier portfolio and procured goods/services to specification, conducted global procurement market analysis, and handled complaints and goods receipt inspections to improve procurement quality.
Purchasing Specialist
SBI International Holdings AG
Nov 2016 - Jun 2020 (3 years 7 months)
Owned end-to-end procurement for African and South American subsidiaries, sourced and onboarded international suppliers, ensured import documentation and optimized deliveries across regions.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
procure.ch – Professional Association for Purchasing and SCM
Purchasing Manager (Swiss Federal Diploma), Purchasing / Supply Chain Management
2025 - 2027
Enrolled in the Purchasing Manager (Swiss Federal Diploma) program from 2025 to 2027.
procure.ch – Professional Association for Purchasing and SCM
Purchasing Specialist (Federal Diploma of Higher Education), Purchasing
2019 - 2020
Completed the Purchasing Specialist with Federal Diploma of Higher Education program in 2019–2020.
Georg Fischer Piping Systems (apprenticeship employer)
Businessman EFZ, Business
2011 - 2014
Completed a Businessman EFZ apprenticeship from 2011 to 2014.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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