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Hi Guys,

I am new here, and to be polite, I would like to introduce myself.

My name is Marc (Stettler). I am from Switzerland (as you may have already noticed by wonderding about my errors... But I hope to improve that).

I have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Business Engineering. Before that, I did an apprenticeship as Electronics Technician. I speak german, french and some english. I will start an Executive MBA degree in International Management / Innovation this spring, as this seems to be missing to have a well rounded education.

I did work in procurement for about 10 years now, in several industries, companies and positions.

For the last 5 years I worked in one of the biggest companies for Photovoltaic-Production equipment. I held several positions, and worked myself up the ladder in procurement. I was planned to be the successor of the Head of Procurement, which left the company (Team of approx 3 qualified and 2 highly qulified people).

But due to the bad market in the PV-Industry, my company got merged with a sister company and had to move 50miles to the sister company's headquarters. Here, I got offered a position as a group leader (2-5 highly qualified people in Procurement), reporting to the "Chief Procurement Officer".

I declined (bad industry outlook, 3-4 hours of commuting per day, unwilling to move due to the fact that I don't know if my group still exists in 6 or 12 months, after 5 years ready for something new).

So, tomorrow, I will start a new job in Strategic Procurement in a new industry... 

When I am not at work I like to do sports. I did finish several Ironman, Half Ironman, Olympic and Sprint Triathlons plus a few Marathons. After a break of 2 years, I am now getting back into some easy and regular training...

I did listen to Manager Tools/Career Tools for many years now, but did not yet get active on the website. I really like the content that you guys provide. It all makes sense and what I really like is that fact that it is so easy applicable.

 

So, until my next Forum Post...

Best regards

Marc

 

Solitaire's picture

Welcome aboard Marc, you've found a great place to be!

Good luck in your new role too.

Kind regards,
Jane

stettlerm's picture

 Hi Jane

Thanks very much!

 

Regards

Marc

hashbrown's picture

 Hi Marc, thanks for letting us know a bit about yourself. Looking forward to seeing you around the forum, or at a future meetup 

Sarah

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