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A passionate practitioner with long years of experience, and a procurement industry expert. He has more than 15 years of experience in managing international procurement and consultancy projects (for example, in the financial and medical sectors). He is a specialist in implementing comprehensive procurement systems and IT tools (Ivalua, NextBuy), and has managed optimization projects on European and global scales. He willingly shares his knowledge and experience at conferences, meetings, training courses, and lectures for students (at the ALK in Warsaw and WSB in Wrocław). He is the author of numerous publications regarding supply chain management.

He has vast experience managing procurement projects in various industries, including in automotive, machinery, medical, and sales. Since 2010 he has been with OptiBuy, where he currently works as a partner and is responsible for the Consultancy Division. Previously, he worked in the purchasing centers of one of the leading German car manufacturers for several years.

Bartek has over 15 years of international experience in manufacturing and consulting service industries across various business functions including quality, supplier development and procurement.
He is in charge of the Global Sourcing department at OptiBuy, he has successfully led more than 100 sourcing projects that involved extensive market research, qualification and implementation of suppliers from the CEE market.

Marlena has over 15 years of professional experience in the supply chain, purchasing, and logistics optimization. She participated in international consulting and outsourcing projects. She has expert knowledge in the field of project management, creating and implementing new purchasing strategies; often connected to conducting onsite audits and supplier negotiations.

For over 7 years associated with the event and marketing industry. She gained experience during the organization of mass events (festivals, art shows, concerts). In 2014, she joined the OptiBuy team and has been responsible for company marketing for over 5 years. With successes, she is responsible for the organization of procurement conferences from the PROCON family, including the largest procurement event in Poland - the PROCON/POLZAK conference. She has been responsible for the development of a training programme - PROCON Professionals - for over a year.
Privately, MasterChef in own kitchen and a great fan of Dawid Podsiadło.

He can boast of more than eight years of professional experience implementing IT systems for streamlining the strategic and operational procurement processes (systems such as Ivalua Buyer, NextBuy, easyRFX). At present, he is coordinating teams responsible for implementing the Ivalua Buyer system in the European and Asian markets. He also is experienced in the field of procurement cost reduction projects within the categories of general and direct procurement.