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Marcial Portillo

Judge · DISC type Dc
Global Supply Chain Operational Excellence Framework and Lean CI Manager at Spirax Sarco
📍 Gloucester, England, United Kingdom, United States

Marcial Portillo is a global leader in continuous improvement at Spirax Sarco, specializing in Lean Six Sigma and operational excellence across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. A certified Shingo Examiner with a BSME from Valparaiso University, colleagues describe him as a professional, collaborative, and creative problem-solver dedicated to enhancing operational efficiency and fostering lean thinking.

He recently appeared as a guest on the "KPI Fireside" podcast, discussing how to build systems and behaviors for sustainable improvement.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Global Supply Chain Operational Excellence Framework and Lean CI Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Gloucester, England, United Kingdom, United States
Personality Overview

How Marcial shows up

Features Driven
Objective Thinker
Generally Skeptic

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Marcial cares about

Lean Culture
Emphasizes that without a strong cultural foundation and behavioral reinforcement, Lean tools and operational excellence initiatives will ultimately fail to deliver sustained impact.
Behavioral OPEX
Focuses on the human side of operational excellence, believing the toughest challenges are not in the tools but in addressing and changing underlying leadership and team behaviors.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Global Supply Chain Operational Excellence Framework and Lean CI Manager
Spirax Sarco
1-2021 - 4-2025
Regional Lean & CI Manager
Spirax Sarco
7-2019 - 1-2021
Continuous Improvement Manager
Spirax Sarco
6-2017 - 6-2019
Operations Manager
MULTI SEAL Corporation
9-2016 - 6-2017
Service Excellence Manager
EthosEnergy
In the press

Media appearances

Spirax Sarco: Decentralisation, Supply Chain & Operations. Featured in InPractise
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Education
1982 - 1986
BSME
Valparaiso University
4-2006 - 6-2007
Advance Management Program
IESA
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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