Reda Ameioud
Digital Procurement & Supply Chain Automation Specialist
Profile
Procurement and Supply Chain professional who builds the automation rather than just using it. Currently managing €6M+ annual procurement spend at NVision while concurrently designing and deploying a company-wide Operations Hub — a production application in daily use across departments. Combines deep procurement domain expertise (strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, category management, ERP rollout) with hands-on technical delivery in React, Python, and Firebase. Fluent in the language of both boardrooms and codebases. Proven ability to reduce manual operational overhead by hundreds of hours annually through AI-assisted systems design.
Professional Experience
Procurement & Business Intelligence Manager
NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH Frankfurt, Germany
- Sole owner of the entire Procurement function — managing €6M+ annual spend across all departments and leading end-to-end sourcing and price negotiations for CAPEX and technical equipment exceeding €500K per unit.
- Designed and deployed the Operations Hub — a company-wide internal application (React/Firebase) used daily across procurement, manufacturing, and logistics — built solo using AI-assisted development, eliminating hundreds of hours of annual manual work.
- Leading full ERP system setup and rollout across the organization, including workflow standardization and data architecture design for procurement categories and cost centers.
- Shifted procurement from reactive buying to strategic category management, creating transparent approval workflows and supplier performance tracking based on live invoice and delivery data.
- Built executive-facing dashboards (Procurement Data, Operations Consumption Metrics) enabling leadership to make data-driven decisions at pace.
- Automated creation of Purchase Orders, Packing Lists, and Proforma Invoices — removing repetitive administrative overhead at scale.
Procurement & Sourcing Specialist
NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH Frankfurt, Germany
- Built the procurement department's processes from scratch — purchasing rules, approval workflows, and supplier governance using Wrike.
- Renegotiated terms with critical suppliers, achieving significant cost avoidance through volume bundling and long-term framework agreements; secured critical Chemicals & Reagents during global shortages.
- Developed the first iteration of the Operations Hub: Location Tracker, PO Automator, Purchase Order Dashboard, Manufacturing Orders manager, and OCR-Processing tools.
- Led complete overhaul of procurement data strategy ahead of ERP implementation — vendor database, PO archive, category taxonomy, and a supplier performance scoring system.
Strategic Sourcing Intern — Marketing & Sales
Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany
- Delivered €100K+ in cost reductions across multiple contract negotiations through structured supplier evaluation and negotiation.
- Built 2 Power BI dashboards consolidating all current and historical Marketing & Sales procurement data, enabling real-time spend visibility for the team.
- Developed a Power App and a Python-based local application for automated RfP evaluation — integrating data entry, scoring, and visualization through SharePoint and Power BI.
Working Student — Substance Volume Tracking
Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany
- Engineered 25+ KNIME workflows automating complex data processing tasks across SAP, IUCLID, and REACH datasets — replacing hours of manual analysis with drag-and-drop pipelines.
- Reduced data retrieval times by over 50% by implementing 2 centralized SharePoint databases with automated labelling, migrating 100,000+ historical files.
- Developed a proof-of-concept in Palantir Foundry consolidating data from 3 separate SAP MM systems into a unified architecture — demonstrating a viable alternative to legacy SAP workflows.
Working Student — Logistics & Warehousing
AsphaltGold GmbH Darmstadt, Germany
- Redesigned inventory placement strategy for high-velocity SKUs, increasing warehouse space utilization by 10% and improving order picking times.
- Implemented inventory control best practices, reducing stock level errors and improving overall accuracy across the warehouse.
Junior Operations Manager
Decathlon Morocco
- Reduced in-store order delivery and processing times by 15%, improving product availability by 8% through optimized coordination with suppliers and logistics partners.
- Cut online order processing time by 12%, increasing on-time deliveries by 12% and improving customer satisfaction by 10%+.
- Trained 30+ colleagues on logistics best practices, contributing to a 12% improvement in operational efficiency.
Case Studies & Internships
SAP Case Study — Supply Chain Management
EY
Master data management in ERP/SCM systems, Supply Network Planning (SNP), and Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS).
Software Internship — Facility Locations
Siemens
Network optimization, XCargo modules, As-Is analysis, transport and warehouse cost modeling, and location planning case study.
Education
M.Sc. Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Technische Universität Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt) Germany
Thesis: Systematic Review on European Electricity Mix — Analysis of Electricity Markets and Energy Security.
Master in Financial & Accounting Management
Ibn-Zohr University (UIZ/ENCG) Morocco
Technical Skills & Tools
Development & Automation
- Python
- JavaScript / React
- Firebase (GCP)
- Power Automate
- Power Apps
- REST APIs
AI & Data Tools
- Claude (Anthropic)
- GPT / Codex (OpenAI)
- Gemini (Google)
- KNIME Analytics
- Google Looker Studio
- Power BI
- Palantir Foundry
ERP & Procurement Systems
- SAP MM
- Microsoft Dynamics Business Central
- Odoo
- SharePoint
- JIRA & Confluence
- Wrike
Operating Systems
- Windows 10/11
- Linux (CachyOS / Arch-based)
Languages
- Berber — Native
- Arabic — Native
- French — Native
- English — Fluent
- German — B1 in progress (A2 certified)
Leadership & Extracurricular
- RIU Club: 1× President, 2× Vice President, 1× Honorary Council Member — led event management raising €20,000+ for charity across Haunted House, Sakura Day, and Geexpo events.
- Founding member of Student Association and Treasurer of Entrepreneurship Club — organized 3× ENCG Enterprises Forum and 1× Entrepreneurship Club Open Days.
Selected Writing
A selection of recent articles by Reda Ameioud. The full archive lives at /archive.