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Reda Ameioud

Digital Procurement & Supply Chain Automation Specialist

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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

Jan. 2026 — Present

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.
Feb. 2025 — Dec. 2025

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.
Jun. 2024 — Dec. 2024

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.
Jan. 2023 — Jun. 2024

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.
Dec. 2021 — Jan. 2023

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.
Aug. 2018 — Aug. 2020

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

Apr. 2022 — Jul. 2022

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).

Nov. 2021 — Jan. 2022

Software Internship — Facility Locations

Siemens

Network optimization, XCargo modules, As-Is analysis, transport and warehouse cost modeling, and location planning case study.

Education

Oct. 2024

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.

Sep. 2020

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.