Ridouane Amallah

Transformed the Global Data Digital Technology sourcing and delivered $400M savings:

• Built & Led High-Performing Team: Established a Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management Office from the ground up, including a supplier relationship framework, leading a team of 40 overseeing $1.7B in annual spend.
• Delivered $400M in Cost Reductions: Championed a strategic sourcing approach that achieved $400M in planned cost reductions through vendor consolidation, technology modernization, and strategic insourcing.
• Mitigated Risk & Improved Outcomes: Shifted the contract mix from 90% Time & Materials to 65% outcome-based, significantly reducing financial risk and aligning vendor success with business objectives.
• Cultivated a Culture of Excellence: Fostered an environment of continuous improvement, driving a 5% customer satisfaction increase, 30% ticket reduction, 20% on-time ticket resolution, and up to a 50% reduction in cycle time.
• Empowered Data-Driven Decisions: Designed and implemented analytics methodologies for a comprehensive 360-degree view of suppliers. This enhanced strategic decision-making and supplier engagement.
• Software Asset Management (SAM) Optimization: Supervised the SAM team, driving a threefold increase in operational footprint while achieving $20 million in savings within 12 months.

• Led the Global IT and Innovation category strategy team, managing a €300M spend and cultivating partnerships with industry leaders including AWS, Microsoft, Veeva, IQVIA and various startups and academic institutions:
• Formulated and executed a global category strategy that achieved 9 % savings annually, implemented risk mitigation plans for data privacy and GDPR compliance
• Championed the sourcing of cutting-edge technologies to foster innovative business models and made substantial contributions to IT transformation, including strategic insourcing
• Built new approaches to stimulate external innovation earning C-level acclaim for exceptional performance
• Led the Biopharma 4.0 sourcing strategy to enable the development and delivery of a digital platform.

• Oversaw €280M of spend across R&D, sales, marketing, realizing an average of 10% cost savings annually
• Served as a Business Partner of the North American IT leadership team, contributing to strategic planning and regional decision-making
• Aligned sourcing strategy with industry best practices, including the adoption of SaaS, leveraging cloud services, and optimizing outsourcing and offshoring levers
• Delivered synergy savings post-Millipore acquisition: 50% consolidation in supplier base and implemented service outsourcing strategies that resulted in a 35% reduction in costs.

• Responsible for the procurement strategy of Bioprocess equipment, instrumentation, and software:
• Tripled innovation output through strategic vendor collaboration and procurement process optimization, directly contributing to a 25% increase in profitability
• Managed the procurement and supply chain activities to ensure successful launch of key products.

• Created and pioneered a new project procurement function to align sourcing strategy of electromechanical, optics, electronic components (FPGA, ASIC, CPLD, etc), instrumentation, and software, finished products sourced from third-party OEMs aligned with business requirements, to drive savings, value streams, industrialization, and innovation opportunities:
• Doubled R&D capacity, halving the time-to-market, first pass rate and quality products
• Boosted product margins by 35% through strategic sourcing, while ensuring on time product launch.

Defined and implemented commodity strategy for functional plastic parts across 20 plants and 13 key global suppliers, managing a $63M portfolio. This strategy realized a consistent 6% average productivity gain over three years, laying the foundation for a new $146M business line.
Supervised a diverse team of 23 project and site sourcing managers across Europe driving efficiencies and innovation in sourcing operations.

Orchestrated and executed a commodity strategy for automotive components (door panels, headliners, consoles, and trims) improving profitability by 20%.
Improved quality output, 80% increase in first-time pass rates, while concurrently reducing the time-to-market for new product introductions.

Defined and executed a procurement strategy for new and customized equipment to comply with new environmental regulations, ensuring both product innovation and regulatory adherence.