Andreu Bafalluy

Director of Procurement, Technology @ Grifols

About

Procurement leader with extensive global experience driving category management, supplier relationship excellence, and multimillion-dollar cost savings across biopharma and supply chain operations. Proven track record of leading diverse teams, negotiating complex contracts, and implementing digital procurement solutions (SAP Ariba, DocuSign CLM, PowerBI). Skilled in risk management, governance, sustainability and aligning procurement strategies with C-level priorities to deliver long-term value.

Country

City

United States

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Optimization, Inventory Optimization, Demand Supply Planning, Vendor Management, SAP Ariba, Supplier Negotiation, Category Management, Indirect Purchasing, KPI Implementation, Business Strategy, Business Management, Lean Management, Analytical Skills, Leadership, Project Design, Process Engineering

Experience

Director of Procurement, Technology

Grifols

2024 - Present · 2 yrs

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Leading the global IT procurement team for Grifols with $100M+ annual budget. Restructured and optimized a team of eight cms. Negotiated contracts with tier 1 vendors (Microsoft, Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, Dell, and Lenovo) Achieved 5% annual cost savings across the IT category. Secured 45% cost reduction on wireless and smartphone contracts.

Sr Manager, Supply Planning

Grifols

2022 - 2024 · 2 yrs

Los Angeles, California, United States

Built and led a Supply Planning team for 300+ medical locations. Implemented MRP processes reducing emergency orders by $500K/year. Designed a decentralized inventory system, reducing field workload. Led RFQ process for a warehouse location handling 10,000 pallets.

Global Procurement Manager, Integrations and Strategic projects

Grifols

2017 - 2022 · 5 yrs

Los Angeles, California, United States

Led strategic procurement projects (Optimization, Cost reductions) Managed procurement integration for 170+ plasma centers post-M&A. Implemented post-COVID contingency strategies for medical supply procurement. Drove cost reductions in cold chain packaging.

Senior Sourcing Analyst

Grifols

2016 - 2017 · 1 yr

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Led the deployment of a brand new global procurement policy, governing $1.5B in spend. Implemented global supply and quality vendors for Tier 1 vendors (Filter, Chemicals, etc). Led gloval RFP for biological systems, proposing a $5M anual savings strategy.

Education

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Engineering/Industrial Management

The Master's degree in Industrial Engineering provides comprehensive knowledge across various fields, including electrical engineering, electronics, process automation, renewable energies, mechanics, transportation, industrial organization, and construction materials. This multidisciplinary program equips graduates to design, implement, manage, and innovate products and processes, enabling success in any sector of economic activity.

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Industrial Engineering

The Bachelor's degree in Industrial Technologies offers a multidisciplinary and integrated perspective of industrial engineering, covering a wide range of fields such as mechanical, electrical, electronic, and process engineering, industrial management, and statistics.

RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

Bachelor Thesis

Developing my Bachelor thesis in the field of nano-composites and obtaining the maximum score.

edX

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

Open online course provided by MITx program. The content of the course was a general introduction to the supply chain and a further understanding of the demand predictions, inventory modelling and transportation.