Ruyman Gallardo : Global Supply Chain Visionary Elevating Aviation to New Horizons

Ruyman Gallardo Armas commands the global stage as a preeminent executive in procurement, supply chain, and business development across EMEA. Serving as Vice President of Supply Chain Management at SAUDI AIRLINES, he masterfully converts operational complexity into exponential growth, wielding strategic sourcing, digital innovation, and elite leadership to forge unbreakable efficiency and resilience in aviation’s vanguard.

Commanding Supply Chain Excellence at SAUDI AIRLINES

Ruyman orchestrates symphony-level strategies seamlessly integrating procurement, logistics, inventory, and distribution with corporate destiny. Leading elite teams through vast aviation asset networks, he ensures flawless global operations amid turbulence.

Spotlight Achievements & Leadership Brilliance

• Unlocked transformative savings via masterful supplier negotiations, lean mastery, and digital reinvention, compressing lead times and surging service levels.
• Forged resilient ecosystems with premier vendors, embedding risk fortification for unyielding business continuity.
• Catalyzed cross-functional triumphs with operations, finance, and sales, igniting enterprise profitability.
• His visionary command elevates SAUDI AIRLINES as a supply chain paragon, blending human ingenuity with technological supremacy.

Qatar Airways Pinnacle: Procurement Powerhouse & Growth Architect

Ruyman pioneered Technical MRO procurement, contracts, business development, cost control, and claims, securing enduring pacts that armored operational supremacy. He birthed revenue frontiers through third-party aircraft services, positioning Qatar Airways as an MRO titan.

Leadership & Impact Luminary

Governance virtuoso and change architect streamlined operations, amplified compliance, and revolutionized aircraft ecosystems, boosting fleet reliability.

Mentored high-caliber teams to shatter turnaround barriers, navigating restructurings with unwavering poise.

IAG Procurement Luminary: Building Procurement Empires

As Group Head of Procurement Transformation and Global Category Lead at International Airlines Group, Ruyman sculpted a procurement fortress, partnering CPO and Finance for perpetual productivity leaps. Sourcing sorcery across IT, HR, and facilities demolished costs while soaring stakeholder acclaim.

Strategic Mastery Highlights

Digital vanguard through analytics and automation halved cycles, illuminated vendors, and forged innovation cultures for 50-plus global talents.

Boardroom influencer aligning strategies with seismic shifts, ensuring governance transcendence.

Zoetis & Accenture: Category Kings & Innovation Icons

At Zoetis South Europe, Ruyman dominated indirect realms like marketing and IT, unleashing self-service revolutions that sharpened agility and vendor alchemy. His Accenture legacy, from Spend Maestro to P2P Pioneer, revolutionized banking procurement with analytics-driven savings, audit precision, and automation alchemy.

Core Skills Arsenal

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Cost alchemy, supplier orchestration, category dominance

Leadership & Transformation
High-performance team ignition, digital disruption, change mastery

Risk & Governance
Contingency fortification, compliance zenith, stakeholder symphony

Business Development
Revenue alchemy, alliance architecture, operational scale

Academic Bedrock & Forward-Thinking Vision

Ruyman’s intellectual forge includes Master’s in Environmental Business Management and International Relations, Trade & Commerce from INFOREM, plus cutting-edge certifications in AI Project Management and Predictive Analytics.

Future Vision

Ruyman envisions aviation supply chains as intelligent, sustainable powerhouses, AI-fueled, zero-waste symphonies harmonizing global vendors, predictive logistics, and hyper-agile operations. His blueprint focuses on resilient ecosystems outpacing disruption, fueling carbon-neutral skies, and pioneering procurement as profit propulsion.