imec

Company Name

imec

Website

imec-int.com

Industry

Semiconductor R&D

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People reshaping imec

Wouter Machiels

CPO

"Everything is AI and nothing is AI — it's very difficult to differentiate. When I look at the procurement market, there are not a lot of companies that have a true AI proposition. I found that within Omnea, and I couldn't find it in any other provider."

Before / After

Before Omnea

Supplier relationship management handled without a purpose-built platform
Difficulty finding a procurement tool with genuine AI architecture (vs. RPA dressed as AI)
No scalable way to manage the long-horizon supplier relationships critical to R&D
Evaluated multiple providers — none had AI embedded at the architecture level

After Omnea

SRM and supplier network management built on a genuinely AI-native platform
Flexible, evolving tool that matches imec's non-standard, research-driven procurement model
Demand-side managed more effectively with a partner aligned on long-term vision
Procurement positioned to build valuable supplier networks in support of 5–12 year R&D cycles

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