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Our Services :
Consulting
Streamline operations, reduce costs, and optimize vendor relationships with our procurement consulting services.
Corporate Education
Empower your team with tailored mentorship and training programs in procurement, negotiations, and leadership.
Team Retreats
Reconnect and excel with our uniquely crafted corporate retreats and wellness programs.
Featured Book
This book is a practical guide for startups seeking to navigate the labyrinth of corporate procurement. It demystifies the process, offering strategies, tools, and real-world examples to help startups thrive.
For corporations, this book provides insights into how startups operate, what motivates them, and how to effectively engage with them. Together, we’ll unlock the immense potential of startup-corporate partnerships.
This book is a practical guide for startups seeking to navigate the labyrinth of corporate procurement. It demystifies the process, offering strategies, tools, and real-world examples to help startups thrive.
For corporations, this book provides insights into how startups operate, what motivates them, and how to effectively engage with them. Together, we’ll unlock the immense potential of startup-corporate partnerships.
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Sandugash Sembinova
Strategic Procurement & Vendor Governance | 26+ years across Oil & Gas, Finance, Tech
Brussels-based | Available across EU (Hybrid/Remote)
What I bring — now, on a 2–3 days/week basis
For companies in transition, scaling, or complexity, I offer executive-level consulting in:
Strategic Procurement Leadership
Contract & Vendor Strategy Design
Supplier Rationalisation & Governance
Critical Negotiations & Commercial Turnarounds
Interim Procurement Leadership (3–6 months)
Typical Impact:
Glencore / Viterra – Swiss vendor carve-outs, portfolio cleanup
ENI / KPO / Kazminerals – Oil & gas contract frameworks
Shell / Intertrust / Essentium – Procurement governance redesign
How I Work:
Fractional setup: 2–3 days/week
Remote or hybrid (EU-wide)
High-trust, low-friction collaborations
Strategic depth + clarity under pressure
Why Teams Choose Me:
I deliver fast, focused results — no hand-holding needed
I bring structure into ambiguity, and calm into transformation
I’ve trained 100+ professionals and renegotiated €100M+ in contracts
Let’s Talk If You Need:
a strategic procurement mind to untangle vendor complexity
a fractional leader to guide a transformation
or a calm, trusted force in the middle of commercial pressure
www.steppebystep.com | Brussels-based | Fluent in complexity
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