SLMV Consultancy
Procurement & Contract Advisory

Procurement discipline, brought in when it matters most.

Independent advisory for category strategy, contract negotiation, and supplier management — for companies who need senior procurement expertise without a full-time hire.

Yakub Salamov
YAKUB SALAMOV — PROCUREMENT ADVISORY

Profile

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I'm a procurement category manager who has spent a career inside the function that most companies underinvest in until a contract goes wrong. My work spans IT and software sourcing, professional services and freelance/consulting procurement, energy supply contracts, and industrial spend — MRO, capex, opex, project procurement.

I've led end-to-end category strategy at an international industrial group, negotiated complex supplier agreements with regulatory and compliance requirements built in, and run the reporting and market analysis that turns spend data into leverage. This practice exists for organisations that need that same rigour on a project basis — a category review, a difficult negotiation, a process gap that needs closing.

Based in
Landen, Belgium
Working languages
FR · EN · RU · NL
Core platform
Ivalua, SAP
Engagement
Project & retainer
Availability
By arrangement

Where I help

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Engagements are scoped to a category, a negotiation, or a defined project — not an open-ended retainer with no shape.

Service What it covers
Category strategy Spend and market analysis, sourcing strategy, and category plans built to reduce cost and supplier risk without disrupting operations.
Contract negotiation Leading or supporting negotiations on complex supplier agreements — pricing structures, SLAs, compliance and regulatory clauses, exit terms.
Supplier management Steering committee structures, performance frameworks, and ongoing supplier relationship governance.
Procurement process design RFx structuring and analytics, approval workflows, and internal procurement training for teams building the function up.
Interim & project cover Short-term category or operations coverage — onboarding new suppliers, clearing a contract backlog, or bridging a hire.

Experience

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2020 — Present
Category Manager
Vinçotte International, Kiwa Group — Vilvoorde, BE
End-to-end procurement across services, technology and materials categories. Negotiated complex supplier contracts with compliance and regulatory requirements built in; ran spend analysis and category strategy against business objectives; managed supplier steering committees and performance assessments.
2017 — 2020
Procurement Operations Officer
Vinçotte International, Kiwa Group — Vilvoorde, BE
Managed contract follow-ups and renewals across supplier agreements, oversaw purchase order approvals, resolved blocked invoices, and delivered procurement process training organisation-wide.
2014 — 2017
Logistics & Customer Service Coordinator
Aisin Europe (AW Europe) — Braine-l'Alleud, BE
Supported procurement and sales operations, managed client relationships, and led inventory optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Languages & tools

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LANGUAGES

RussianNative
FrenchFull Professional
EnglishFull Professional
DutchIntermediate

TOOLS & TRAINING

Ivalua SAP RFx / TCO Category Mgmt Contract Law (HarvardX) Strategic Procurement (Abcal) Negotiation Strategy Prokura Academy

Let's talk about your category.

Whether it's a single negotiation, a category review, or ongoing supplier governance — happy to scope a short call to see if there's a fit.

Yakub Salamov
Founder, SLMV Consultancy
Location
Landen, Belgium