Nikita GalilejevsPROCUREMENT & COMMERCIAL ADVISORY
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PROCUREMENT / INTELLIGENCE / EXECUTION

Procurement.
Understood.

I turn fragmented spend, complex supplier relationships and contract exposure into a clear sourcing plan.

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BASED IN AMSTERDAMPROCUREMENT / LEGAL / FINANCE

EXPERIENCE WITHIN

SUNTORY Beverage & FoodHEINEKENUniversity of Amsterdam Two LL.M. degrees

01 / EXPERTISE

A clearer view.
A stronger commercial position.

Commercial support where Procurement,
Legal and Finance need to work together.

01Strategic sourcing & negotiationA competitive route to the right supplier

Turn a business requirement into a structured competitive process, with evaluation criteria agreed before suppliers are invited.

  • Sourcing strategy and tender design
  • Supplier evaluation and commercial negotiation
  • Award recommendations aligned with business needs
02Commercial contracting & riskTerms that reflect the business decision

Connect commercial intent with practical contractual protections, working across procurement, legal and business stakeholders.

  • Contract review and commercial redlining
  • Pilot structures, KPI gates and renewal exposure
  • AI contracting: IP, data rights and risk allocation
03Spend intelligence & governanceA fact-based view of where to act

Bring fragmented purchasing and contract information together so teams can prioritise opportunities and explain the value delivered.

  • Multi-entity spend baselines and sourcing pipelines
  • Strategic supplier and contract coverage analysis
  • RFP frameworks and savings reporting with Finance

02 / SELECTED WORK

The work, in numbers.

Selected experience in global corporate environments.

COMPETITIVE SOURCING

338kSGD

Hard savings through a competitive tender.

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From single source to a commercial benchmark

The situation
A transformation requirement relied on a single-source category with no competitive commercial benchmark.
The approach
Designed the evaluation model and led commercial negotiation through to award.
The outcome
SGD 338,000 in hard savings, with business requirements covered and no impact to programme milestones.

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING

~85%

Reduction in initial supplier commitment.

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A pilot before a long-term commitment

The situation
An unproven supplier proposed a multi-year commitment of more than GBP 100,000.
The approach
Restructured the proposal into a twelve-month, GBP 14,500 pilot, with expansion conditional on formal KPI gates.
The outcome
Reduced the initial commitment by approximately 85% and removed the proposed multi-year lock-in.

SPEND INTELLIGENCE

3ENTITIES

One consolidated addressable-spend baseline.

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From fragmented data to a sourcing pipeline

The situation
Spend, contract coverage and renewal exposure were fragmented across regional operating entities.
The approach
Built a multi-year spend baseline across three entities and extended the analysis to five strategic vendor relationships.
The outcome
Created a fact-based sourcing pipeline and clearer visibility for leadership decisions.

Selected outcomes from Nikita’s work at Suntory Beverage & Food. Figures describe individual projects.

03 / BACKGROUND

Inside the business.
Across the detail.

I work at the intersection of procurement, commercial negotiation and contract law.

My experience spans indirect procurement, digital & technology, professional services and investor relations. I bring the commercial, contractual and financial questions into the same conversation.

CURRENT

Suntory Beverage & Food

Procurement Consultant
Indirect, Digital & Technology and Professional Services

PREVIOUSLY

HEINEKEN

Global Procurement · Digital & Technology / Professional Services
Global Investor Relations · Business Support

EDUCATION

University of Amsterdam

LL.M. · EU Competition Law & Regulation
LL.M. · European Private Law

Riga Graduate School of Law

LL.B. · Law & Business

Professional references available on request.

LET’S TALK

Start with
the business question.

n.galilejevs@gmail.com

Tell me what you are working through, the timing, and where you need support.