Sandugash Sembinova

Provided contract and procurement advisory, coaching, and training for joint ventures and corporate clients. Delivered programmes on claims prevention, variation order control, commercial risk, and negotiation strategy.

Optimized indirect procurement across Facilities, HR, Finance, and business support on the Coupa platform. Designed global MSA framework and PO/non-PO strategy, and led negotiations on major supplier contracts.

Built the IT Source-to-Contract and contract management function from zero during the carve-out from Glencore. Achieved $360K IT contract savings and 23% cost reduction, and managed full TSA workstream.

VP-level accountability for a $20M IT and indirect portfolio of 100+ contracts. Led category and sourcing strategy, launched Outsourcing Supplier Management Programme, and advised CRO, CIO, and ExCo.

Led post-M&A sourcing transformation following the Elian acquisition. Implemented SAP Ariba across 5 EMEA entities and standardized contract templates, MSAs, SoWs, and SLAs.

Managed post-award contract administration and vendor qualification on a $15B+ LNG mega-project. Realized $3M through claim assessment and pre-arbitration settlement, and reduced project delays by 12% via KPI frameworks.

Directed contract management methodology and procurement governance for 17 regional teams. Led SAP ERP implementation across 15 departments and 200+ users, delivering 18% cost reduction.

Provided procurement governance and commercial negotiation for a five-partner JV developing Kashagan. Seconded to Shell HQ for JD Edwards to SAP migration, delivering $1.5M in annual savings.

Provided economic analysis and policy consulting on the USAID-funded reform of the Tax Code of Kazakhstan.

MBA in International Business from Moscow State University.

Postgraduate Diploma in Finance & Financial Law from SOAS, University of London.

CIPS Diploma in Procurement & Supply, CIPS qualified.