Procurement consulting & interim management · Cologne
Procurement expertise exactly when you need it.
Your suppliers raised prices again, and nobody has had time to tender.
Your head of purchasing left, and critical negotiations are on hold.
One supplier failing would stop your production line.
A large tender is coming up, and your team is already at capacity.
These are the situations we handle every day.
20+ years of hands-on procurement for manufacturing, automotive, aviation, construction and technology companies. Interim management, tenders, cost reduction and supply risk, delivered by an experienced practitioner and accelerated with AI-supported analysis.
An experienced procurement lead on board within days, to bridge a vacancy, run a transformation or stabilise a team.
Learn moreStructured RFI, RFQ and RFP processes for hardware, software, technical products, construction work and logistics services, from specification to signed contract.
Learn moreSpend analysis, renegotiation and supplier consolidation that deliver measurable savings, often within the first months.
Identifying single-source dependencies, qualifying alternative suppliers and building a resilient supply chain, including LkSG and ESG requirements.
AI tools for spend analysis, bid evaluation and supplier screening, so decisions are faster and based on data, with experienced judgement on every result.
We discuss your situation and goals.
We review your spend, suppliers and contracts and show where the potential is.
We run the tenders, negotiations or interim role hands-on.
Your team takes over with clear processes and documented results.
~10 %
average savings in negotiated categories
€70M+
procurement volume managed
100+
tenders led
20+
years of procurement experience
Figures and case studies come from Sevdalin Sabev's professional career, partly from employed positions (e.g. AeroLogic, REHAU).
Aviation start-up
Global category management
Interim category management
Figures and case studies come from Sevdalin Sabev's professional career, partly from employed positions (e.g. AeroLogic, REHAU).
Practitioner, not theorist: 20+ years running procurement inside companies, not only advising them.
Technical depth: we understand the products we buy, from electronic components to software licences and construction work.
Three languages, two markets: we negotiate in English, German and Bulgarian, which opens access to cost-effective suppliers in Southeast Europe.
Independent: no commissions from suppliers. We work only for you.
Experience plus AI: proven procurement methods combined with modern AI tools, which saves time without replacing human judgement.
Both sides of the table: our managing director’s sales experience means we know how suppliers calculate and negotiate, and we use that for you.
SABEV Procurement Services is the brand of Sabev GmbH in Cologne. It is led by Sevdalin Sabev, a transport engineer with more than 20 years of procurement experience. As Senior Expert Procurement, he helped establish AeroLogic, the cargo airline joint venture of Lufthansa Cargo and DHL. From 2010 to 2021, he ran Sabev Procurement Services GmbH in Bonn and led interim strategic procurement projects for industrial companies such as REHAU, Heraeus, Hilite Germany and Faurecia; Sabev Business Services EOOD in Burgas, Bulgaria, was added in 2015. He subsequently spent four and a half years as Global Category Manager responsible for metal components and systems at REHAU. As a former sales director at VAPTECH, he also understands negotiations from the supplier’s perspective. Since 2026, he has been combining this experience with AI solutions.
Cologne, Germany · English · Deutsch · Български
We work on a transparent day rate, agreed before the project starts, with no hidden costs.
Our services are offered exclusively to businesses (B2B), not to consumers.
Day rate on request.
Let's find out in a free 30-minute call, with no obligation.
Bulgaria
Sabev Business Services EOOD
pl. Baba Ganka 48000 Burgas, Bulgaria
info@sabev.bg +359 88 4451 187
