Methodology
5 Levels of Procurement Maturity
Each step up a level opens an average savings potential of ~10% — up to 30% in total. First we measure where your company stands, then we build the path to the next level together.
Measure your levelOrder Management
- Order processing
- Stock management
- Limited supplier discovery
Basic Negotiation and Supplier Comparison
- Broad supplier discovery
- Basic negotiation techniques
- Supplier comparison
Volume Effect, Consolidation and Supplier Development
- Cost-breakdown negotiation (CBD)
- Supplier classification and segmentation
- Procurement strategy and strategy reports
- Price change control (getcifa)
Cost Problem Solutions
- Supplier relationship management (SRM)
- Cyclical relationship management
- Design to Cost — product / process / supply chain optimisation
Building the Optimum Supply Chain
- Bespoke strategy reports
- End-to-end supply chain design
- Continuous monitoring with AI
About the Trainer
Tulu Tezcan
Founder · Trainer
I am the founder of TLU Consulting and the developer of getcifa.com, a procurement intelligence platform.
At Kingfisher (B&Q, Castorama), I set up a price control system across more than 500 negotiations on a £1.5 billion budget; we achieved striking savings results.
I worked on the implementation and development of an IKEA-model procurement system, and played an active role in the largest procurement merger in the automotive world (GM & PSA).
I completed procurement schools in Canada and France (Concordia + PSA Academy).
I have delivered corporate training to procurement teams in France, the UK, Poland and Romania; today I share the same methods with procurement professionals in Türkiye.
Procurement Strategy · Cost-Breakdown Negotiation · Target Cost · AI Applications