ProcurePort

JUNE 8, 2021

What does it take to be successful with category management? How can procurement managers know that their strategies are working? Procurement leaders within organizations are not unaware of the importance of procurement category management. In fact, up to 96% of CPOs view category management as a top 3 priority.

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ProcurePort

JANUARY 14, 2021

The post What is Category Management? Even within the same market or industry; businesses make use of extremely individualized procurement solutions for a variety of reasons. Mainly, procurement solutions need to fit the specific needs of your business or organization, and therefore it’s unlikely […].

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 30, 2024

An effective category manager is like the CEO for their own product or service category. The post What Does a Category Manager Do? (To They develop and communicate crystal. To Elevate Procurement’s Impact) appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 12, 2023

In this week’s episode of the Art of Procurement podcast, Philip Ideson welcomed the first guest of 2023: Stephane Morel, The post Applying Category Management to the Challenges of a New Age appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 30, 2024

Category management processes don’t have to be complicated to be effective. The post Learn from the 4-step Category Management Process Refined by Novartis appeared first on Art of Procurement. You may have seen 8 or even 10 step.

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ProcurePort

JUNE 17, 2021

The post Benefits of Category Management in Supply Chain appeared first on ProcurePort Blog. While we’ve certainly made recent strides and are getting closer to the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a lot we can learn looking back over the past year, especially in […].

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ProcurePort

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Category management (purchasing) in procurement refers to the grouping of related spend items together with a view of finding value opportunities. Categories can be vendors, country of origin, price, volume, or even frequency of purchase. Managers need to constantly minimize internal costs of […].

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Positive Purchasing

MAY 3, 2024

Category Management in Purchasing , now in its 5th edition, is a comprehensive and practical guide to approaching purchasing and procurement strategically, effectively, and sustainably through category management. Published by Kogan Page on 3 May 2024Paperback, £49.99/$59.99

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ProcurePort

APRIL 13, 2021

Two of the most common supplier-management strategies in the history of procurement are category management and strategic sourcing. The post Category Management vs Strategic Sourcing – Breaking Down the Differences appeared first on ProcurePort Blog. Both are valid options of developing […].

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ProcurePort

JULY 1, 2021

The post How to Improve Strategic Sourcing with Category Management appeared first on ProcurePort Blog. This is because there are certain tactics that pair well together, and when done correctly, each is elevated by the presence of the other.

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ProcurePort

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Harris, former university professor at the University of Southern California (USC) first coined the term “category management” it was in relation to retail. With so many interpretations what is the official category […].

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 26, 2023

Category management is a procurement strategy that involves grouping similar products or services together into categories and managing them as a single unit. In this guide, we’ll explore the key principles of category management and how it can benefit your organization.

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 5, 2024

Approach Purchasing and Procurement Strategically, Effectively and Sustainably with Category Management. Category Management in Purchasing will help you source strategically and deliver profitability and new supply-side value effectively with a step-by-step guide to the tools, techniques and application of category management.

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Positive Purchasing

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Can Digital Category Management Enhance Efficiency Without Sacrificing Human integrity? We’re tackling this of-the-moment topic during our upcoming webinar, Digital Category Management – Is it Robust, Faster and Better? , Tick box Category Management’ is a thing of the past.

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 20, 2024

Can Digital Category Management Enhance Efficiency Without Sacrificing Human integrity? This is a great complementary solution which can be used alongside tools like Capella , our guided category strategy creator®, and Ruby , our guided negotiation plan creator ®. We are very excited about where this will lead for us both.”

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Procurement Foundry

JULY 18, 2022

Category management today has evolved, and it now requires category managers to fulfill multiple roles—more than ever. So, what exactly are these roles, and how can you, as a category manager, know that you’re hitting the mark?

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of Positive Purchasing’s Capella, a category strategy management solution. Despite being a discipline at the center of many procurement discussions, many organizations fail to execute Category Management (CatMan) in the most efficient or effective way.

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CPO Rising

MARCH 11, 2024

Since then, it feels like the term “strategic buyer” has been replaced by category manager, but […] A few years later I got a new title, strategic buyer! Nothing actually changed but I got a fancier title.

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Procurement Software

AUGUST 15, 2023

Category management software was one of the final frontiers for procuretech. There are now four category strategy software solutions on the market who cite this as their primary feature. Add to that list the additional suites and best-of-breeds who also include certain aspects of category management in their offering.

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Procurement Foundry

JULY 18, 2022

If you are a category manager—or are aspiring to be an excellent one in the future—you likely already know how critical it is to stay on top of your game. We provide you with a quick outline of three of the most crucial category management tips today. How do you do this?

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Barkers Procurement

JANUARY 8, 2023

Category management is a long-term, strategic approach to procurement in which certain employees or teams of employees are responsible for procuring specific types of items, such as IT equipment, office supplies or construction materials. This makes being open to change indispensable in category management. Find out more.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, category managers will need to be more nimble and adaptable than ever before. As a result, category managers must be prepared for continued evolution in shopping habits and be ready to adjust their strategies accordingly. Stay tuned! Key challenges.

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Positive Purchasing

JULY 27, 2023

Realize the benefits of Category Management and how to implement sustainable procurement Our CEO and sustainability expert, Jonathan O’Brien will deliver a live seminar on the topic of Category Management and Sustainability at an upcoming hybrid event. Register below to secure your free place.

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Future Purchasing

JANUARY 19, 2022

The application of category management is not something that arrives fully formed into our organisations but is a journey in the development of understanding and insights. We could do this ourselves by designing an evaluation approach or adopting available category management benchmarking.

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Future Purchasing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Category management is the strategic end-to-end process for managing categories of related supplier spend that aligns business goals and requirements with supply market capability. Effective internal cross-functional working is the foundation of successful category management. Business requirements.

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SpendHQ

MARCH 6, 2022

A new way of thinking — and viewing data — could revolutionize the category management function. The post Level Up Your Category Management Control appeared first on SpendHQ. According to Procurious, spend visibility is more critical than ever.

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Positive Purchasing

MAY 19, 2022

Philip Ideson, former procurement delivery leader for Accenture and creator of Art of Procurement , the #1 weekly procurement podcast, explores whether category management remains an essential function for procurement organizations – or not. Only procurement thinks of products and services as categories, and that is okay.

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Jaggaer

JULY 27, 2021

The post The Golden Rules of Category Management Strategy appeared first on JAGGAER.

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The Good Spending

JULY 27, 2023

Category managers and analysts must consider all those factors to develop a balanced sourcing strategy. Category management lifebuoy All of the above is meant to prove the importance of category management. If your company keeps negotiating unit prices, they need a category management lifebuoy.

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Future Purchasing

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Build category management coaching capability and unlock your team’s full potential. Well, there is, but for many, it’s been hiding in plain sight, building an internal business category management coaching capability. Often overlooked, however, is the potential for coaching to be used as a management tool from within.

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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 9, 2023

The post [Pod] Navigating the Perfect Storm Using Category Management w/ Stephane Morel appeared first on Art of Procurement. “We have so many priorities to consider. At the same time, we are navigating through the perfect storm.

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Art of Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The post [Pod] Improving the Flexibility of your Category Management Skills w/ Steve Trussell appeared first on Art of Procurement. “The first step is answering, ‘What are we trying to accomplish as a company?’ Sometimes that’s the hardest question to.

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Future Purchasing

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A common challenge area for category teams is understanding the breadth of content that a category management strategy should contain. However, an excellent category management strategy will address many aspects of the business which surround the most effective acquisition and use of a set of products or services.

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Future Purchasing

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It is well worth reflecting on any insights that living through such times provides, with this in mind here are my lessons for category managers for 2021. At a personal level, the need to look after our own well-being, amongst the turmoil of the past twelve months, has stood out as something to try to manage. Looking forward.

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The Good Spending

APRIL 10, 2022

The problem with the category management process One of the most significant problems of the category management process is the lack of adaptivity. Once issued and approved, a category strategy hardens over time and transforms from a managerial instrument into a constraint.

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Sourcing and Supply Chain

JUNE 24, 2021

Category Management is the concept of the Retail industry that helps for better management as well as sales of a similar category of product by bundling the same. It results in specialization in category for a buyer and ends up in a better deal with saving time, resources, and money.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 12, 2023

I read several interesting articles recently on the JAGGAER blog regarding category management and technology and the analytical skills required by category managers to extract actionable knowledge. Edwards Demming. To what process am I referring? Data Modernization.

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