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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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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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

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

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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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 30, 2024

In the paper, "Three Mistakes Executives Make in Category Management", we explore what you should and should not be doing, provide key questions for Procurement to consider, and share a capabilities checklist for category management to deliver on its promise.

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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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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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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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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 18, 2024

“Will category management, under its current guise, ever get mainstream adoption? The post Will Category Management Ever Become Mainstream? If it doesn’t, is procurement destined to be a. appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Software

AUGUST 27, 2024

The Procurement Category Manager role has been the backbone of the procurement profession over the past 20 years. In addition, supply chains and risk management have become more complex, requiring a less siloed and more joined-up approach to managing strategic suppliers. So, how will this impact category management?

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Art of Procurement

JULY 14, 2024

“I think category management is great fun because you have the freedom to do things. The post Category Management: How Far We’ve Come, How Far We Can Go appeared first on Art of Procurement. It’s not following a rote.

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CPO Rising

AUGUST 5, 2024

… The post Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — Category Management: All Talk No Action? appeared first on CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Vishal Patel and Peter Hunt delivered their session ‘Creating Value with Strategic Sourcing’ to discuss how Procurement professionals are recognizing that the fast-paced digital landscape of today demands new approaches to category management and strategic sourcing. The answer is simple – automation.

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ivalua

JUNE 24, 2020

Effectively manage third party risk with 360 degree visibility, including subcontractor exposure. Accelerate cost optimization across spend types, including complex services, with smarter category management. Implement and demonstrate the value of their sustainability strategy and improve their company non-financial rating .

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Procurement Tactics

MARCH 16, 2023

Category Management Category management sorts your spending into areas with the same supplier markets. Procurement Strategy This key element of strategic procurement is a long-term plan that ensures purchased goods and services from suppliers at the agreed terms, quality, and delivery time are cost-effective.

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ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

As products are purchased within an organization, category managers can precisely track the year-to-date carbon emission trajectory for their purchases. This data is accessible across Ivalua’s Source-to-Pay solution to facilitate more sustainable procurement decisions within daily operations.

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Una

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Whatever the reason, category managers need to keep their fingers on the pulse of enterprise strategy, think about how any changes relate to their category management , and take action to stay relevant. How achievable are the goals identified in your category strategy? Streamlining the Category Management Process.

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Procurement Heads

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We have three key areas: strategic sourcing, category management and vendor management, which is the onboarding and management of our suppliers and so on. The two key functional areas are strategic sourcing and category management. Then we also have vendor management.

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Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Our clients are predominantly looking for Category Management specialists with excellent category strategy experts who can deliver robust supply chains for ongoing, uninterrupted production. Are you looking to hire a Category Manager? Get in touch with the team here.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Why we chose it akirolabs is a solution that belongs to a market that is underserved, digital category management, even though the discipline of category management has been a staple of procurement activities for a long time and one that is more critical than ever considering the current business environment (volatile, unpredictable).

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 23, 2022

This ranges from category management, business process reengineering to cost management, and the implementation of end-to-end ERP systems. My core goals are in the transformation of an organisation’s finance and purchasing processes.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

Many category managers and buyers struggle with data transparency and aggregation. To potential buyers — Covalyze can save category managers and buyers significant time and money, as it takes away many of the manual processes historically required of these roles. This content is for members only.

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 8, 2022

My core skills are across Category Management and procurement function leadership, involving functional transformation, strategy development and end-to-end process improvement in a global environment. In addition, I have expert knowledge of outsourcing the procurement service.

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Procurement Leaders

JANUARY 16, 2023

“I say to my teams I want them to think of themselves as CEOs: whether they’re business partners, category managers: how do we get that mindset of them owning that completely from a procurement standpoint?” ” Stroup says. “I don’t need 10 subject-matter experts in a team of 10.

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Procurement Heads

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

From then, seeking a new challenge, I moved to LV= to IT procurement a couple of years later and didn’t look back until earlier this year when I was presented with a great opportunity to head up the non-Claims Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) team here at Allianz Holdings, after first TUPE’ing across at the start of 2020.

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Spend Matters

AUGUST 19, 2024

To potential buyers — True ValueHub can save category managers and buyers significant time and money by identifying new opportunities based on a deep analysis of costs and drivers. This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 7, 2024

Overall, a procurement playbook serves as a valuable resource for standardizing and optimizing procurement practices, promoting consistency, transparency, and accountability, and ultimately supporting the organization’s strategic objectives and goals. I curate best book marks so you don’t need to hunt around!

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

Also, an eprocurement solution provides you with clean spend data, which is the basis for a sound spend analysis and eventually relevant category management. Alerts inform you of any deviation which allows you to set up mitigation plans and follow up on corrective actions.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

To potential buyers — True ValueHub can save category managers and buyers significant time and money by identifying new opportunities based on a deep analysis of costs and drivers. We asked True ValueHub’s CFO and COO Sophia Banar: How did True ValueHub come into being?

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ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

You need emission data that will allow category managers and buyers to report emissions tied to their organization’s purchasing activity at a category or product level. Formalize the reporting of Scope 3 emissions, reduction targets, progress, etc.

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ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

You need emission data that will allow category managers and buyers to report emissions tied to their organization’s purchasing activity at a category or product level. Formalize the reporting of Scope 3 emissions, reduction targets, progress, etc.

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ivalua

APRIL 4, 2019

Someone that has experience being a category manager for the interior of trucks might deliver a fresh new take on designing kitchens. By building a team with a diverse background you foster a culture of innovation that can push people to think outside of the box. Dare to mix it up.

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Una

JULY 6, 2022

Be sure to browse through Una’s supplier portfolio and review our technology vendor list to find the best purchasing solutions for your business: GPO Supplier Portfolio & Category Management | Optimize Your Spend Categories. Category Management. Using Category Management to Increase Cost Savings.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ongoing training is important for procurement teams to keep up with the constantly evolving and advancing procurement tech and services landscape, specifically in niche areas such as category management, supplier management, negotiation and strategic sourcing and in the broader areas of change management and leadership.

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Spend Matters

JULY 1, 2024

To potential buyers — ProcureVue’s analytics is particularly granular and built to be useful for direct materials and category managers in addition to functions looking for broader spend analytics. It can process both direct and indirect spend granularly down to the individual transaction level. This content is for members only.

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