Remove Negotiation Remove Sourcing Remove Supply market capability
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Category management is much more than strategic sourcing

Future Purchasing

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. Value is usually secured via three implementation routes – internal business change, supplier management and sourcing.

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Category Management: Essential or Outdated?

Positive Purchasing

After all, this is where they can negotiate deals or push back on requests and realize competitive advantage. Of data sources? ” Future skill requirements are not going to be about, “Am I a better negotiator than somebody?” How do you take advantage of this ecosystem of service providers?