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.

Category management 52

Category management Management Market knowledge Stakeholder engagement 52

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.

Category management 52

Category management Management Leadership Stakeholder engagement 52

Future Purchasing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Hence, Procurement need to promote the value and benefits of planning and agreeing which projects are going to be worked on over the next 12-month period with their respective business stakeholders. Context : Understand the landscape and dynamics of the industry sector that the business operates in and its impact on key categories.

Category management 52

Category management Collaboration Real-time Visibility Management 52

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.

Category management 77

Category management Management Supplier relationship management supply chain software solutions 77

Barkers Procurement

JANUARY 4, 2023

Whilst Procurement had offered some historical support to ICT there had not been a dedicated IT Category Manager in place at ECFRS. This resulted in a category with no procurement pipeline and stakeholders often owning the Procurement process. Throughout the assignment, stakeholder engagement was key.

Procurement 52

Procurement Category management Stakeholder engagement Project management 52

Spend Matters

JULY 24, 2023

In terms of technology architecture, the report offers in-depth accounts of a number of use cases, including: Active/strategic stakeholder engagement beyond tactical intake management. Category management is the core engine for scaling processes.

supply chain budgeting 74

supply chain budgeting Budget Agile and Lean Supply Chain Risk 74

Procurement Software

JANUARY 24, 2023

For example, quality of data, issues with maverick spend, stakeholder engagement, trying to get more influence within the organisation, bringing more spend under management etc. It made me realise that I definitely don’t miss the day-to-day of being a Category Manager!

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Procurement Quality Procurement team Stakeholder engagement 52