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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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.

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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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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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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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Procurement Freelancers

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Planning and strategy are necessary when sourcing goods from another nation. It is not like… The post Importance Of Strategic Sourcing Consultants first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Procurement Freelancers

APRIL 22, 2023

Many professionals are always seeking ways to lower expenses while maintaining the highest quality of… The post Steps Followed By Strategic Sourcing Agents For A Comprehensive Business Strategy first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 26, 2019

However when I entered the Retail industry the group largely responsible for Procurement, amongst other things, was called Category Management. So what is the difference between Commodity Management and Category Management? Commodity Management. They would place, change, and manage purchase orders.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The most significant impact of implementing a spend analytics solution was providing the visibility and details behind the dollars spent on various Indirect spend categories. Utzs Procurement team had never focused on influencing budget owners in the corporate services area to strategically source their categories.

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Procurement Tactics

MARCH 16, 2023

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. Category Management Category management sorts your spending into areas with the same supplier markets.

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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. We have 11 people in the function across strategic sourcing and vendor management, mainly based across two locations: London and Sofia in Bulgaria.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In today’s dynamic business landscape, category management in procurement has become an essential weapon for procurement teams seeking to optimize spend, strengthen supplier relationships, and drive growth. This is where category management in procurement emerges as a game-changer.

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Procurement Freelancers

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Strategic sourcing is crucial in today’s ever-changing corporate environment. Strategic sourcing of commodities, services, and…

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Ms. Category Management

MARCH 8, 2019

Check out my new blogs from 2019; Strategic Sourcing in the Stone Ages by Ms Category Management.

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 4, 2025

By Jonathan OBrien with Stphane Morel In the ever-evolving landscape of procurement and supply chain management, category management remains a cornerstone. However, as technology advances and digital solutions become more integrated, the approach to category management is also transforming.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

But before this can happen someone has to identify suitable vendors to secure goods and services at the best value (not necessarily the lowest price) within a variety of constraints (risk management, ESG and regulatory factors etc.). Category management segments your expenditure into areas which contain similar or related products.

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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 Templates

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Strategic Objectives Cost Savings: Achieve cost reduction targets through effective supplier negotiations and strategic sourcing. Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships to ensure long-term business value. Savings can be cashable or non cashable i.e. cost avoidance.

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Ms. Category Management

MAY 22, 2019

7 (Seven) Fun Facts about Category Managers that you may not have known!

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Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2025

Procurement teams now include specialists such as category managers with deep market knowledge who drive sourcing events and significantly impact the companys bottom line. Procurement professionals are increasingly evolving into strategic value creation partners.

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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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Jaggaer

JULY 10, 2024

Category management: You can then take this enriched data and turn it into insights that help to inform and define executable category strategies. Learn more about strategic sourcing: empowering decision-making across disciplines in our on-demand Video: Watch now Find out more at www.carbmee.com

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 14, 2025

They can improve performance, lead to stronger strategic alignment, and enhance the career development opportunities for your procurement staff. A typical procurement competency framework covers several key areas, including but not limited to strategic sourcing, supplier management, risk management, and contract negotiation.

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The Good Spending

APRIL 3, 2022

Category management is the brain and spine of strategic procurement. Procurement largely relies on category management in its constant endeavor to transform transactional purchasing into a value-creation machine. Category management is an integral part of the "plan-to-procure" cycle.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 14, 2025

Coupa gains Cirtuos category strategy intelligence platform , enhancing its AI narrative. Coupa now owns the leading platform in strategic sourcing advisory, giving it a strong competitive edge in upstream procurement. Coupa (Silicon Valley SaaS scale) vs. Cirtuo (boutique, strategic sourcing think tank).

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The Good Spending

JANUARY 4, 2023

Its two dimensions suggest the flat Earth approach with insufficient room to cater to the complexities of modern category management and strategic sourcing situations. The Strategic Sourcing Matrix Let’s start with the classical view, which is the adapted Strategic Sourcing matrix.

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Una

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

When was the last time you took a good, hard look at your category management strategy? A fresh, dynamic category strategy is essential for driving continuous improvement and making sure your procurement efforts are truly adding value to your organization. One of the best ways to supercharge your strategy?

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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 20, 2023

Even if a category is gifted by the most forward-thinking buyer at the tiller, if the business ignores their skill and avoids the process, then progress is unlikely to be made. As such, we tend to see the maturity of categories evolve as the business gradually realises the value of strategic sourcing.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

is elevating the position to candidates by making them aware of the various aspects of Procurement beyond sourcing and category management. It’s critical to communicate how the function has evolved and the impact procurement professionals can have on a business’s success, particularly in a post-Covid world.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

O-I Glass has chosen Ivalua after assessing technology and process gaps related to strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category management, vendor quality, sustainability, and compliance.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 8, 2023

Categories: Procurement Strategy & Planning , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Strategic Sourcing Tags: PRO In this Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis, we give an overview of akirolabs, a category strategy management solution built to support the transformation of procurement from a tactical function to the role of value orchestrator.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

You know that you shouldnt be paying Category Managers and Strategic Sourcing Managers their salaries to spend a third of their day on non-value-added tasks , but we all know it happens!

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Procurement Insights

MAY 1, 2025

Supplier Relationship Management: Archives provide a full view of supplier performance over time, supporting better selection, development, and negotiation. Category and Strategic Sourcing: Category managers and sourcing teams can leverage analytics from the archives to identify savings opportunities, manage risk, and drive innovation.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A purpose-built solution can enforce proper governance and standards, automate master data optimization activities, identify product standardization opportunities, and automate category management for strategic sourcing in supply chain. Demand planning capabilities.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 25, 2022

Kearney where he spent 10 years in the consulting firm’s strategic IT and operations practice which drives client business transformation and optimization initiatives. He is a member of the advisory board for the world’s premiere global association for sourcing and procurement professionals.

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CPO Rising

MARCH 11, 2024

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

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2020

He focused initially on sourcing and category management, because that would give the biggest return on investment as the firm moved from contract administration, to tactical sourcing, to true CatMan and strategic sourcing. Simplification of systems and tools was a key part of the programme.

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