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Category management is much more than strategic sourcing

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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. Data gathering focuses on spend analysis and supply market research.

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Category Management: Essential or Outdated?

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After all, this is where they can negotiate deals or push back on requests and realize competitive advantage. ” Future skill requirements are not going to be about, “Am I a better negotiator than somebody?” Click here to discover our Category Management program The post Category Management: Essential or Outdated?