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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. Effective internal cross-functional working is the foundation of successful category management.

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Category Management: Essential or Outdated?

Positive Purchasing

The driving intent behind category management is to help the business determine a more value-oriented buying strategy by segmenting their spend purposefully. And yet, some procurement organizations are reviewing their category management delivery strategy. That’s what category management strategy looks like in practice.