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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Category Management: Essential or Outdated?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

Of data sources? Third, from a relational perspective, the skill sets that we need are relational, delivery, program management, and sales. ” The skills that we traditionally considered core procurement capabilities are becoming commoditized and will ultimately be replaced by technology. Of subject matter experts?