We firmly believe that category management consulting tools, templates and technology are only as good as the passion, skills and experience with which they are applied. They need to be appropriate to the client’s capability and capacity for adopting a category management approach. In our experience we rarely deploy our full suite of tools, preferring to use the minimum possible to achieve the primary client goals in the most effective way possible.
Adoption of a formal Category Management Process delivers the following benefits:
- Aligns procurement activity with business priorities and secures business buy-in
- Enables improvements in quality, service levels, availability and value for money
- Increases the potential for delivery of procurement savings
- Provides insight into, and ability to reduce, supply chain risk
- Provides a platform for effective supplier management and continuous improvement
- Optimises the use of procurement functional resources
Our process includes the following steps: