Course description
Category Management is a strategic approach that organises resources to focus on specific areas of spend within an organisation. The aim is to develop and implement strategic approaches that deliver long term added value. Could category management benefit you and your organisation? During this two-day course you will have the opportunity to apply the models discussed, and a key 'take away' will be an action plan that applies to you and your organisation.
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What will I learn?
As part of this course, you will have access to pre and post work activities online to help you prepare and reflect on your training. Category management has the potential to deliver value beyond traditional sourcing approaches. By utilising and applying a range of tools and techniques you will begin the foundation to develop a category management strategy for your organisation. You’ll also learn how to build enhanced alignment with stakeholders and create long-term strategies for managing category spend effectively and efficiently.
What are the learning objectives?
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the rationale and principles of category management
- Assess the main categories of expenditure
- Use various models to manage categories more effectively
- Analyse market factors to support business decisions
- Implement category management across a number of spend categories
- Build some behavioural and technical skills required to implement category management
- Make the category management approach work for your business
Course delivery details
- Your skills training will comprise of online learning and a tutor-led session.
- Online pre-learning and course materials will be available on the CIPS Learning Mangement System up-to one month ahead of your training session and should be completed before day 1 and day 2.
- The virtual classroom will open 15 minutes before your session.
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'Session was interactive. It was nice to get answers immediately on queries. Also group activities were good to understand basics.
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