Posted 23/01/2014
As part of our survey, we asked over 300 global organisations: “What activities
does your Category Management process cover?” Only about 10% of organisations
included Category Planning as part of their category management process.
Nevertheless, our survey identifies the risk that if you don’t include robust Category
Planning in your process, your organisation is likely to miss many substantial opportunities. Category
Planning is most often the missing piece of the jigsaw, but many
organisations neglect or overlook category planning because there is often short-term
pressure to deliver rapid tactical cost savings. Yet robust planning and an integrated
category management approach allow companies to increase savings by much more than
simple short term gains – in fact by between 25% and 85%, and additionally planning
allows procurement to create a clear link between activities and delivery of the
business strategy.
How planning fits into Category Management
Future Purchasing recognises that Category Management is a broad concept that incorporates
Category Planning, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management
To talk to us more about your organisations category planning get in touch here
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