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In-Company training for the Supply Chain Professional

Category Management and Strategic Sourcing

Course Objectives

To outline current best practice in key aspects of category management and strategic sourcing.

Course Contents

Day One
 
Category Management and Strategic Sourcing defined
Who is using it?
How it differs from other procurement strategies
What are the expected benefits?
 
Building a business case
The drivers and enablers to the business case
Systems
Design authorities
Structure and skills
 
Designing the project
Governance structures
Resources
Budgets and timescales
Monitoring performance
 
Day Two
 

Key tools and techniques
Cost and spend analysis
Supply base analysis
Market research and market evaluation
Sizing the opportunities
Prioritising opportunities
 
Building the case
Stakeholders
Constraints and restraints
Market issues and sensitivity analysis
Implementation costs
 
Winning the argument and committing to the process

Who Should Attend

The course is intended for experienced practitioners seeking to gain a detailed understanding of this modern approach to procurement in the large organisation. Attendees will gain an insight into the introduction of category based sourcing strategies built around a project based approach and tools and techniques that have been developed to maximise purchasing impact on its supply chains.

Duration

A 2-day single manned course.
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