Category management
Category Management is a well-founded procurement management methodology, used to support strategic purchasing decisions through the development and implementation of robust sourcing strategies.
In order to offer procurement services to meet customers' needs we have to demonstrate that we are the right people for the job in any particular category of goods and services.
By fully embracing category management we believe that we will engage more successfully with suppliers and customers to drive innovation.
In line with the principles of category management Buying Solutions has re-structured itself to deliver procurement products and services in the following category areas:
- Facilities
- Professional Services
- Utilities
- Travel
- IT software
- IT hardware
- Networks
- eCommerce
Each category will have a dedicated team of experts working with customers and suppliers to deliver added value solutions and procurement efficiencies.
Restructuring into category management teams will mean that responsibility for customer relationships and supplier management will be focussed within the one team.
Our current supplier - facing teams responsible for audits, management and marketing will be dispersed to become part of category teams. Our customer- facing account management teams will also become part of a fully integrated and self-contained category team.
Core benefits for suppliers will be:
- Reduced costs of dealing with the public sector
- Much closer relationships with the whole supply chain
- Greater opportunities and encouragement to be innovative
- Improved consultation and communication
Together, we will aim to provide a range of core benefits for our customers, which include:
- Greater savings
- Much more comprehensive service
- Enhanced in-house expertise
- Highly developed e-procurement systems
- Intensive customer consultation
- Increased and improved management information
© OGCbuying.solutions 2007
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