Art of Procurement

JULY 14, 2024

“I think category management is great fun because you have the freedom to do things. The post Category Management: How Far We’ve Come, How Far We Can Go appeared first on Art of Procurement. It’s not following a rote.

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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 9, 2023

The post [Pod] Navigating the Perfect Storm Using Category Management w/ Stephane Morel appeared first on Art of Procurement. “We have so many priorities to consider. At the same time, we are navigating through the perfect storm.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 30, 2024

An effective category manager is like the CEO for their own product or service category. The post What Does a Category Manager Do? (To They develop and communicate crystal. To Elevate Procurement’s Impact) appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 30, 2024

Category management processes don’t have to be complicated to be effective. The post Learn from the 4-step Category Management Process Refined by Novartis appeared first on Art of Procurement. You may have seen 8 or even 10 step.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 9, 2022

The post [Pod] Designing an End-to-End Ecosystem Approach to Procurement Part 2: Category Management appeared first on Art of Procurement. “Digital products become a bedrock of all the processes and the transformation that is taking place in the organization.” –Sanjeev.

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FedScoop

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

He continued: “ETSNext will further category management objectives by consolidating more than 30 data models used across the ETS2 systems into one centralized model.” The technology and expense management service offers audit and reporting functionalities to ensure that travel is compliant with regulations.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

ETSNext will further category management objectives by consolidating more than 30 data models used across the ETS2 systems into one centralized model,” Burke said in a statement. GSA posted its request for proposals for ETSNext in October 2023.

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GovCon Wire

MAY 2, 2024

The DON Enterprise License Agreement BPA was made as part of a reseller or software publisher software category management deal for commercial-off-the-shelf information technology asset management software, software maintenance support, IT Carahsoft Technology has secured a potential $172.8

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This really just is category management in action when we look at the opportunity for the government to buy as a single enterprise. We looked at those lessons learned, and really looked at how do we move forward knowing how critical software is to how we function as a federal government, she said.

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Art of Procurement

APRIL 30, 2023

“In our opinion, you have to take a category management approach to supplier diversity. Find those categories where there is. The post [Pod] Benchmarking Supplier Diversity to Drive Performance w/ Aylin Basom and Lois Eichacker appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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GovLoop

JUNE 14, 2024

Two winners will be chosen from each category and notified on Aug. 19 , and the category winners will be announced at the NextGen Government Training Virtual Summit on Oct. They care about their team, show up for them, listen to their ideas and advocate needs to upper management on their behalf.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Vishal Patel and Peter Hunt delivered their session ‘Creating Value with Strategic Sourcing’ to discuss how Procurement professionals are recognizing that the fast-paced digital landscape of today demands new approaches to category management and strategic sourcing. The answer is simple – automation.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This week in federal government contracting news looked at a new CR, cloud procurement requirements, and another push towards category management.

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FedScoop

APRIL 19, 2024

The agency plans to partner closely with industry, she added, and its IT category management office within the Federal Acquisition Service is in the process of developing an acquisition resource guide for generative AI and specialized computing infrastructure.

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ivalua

JUNE 24, 2020

Effectively manage third party risk with 360 degree visibility, including subcontractor exposure. Accelerate cost optimization across spend types, including complex services, with smarter category management. Implement and demonstrate the value of their sustainability strategy and improve their company non-financial rating .

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Federal News Network

MAY 17, 2024

There are many factors: e.g., unintended consequences of category management, increased regulatory compliance, and instability in the market due to continuing resolutions and recurring threats of government shutdowns.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As larger companies have consolidated, there are fewer small businesses; (3) category management has been pegged by some as resulting in a decrease in overall contracts, as more contracts are pushed to government wide acquisition contracts (or GWACs). Why Are Cases Sustained?

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ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

As products are purchased within an organization, category managers can precisely track the year-to-date carbon emission trajectory for their purchases. This data is accessible across Ivalua’s Source-to-Pay solution to facilitate more sustainable procurement decisions within daily operations.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 1, 2023

There’s the category management push, right? And to sort of bring that together with what we were talking about earlier with the category management stuff and then sort of streamlining and have fewer and fewer new requirements. That’s definitely what we’re seeing.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 20, 2024

In another recommendation, the GAO recommended that OMB continue developing plans to address government-wide data challenges with the help of the CDO Council and the Category Management Leadership Council.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It helps me with category management. But that is not the panacea for category management. Michael Derrios is the senior procurement executive at the State Department. “It How do we aggregate the demand?” Derrios said at the recent ACT-IAC AI Acquisition Forum. “I I love the fact we have the best-in-class vehicles.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This complex series of business processes includes everything from supplier and category management to sourcing projects and contract negotiations and often suffers from inefficiency, poor visibility, unnecessary complexity and missed opportunities. Strategic category management.

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ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

You need emission data that will allow category managers and buyers to report emissions tied to their organization’s purchasing activity at a category or product level. Formalize the reporting of Scope 3 emissions, reduction targets, progress, etc.

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ivalua

JANUARY 30, 2023

You need emission data that will allow category managers and buyers to report emissions tied to their organization’s purchasing activity at a category or product level. Formalize the reporting of Scope 3 emissions, reduction targets, progress, etc.

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ivalua

APRIL 4, 2019

Someone that has experience being a category manager for the interior of trucks might deliver a fresh new take on designing kitchens. By building a team with a diverse background you foster a culture of innovation that can push people to think outside of the box. Dare to mix it up.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

And, category management has been pegged by some as resulting in a decrease in overall contracts, as more contracts are pushed to government wide acquisition contracts (or GWACs). Another possible reason for reduced protests is simply that there are less federal contractors over all and fewer contracts.

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

Also, an eprocurement solution provides you with clean spend data, which is the basis for a sound spend analysis and eventually relevant category management. Alerts inform you of any deviation which allows you to set up mitigation plans and follow up on corrective actions.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Prior to joining Cogeco, Vincent accumulated over 11 years in various procurement positions such as category manager and purchasing manager in the food service industry both for Metro Inc, and Sysco Food Service. He is responsible for the Ivalua software and it’s integration, enterprise wide.

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NIH NITAAC

JULY 1, 2021

With Category Management principles and a “Best in Class” certification, NITAAC GSS allows agencies to buy their laptops, desktops and tablets with confidence, knowing that they are receiving the highest quality products at the most competitive prices possible.

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ivalua

JANUARY 15, 2021

The solution will support Intalere’s Supplier Management, eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management and transactional procurement processes. Consus Global led the implementation and transformation efforts to support Intalere’s critical efforts for driving cost savings and organization-wide transparency and efficiencies”.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2020

The procurement practice of Axbility Consulting is one of the leading team of the market with 40 high-level experts dedicated to the maturity, the agility and the performance of the procurement function: – Develop the agility of procurement organizations in connection with Category Management.

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The Procurement School

JULY 16, 2024

It is the writer’s opinion that supplier development is the most important strategic component of contract management and key to category management. Written by Graham Allen Graham Allen is a retired public sector Category Manager. He is a UBC Sauder School of Business graduate is a NISCL -.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

O-I Glass has chosen Ivalua after assessing technology and process gaps related to strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category management, vendor quality, sustainability, and compliance.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

is elevating the position to candidates by making them aware of the various aspects of Procurement beyond sourcing and category management. It’s critical to communicate how the function has evolved and the impact procurement professionals can have on a business’s success, particularly in a post-Covid world.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

This process is common in Automotive and other manufacturing industries to ensure that selected suppliers are capable of meeting product quality requirements, and allows program managers and category managers to identify, document, and mitigate potential issues and risk with proper audit standards.

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Art of Procurement

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The AOP Buyer Power Score is a content offering created in partnership with ProcurementIQ that rates the balance of power. The post Buyer Power Score – Pest Control Services appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

JANUARY 16, 2023

Do fish know they are wet? Every creature on earth has a natural habitat. Procurement’s habitat is digital. And yet, The post [Pod] Digital Outcomes 2023 Agenda Reveal w/ Kelly Barner and Philip Ideson appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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