Procurement and MaterialsCategory Management for Strategic Procurement
This course teaches procurement professionals how to move beyond transactional buying into structured category management, grouping spend logically and applying tailored sourcing strategies to each category. Delegates practise category segmentation, spend analysis and supply market assessment using their own organisational spend data. The course closes with building category strategies and stakeholder engagement plans that senior management will actually approve.
Course objectives
- Segment organisational spend into meaningful procurement categories
- Apply spend analysis and supply market analysis to inform sourcing choices
- Build category strategies aligned with organisational risk appetite and objectives
- Engage internal stakeholders and secure buy in for category plans
- Set category level KPIs and review mechanisms for continuous improvement
Who should attend
- Category managers and senior buyers
- Procurement strategy and planning specialists
- Supply chain managers overseeing multiple spend areas
- Commercial and sourcing managers in manufacturing and services
- Procurement transformation project leads
Course outline
- 01Principles of category management and spend segmentation
- 02Spend analysis and Kraljic style category positioning
- 03Supply market analysis and competitive intelligence gathering
- 04Building category strategies and sourcing roadmaps
- 05Stakeholder engagement and cross functional category teams
- 06Measuring category performance and driving continuous improvement
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 to 19 October 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 9 November 2026 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 11 November 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |