Category Management in Procurement Training in Dubai
Plan where to focus first to get better value from key spend
Negotiate with confidence using total cost, not just unit price
36 hours of training with 5 recently updated modules
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Overview
What will you learn from us
- Build expertise in strategic sourcing & supplier segmentation methods
- Strengthen skills in managing & improving supplier relationships effectively
- Master in creating & applying category strategies successfully
- Category Management in Procurement Training offers insights into market dynamics & trends
- Improve negotiation abilities to achieve stronger procurement outcomes
- Learn approaches for effective cost control & savings generation
- Apply sustainable practices to ensure long-term procurement success
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Curriculum
- •Definition and Understanding of Procurement and Purchasing
- •Definition of Category Management
- •The Evolution of Category Management
- •Models used in Category Grouping
- •The Aspects to be Considered in Category Groups
- •Managing Selective Inventory Control
- •The Procurement Excellence Roadmap (PER)
- •The Importance of Category Management in Procurement
- •Value Improvement using Category Management
- •Value Adding from Categorization
- •Class Exercise on Category Management in Procurement
- •Traditional Purchasing Revisited
- •Value and Risk Analysis
- •The Model for Identifying Inventory Classification
- •Best Price Evaluation
- •Understanding Collaborative Supplier Management
- •Supplier Portfolio Analysis (SPfA)
- •Common Barriers and Challenges
- •Overcoming such Barriers
- •Best Practices in the Implementation of New Ideas
- •Managing price-sensitive products
- •Economic Order Quantity
- •Criticality Analysis
- •Classwork on Selective Inventory Control (SIC)
- •Supply Chain Futures, Predictions and What Needs to be Done
- •The Improvements for Re-engineering End-to-End Supply Chains
- •Supply Chain Excellence and Shareholder Value
- •The Steps to Supply Chain Excellence
- •Developing the Supply Chain Strategy
- •Supply Chain Strategy Best Practice
Learning Outcomes
Once you complete the course, you will be able to:
1
Develop a clear understanding of category management within procurement
2
Learn the core principles & practical methods applied in category management
3
Study different models for classifying suppliers & their products
4
Explore techniques to identify, assess, & evaluate procurement opportunities
5
Understand how to design category strategies for efficient procurement processes
6
Discover proven industry practices for creating accurate category listings
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Frequently asked questions
The Category Management in Procurement Training in Dubai is designed to help professionals understand how category management works in procurement. This covers the principles, models, and techniques that help you to manage suppliers, improve sourcing, and develop strategies to maximise business value.
This Category Management in Procurement course is ideal for professionals like -
- Procurement specialists
- Supply chain managers
- Purchasing officers
- Contract managers
Absolutely. If you are working in procurement or want to pursue a career in this field, then this course can be beneficial for you. In this industry, finance professionals often collaborate with procurement processes to ensure compliance and control expenditures. With a finance background, you will learn how category management integrates spend analysis with strategic sourcing. This will further help you to optimise budgets and develop cost-efficient strategies for the business.
In this course, professionals are introduced to proven practices used by successful procurement teams, like -
- Market analysis and demand forecasting
- Category segmentation techniques
- Strategic cost management
- Sustainable sourcing practices
With this, Category management in Procurement Training in Dubai, you learn to improve the way organisations manage suppliers and control costs. This helps businesses reduce risks, achieve greater savings, and create strategies that support long-term goals.
The training is available in various flexible learning modes, including -
- Classroom-based sessions
- One-on-one coaching
- Live online training
After the initial registration, if you choose to discontinue the course, you get a 100% refund. However, you must submit a written refund request within two days of the initial registration date to be eligible for the refund. Once accepted, the refund will be processed within 4 weeks from the withdrawal request date.
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