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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The post [Pod] Improving the Flexibility of your Category Management Skills w/ Steve Trussell appeared first on Art of Procurement. “The first step is answering, ‘What are we trying to accomplish as a company?’ Sometimes that’s the hardest question to.

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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Federal News Network

MAY 7, 2024

Award categories also include innovation, data and technology, and category management. This annual program recognizes acquisition professionals who contribute to outstanding improvements in acquisition through the Better Contracting Initiative strategies or other efforts.

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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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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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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

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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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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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

VA Allen Smith , Division Chief, Acquisition Service 2, VA Katie Hulse , Director, Acquisition Services 3 (Med/Surg Prime Vendor), VA Julian Thrash , Director, Acquisition Services 5 (NX, Telehealth, VHA Medical Furniture), VA Laura Scott , Director, Acquisition Services 6 (Community Care Network, etc.),

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

George held several leadership positions within the agency, including Regional Commissioner of the Greater Southwest Region, and he served as the inaugural Government-wide Category Manager for Industrial Products and Services.

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GovSpend

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Costs related to compliance in addition to existing barriers of entry faced by small businesses, including category management, use of various IDVs/BPAs/IDIQs, OTAs could all be factors for the agency goals not being met. As with any program there are regulations that companies have to comply with.

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GovSpend

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Costs related to compliance in addition to existing barriers of entry faced by small businesses, including category management, use of various IDVs/BPAs/IDIQs, OTAs could all be factors for the agency goals not being met. As with any program there are regulations that companies have to comply with.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

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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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

And then as you said, 776 billion in fiscal year 2023. While that spending is increasing, we are seeing that the individual companies receiving the money keeps decreasing.

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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 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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NIH NITAAC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

NITAAC GSS is available under the CIO-CS IT Commodities and Solutions Contract , part of the Category Management Initiative of preferred contracts of the White House Office of Management and Budget. As agencies look toward the end of the fiscal year and find themselves purchasing commodities, NITAAC can help.

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NIH NITAAC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

NITAAC GSS is available under the CIO-CS IT Commodities and Solutions Contract , part of the Category Management Initiative of preferred contracts of the White House Office of Management and Budget. As agencies look toward the end of the fiscal year and find themselves purchasing commodities, NITAAC can help.

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ivalua

APRIL 13, 2021

Effectively category management, including assessing and monitoring suppliers and your risk exposure, is not possible without quality data. No wonder no other objective increased in importance more according to Forrester Consulting’s study on restoring growth , with 65% saying it increased.

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